Jul 29, 2011
Friday
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 First Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
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2011 NSCS Matt Kenseth - Photo Credi: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Second fastest and with a lap speed of 181.178 mph, was Kasey Kahne, followed by Denny Hamlin (181.050) who was third fastest, Carl Edwards (180.658) fourth fastest and David Ragan (180.404) was fifth fastest.
Kurt Busch, with a lap speed of 180.270 mph, was sixth fastest on the speed chart, while Juan Pablo Montoya (180.144) was seventh fastest, Jamie McMurray (179.634) eighth, Jeff Gordon (179.519) ninth and Jeff Burton (179.412) rounds out the top-ten fastest.
The teams will have one more practice session today from 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM (EDT) before returning Saturday morning for their “Happy Hour” session (10:00 AM – 11:30 AM -EDT) before qualifying at 2:10 PM (EDT) later that afternoon.
The Brickyard 400 is scheduled to get underway approximately around 1:20 PM (EDT) Sunday afternoon.
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 49.668 | 181.203 | 1 | 12 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 49.675 | 181.178 | 1 | 9 | -0.007 | -0.007 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 49.71 | 181.05 | 5 | 7 | -0.042 | -0.035 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 49.818 | 180.658 | 1 | 13 | -0.15 | -0.108 |
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Hall Of Fame/Ned Jarrett Ford | 49.888 | 180.404 | 8 | 10 | -0.22 | -0.07 |
| 6 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 49.925 | 180.27 | 5 | 7 | -0.257 | -0.037 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 49.96 | 180.144 | 3 | 6 | -0.292 | -0.035 |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 50.102 | 179.634 | 6 | 7 | -0.434 | -0.142 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | 50.134 | 179.519 | 15 | 15 | -0.466 | -0.032 |
| 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 50.164 | 179.412 | 10 | 10 | -0.496 | -0.03 |
| 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 50.213 | 179.236 | 5 | 9 | -0.545 | -0.049 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 50.254 | 179.09 | 10 | 10 | -0.586 | -0.041 |
| 13 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 50.28 | 178.998 | 3 | 8 | -0.612 | -0.026 |
| 14 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 50.313 | 178.88 | 8 | 8 | -0.645 | -0.033 |
| 15 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 50.326 | 178.834 | 6 | 8 | -0.658 | -0.013 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 50.33 | 178.82 | 13 | 13 | -0.662 | -0.004 |
| 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 50.336 | 178.798 | 10 | 10 | -0.668 | -0.006 |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 50.365 | 178.696 | 16 | 16 | -0.697 | -0.029 |
| 19 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 50.374 | 178.664 | 10 | 10 | -0.706 | -0.009 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross Ford | 50.388 | 178.614 | 15 | 15 | -0.72 | -0.014 |
| 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco/Menards Chevrolet | 50.408 | 178.543 | 1 | 7 | -0.74 | -0.02 |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 50.421 | 178.497 | 7 | 9 | -0.753 | -0.013 |
| 23 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/Security Benefit Chevrolet | 50.51 | 178.183 | 3 | 9 | -0.842 | -0.089 |
| 24 | *21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 50.644 | 177.711 | 12 | 12 | -0.976 | -0.134 |
| 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Huggies Toyota | 51.035 | 176.35 | 1 | 10 | -1.367 | -0.391 |
| 26 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 51.045 | 176.315 | 6 | 6 | -1.377 | -0.01 |
| 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 51.065 | 176.246 | 3 | 14 | -1.397 | -0.02 |
| 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Platinum Filter Toyota | 51.088 | 176.167 | 1 | 26 | -1.42 | -0.023 |
| 29 | *66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 51.093 | 176.149 | 3 | 3 | -1.425 | -0.005 |
| 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 51.163 | 175.908 | 1 | 22 | -1.495 | -0.07 |
| 31 | *60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 51.228 | 175.685 | 3 | 5 | -1.56 | -0.065 |
| 32 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 51.264 | 175.562 | 1 | 16 | -1.596 | -0.036 |
| 33 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 51.274 | 175.528 | 7 | 19 | -1.606 | -0.01 |
| 34 | *30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 51.359 | 175.237 | 7 | 7 | -1.691 | -0.085 |
| 35 | *46 | Erik Darnell(i) | Red Line Ford | 51.38 | 175.165 | 7 | 7 | -1.712 | -0.021 |
| 36 | *38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 51.412 | 175.056 | 1 | 7 | -1.744 | -0.032 |
| 37 | *55 | J J Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 51.423 | 175.019 | 1 | 3 | -1.755 | -0.011 |
| 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 51.47 | 174.859 | 1 | 14 | -1.802 | -0.047 |
| 39 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 51.503 | 174.747 | 1 | 3 | -1.835 | -0.033 |
| 40 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 51.542 | 174.615 | 12 | 16 | -1.874 | -0.039 |
| 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 51.544 | 174.608 | 4 | 4 | -1.876 | -0.002 |
| 42 | *50 | T J Bell # | Green Smoke Chevrolet | 51.846 | 173.591 | 10 | 10 | -2.178 | -0.302 |
| 43 | *37 | Scott Speed(i) | Max Q Motorsports Ford | 52.087 | 172.788 | 3 | 5 | -2.419 | -0.241 |
| 44 | *71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 52.564 | 171.22 | 5 | 7 | -2.896 | -0.477 |
| 45 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 52.624 | 171.025 | 3 | 4 | -2.956 | -0.06 |
| 46 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | TMone Ford | 52.657 | 170.917 | 9 | 11 | -2.989 | -0.033 |
| 47 | *23 | Terry Labonte | CRMone Ford | 53.093 | 169.514 | 2 | 2 | -3.425 | -0.436 |
| 48 | *77 | Scott Wimmer(i) | SPEED Energy Dodge | 53.134 | 169.383 | 2 | 2 | -3.466 | -0.041 |
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