Sep 30, 2011
Friday
2011 NSCS AAA 400 First Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
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Paul Menard - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
Second fastest was Matt Kenseth with a lap speed of 155.986 mph, and was followed by Carl Edwards (155.891) who was third fastest. Jeff Gordon (155.878) fourth fastest and Kyle Busch (155.777) was the fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest in practice were Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski posting the identical lap speed (155.770 mph) for sixth and seventh fastest respectively, Martin Truex Jr. (155.757) eighth fastest, AJ Allmendinger (155.635) ninth and Marcos Ambrose (155.602) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The teams will return to the track later this afternoon for their 2:40 PM – 4:15 PM (EDT) scheduled “Happy Hour” (final) practice session, and then return Saturday afternoon at 1:40 PM (EDT) for qualifying.
The AAA 400 is set to get underway on Sunday, Oct. 2nd, approximately at 2:20 PM (EDT) with ESPN beginning their pre-race coverage at 1:00 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS AAA 400 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevrolet | 23.073 | 156.027 | 32 | 32 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 23.079 | 155.986 | 23 | 23 | -0.006 | -0.006 |
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 23.093 | 155.891 | 6 | 32 | -0.02 | -0.014 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 23.095 | 155.878 | 43 | 45 | -0.022 | -0.002 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 23.11 | 155.777 | 30 | 32 | -0.037 | -0.015 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 23.111 | 155.77 | 27 | 29 | -0.038 | -0.001 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 23.111 | 155.77 | 36 | 37 | -0.038 | 0 |
| 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 23.113 | 155.757 | 20 | 20 | -0.04 | -0.002 |
| 9 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 23.131 | 155.635 | 37 | 39 | -0.058 | -0.018 |
| 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 23.136 | 155.602 | 15 | 18 | -0.063 | -0.005 |
| 11 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 23.139 | 155.581 | 31 | 31 | -0.066 | -0.003 |
| 12 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 23.145 | 155.541 | 27 | 29 | -0.072 | -0.006 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Cubitron Ford | 23.194 | 155.213 | 21 | 21 | -0.121 | -0.049 |
| 14 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 23.198 | 155.186 | 29 | 30 | -0.125 | -0.004 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 23.202 | 155.159 | 32 | 32 | -0.129 | -0.004 |
| 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet | 23.22 | 155.039 | 17 | 18 | -0.147 | -0.018 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 23.249 | 154.845 | 34 | 34 | -0.176 | -0.029 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 23.249 | 154.845 | 27 | 27 | -0.176 | 0 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 23.256 | 154.799 | 27 | 30 | -0.183 | -0.007 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 23.258 | 154.785 | 16 | 17 | -0.185 | -0.002 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 23.268 | 154.719 | 24 | 25 | -0.195 | -0.01 |
| 22 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 23.269 | 154.712 | 38 | 38 | -0.196 | -0.001 |
| 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | grilling.com / Kingsford Toyota | 23.282 | 154.626 | 17 | 18 | -0.209 | -0.013 |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 23.301 | 154.5 | 36 | 36 | -0.228 | -0.019 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 23.308 | 154.453 | 28 | 32 | -0.235 | -0.007 |
| 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 23.31 | 154.44 | 15 | 22 | -0.237 | -0.002 |
| 27 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 23.317 | 154.394 | 5 | 9 | -0.244 | -0.007 |
| 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | US Army ROTC Chevrolet | 23.32 | 154.374 | 30 | 34 | -0.247 | -0.003 |
| 29 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 23.329 | 154.314 | 38 | 39 | -0.256 | -0.009 |
| 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 23.351 | 154.169 | 34 | 35 | -0.278 | -0.022 |
| 31 | *30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 23.407 | 153.8 | 5 | 5 | -0.334 | -0.056 |
| 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today | 23.505 | 153.159 | 27 | 28 | -0.432 | -0.098 |
| 33 | *66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 23.534 | 152.97 | 1 | 5 | -0.461 | -0.029 |
| 34 | *7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy / MAPEI / Menards Dodge | 23.538 | 152.944 | 7 | 7 | -0.465 | -0.004 |
| 35 | *46 | Scott Speed(i) | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 23.655 | 152.188 | 10 | 10 | -0.582 | -0.117 |
| 36 | *55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 23.682 | 152.014 | 7 | 7 | -0.609 | -0.027 |
| 37 | *37 | Josh Wise(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 23.721 | 151.764 | 8 | 8 | -0.648 | -0.039 |
| 38 | *38 | J J Yeley | Drive Sober. Arrive Alive Ford | 23.781 | 151.381 | 1 | 1 | -0.708 | -0.06 |
| 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 23.937 | 150.395 | 27 | 33 | -0.864 | -0.156 |
| 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 23.947 | 150.332 | 22 | 23 | -0.874 | -0.01 |
| 41 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 23.97 | 150.188 | 25 | 30 | -0.897 | -0.023 |
| 42 | *60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 23.984 | 150.1 | 7 | 9 | -0.911 | -0.014 |
| 43 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 24.071 | 149.558 | 10 | 10 | -0.998 | -0.087 |
| 44 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 24.138 | 149.142 | 2 | 17 | -1.065 | -0.067 |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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