Jul 30, 2011
Saturday
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
July 30, 2011 – 11:48 am | Print
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Greg Biffle
Kasey Kahne was second fastest with a lap speed of 182.441 mph, and was followed by Kurt Busch (181.829) who was third fastest, David Ragan (181.800) fourth fastest and Carl Edwards (181.514) was the fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest in “Happy Hour” were Juan Pablo Montoya (181.368) who was sixth fastest, A.J. Allmendinger (181.346) seventh, Matt Kenseth (181.258) eighth, Brian Vickers (181.251) ninth and the defending series champion, Jimmie Johnson (181.229) posting the tenth fastest lap.
Qualifying for Sunday’s race (which is scheduled to get underway a little after 1:00 PM – EDT) is set to begin this afternoon at 2:10 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross Ford | 49.297 | 182.567 | 19 | 19 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 49.331 | 182.441 | 24 | 24 | -0.034 | -0.034 |
| 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 49.497 | 181.829 | 26 | 26 | -0.2 | -0.166 |
| 4 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Hall Of Fame/Ned Jarrett Ford | 49.505 | 181.8 | 22 | 22 | -0.208 | -0.008 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 49.583 | 181.514 | 3 | 5 | -0.286 | -0.078 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 49.623 | 181.368 | 19 | 19 | -0.326 | -0.04 |
| 7 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 49.629 | 181.346 | 26 | 26 | -0.332 | -0.006 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 49.653 | 181.258 | 23 | 23 | -0.356 | -0.024 |
| 9 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 49.655 | 181.251 | 29 | 29 | -0.358 | -0.002 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 49.661 | 181.229 | 9 | 9 | -0.364 | -0.006 |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 49.674 | 181.181 | 12 | 14 | -0.377 | -0.013 |
| 12 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 49.677 | 181.17 | 24 | 24 | -0.38 | -0.003 |
| 13 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 49.741 | 180.937 | 23 | 23 | -0.444 | -0.064 |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 49.747 | 180.915 | 38 | 38 | -0.45 | -0.006 |
| 15 | *21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 49.748 | 180.912 | 5 | 5 | -0.451 | -0.001 |
| 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 49.784 | 180.781 | 27 | 27 | -0.487 | -0.036 |
| 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 49.819 | 180.654 | 28 | 28 | -0.522 | -0.035 |
| 18 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 49.823 | 180.639 | 16 | 16 | -0.526 | -0.004 |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 49.844 | 180.563 | 17 | 17 | -0.547 | -0.021 |
| 20 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Huggies Toyota | 49.887 | 180.408 | 18 | 20 | -0.59 | -0.043 |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 49.902 | 180.353 | 24 | 26 | -0.605 | -0.015 |
| 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 49.912 | 180.317 | 20 | 20 | -0.615 | -0.01 |
| 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 50.014 | 179.95 | 12 | 16 | -0.717 | -0.102 |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco/Menards Chevrolet | 50.043 | 179.845 | 36 | 36 | -0.746 | -0.029 |
| 25 | *37 | Scott Speed(i) | Max Q Motorsports Ford | 50.182 | 179.347 | 3 | 3 | -0.885 | -0.139 |
| 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | 50.192 | 179.311 | 27 | 27 | -0.895 | -0.01 |
| 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 50.212 | 179.24 | 1 | 40 | -0.915 | -0.02 |
| 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 50.215 | 179.229 | 1 | 45 | -0.918 | -0.003 |
| 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 50.251 | 179.101 | 1 | 34 | -0.954 | -0.036 |
| 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/Security Benefit Chevrolet | 50.308 | 178.898 | 20 | 20 | -1.011 | -0.057 |
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Platinum Filter Toyota | 50.315 | 178.873 | 19 | 19 | -1.018 | -0.007 |
| 32 | *30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 50.354 | 178.735 | 11 | 11 | -1.057 | -0.039 |
| 33 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 50.374 | 178.664 | 1 | 3 | -1.077 | -0.02 |
| 34 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 50.465 | 178.341 | 29 | 37 | -1.168 | -0.091 |
| 35 | *38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 50.496 | 178.232 | 9 | 9 | -1.199 | -0.031 |
| 36 | *55 | J J Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 50.536 | 178.091 | 1 | 7 | -1.239 | -0.04 |
| 37 | *71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 50.599 | 177.869 | 9 | 9 | -1.302 | -0.063 |
| 38 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 50.631 | 177.757 | 1 | 5 | -1.334 | -0.032 |
| 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | TMone Ford | 50.637 | 177.736 | 1 | 1 | -1.34 | -0.006 |
| 40 | *46 | Erik Darnell(i) | Red Line Ford | 50.64 | 177.725 | 1 | 3 | -1.343 | -0.003 |
| 41 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 50.641 | 177.722 | 1 | 26 | -1.344 | -0.001 |
| 42 | *50 | T J Bell # | Green Smoke Chevrolet | 50.663 | 177.644 | 7 | 9 | -1.366 | -0.022 |
| 43 | *77 | Scott Wimmer(i) | SPEED Energy Dodge | 50.734 | 177.396 | 3 | 5 | -1.437 | -0.071 |
| 44 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 50.744 | 177.361 | 6 | 6 | -1.447 | -0.01 |
| 45 | *60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 50.747 | 177.35 | 8 | 8 | -1.45 | -0.003 |
| 46 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 51.37 | 175.2 | 2 | 21 | -2.073 | -0.623 |
| 47 | *23 | Terry Labonte | CRMone Ford | 51.857 | 173.554 | 3 | 3 | -2.56 | -0.487 |
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