Saturday
2011 NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & ScoringSecond fastest was David Ragan with a lap speed of 168.961 mph, and was followed by Matt Kenseth (168.845) who was third fastest, Jimmie Johnson (168.724) fourth fastest and Mark Martin (168.146) was the fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during “Happy Hour” were Carl Edwards (167.869) who was sixth fastest, Marcos Ambrose (167.307) seventh, Jamie McMurray (167.219) eighth, Jeff Burton (167.152) ninth and Ryan Newman (167.115) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The Fastest and Slowest Among the “Chase” Drivers: Matt Kenseth was the fastest “chase” driver with scoring the third fastest lap speed (168.845 mph) while Kevin Harvick (who was the fastest in today’s earlier practice session) was 30th fastest and posted the slowest lap speed (166.001 mph) among the “chase drivers.
The Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled to get underway around 2:20 PM (EDT) Sunday afternoon, and ESPN will begin their (pre-race) coverage at 1:00 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS Hollywood Casino 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 31.814 | 169.737 | 1 | 30 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 31.96 | 168.961 | 1 | 36 | -0.146 | -0.146 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 31.982 | 168.845 | 1 | 56 | -0.168 | -0.022 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 32.005 | 168.724 | 1 | 57 | -0.191 | -0.023 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 32.115 | 168.146 | 1 | 55 | -0.301 | -0.11 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 32.168 | 167.869 | 1 | 35 | -0.354 | -0.053 |
| 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 32.276 | 167.307 | 1 | 37 | -0.462 | -0.108 |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat Chevrolet | 32.293 | 167.219 | 1 | 44 | -0.479 | -0.017 |
| 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 32.306 | 167.152 | 35 | 47 | -0.492 | -0.013 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | HAAS Automation Chevrolet | 32.313 | 167.115 | 1 | 50 | -0.499 | -0.007 |
| 11 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 32.326 | 167.048 | 35 | 43 | -0.512 | -0.013 |
| 12 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 32.327 | 167.043 | 27 | 38 | -0.513 | -0.001 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 32.338 | 166.986 | 1 | 66 | -0.524 | -0.011 |
| 14 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | SecurityBenefits/ThankATchrToday Chev | 32.343 | 166.96 | 1 | 43 | -0.529 | -0.005 |
| 15 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 32.346 | 166.945 | 24 | 36 | -0.532 | -0.003 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Schrock / Menards Chevrolet | 32.357 | 166.888 | 30 | 47 | -0.543 | -0.011 |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | FurnitureRowRacing/FarmAmerican Chev | 32.357 | 166.888 | 1 | 49 | -0.543 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 32.359 | 166.878 | 35 | 53 | -0.545 | -0.002 |
| 19 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Beans / Kingsford Toyota | 32.369 | 166.826 | 1 | 31 | -0.555 | -0.01 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 32.394 | 166.698 | 31 | 36 | -0.58 | -0.025 |
| 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Sherwin-Williams Ford | 32.397 | 166.682 | 1 | 43 | -0.583 | -0.003 |
| 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 32.41 | 166.615 | 1 | 51 | -0.596 | -0.013 |
| 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 32.416 | 166.584 | 21 | 37 | -0.602 | -0.006 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 32.424 | 166.543 | 1 | 42 | -0.61 | -0.008 |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 32.44 | 166.461 | 33 | 51 | -0.626 | -0.016 |
| 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 32.44 | 166.461 | 1 | 27 | -0.626 | 0 |
| 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 32.492 | 166.195 | 19 | 25 | -0.678 | -0.052 |
| 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 32.509 | 166.108 | 1 | 12 | -0.695 | -0.017 |
| 29 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 32.518 | 166.062 | 1 | 32 | -0.704 | -0.009 |
| 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 32.53 | 166.001 | 4 | 42 | -0.716 | -0.012 |
| 31 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 32.597 | 165.659 | 1 | 38 | -0.783 | -0.067 |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 32.673 | 165.274 | 2 | 18 | -0.859 | -0.076 |
| 33 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | ordergreenstuff.com Ford | 32.732 | 164.976 | 19 | 23 | -0.918 | -0.059 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 32.739 | 164.941 | 1 | 15 | -0.925 | -0.007 |
| 35 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 32.759 | 164.84 | 1 | 25 | -0.945 | -0.02 |
| 36 | 98 | Austin Dillon(i) | President Ronald Reagan Centennial Chevrolet | 32.815 | 164.559 | 3 | 27 | -1.001 | -0.056 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 32.823 | 164.519 | 2 | 11 | -1.009 | -0.008 |
| 38 | 55 | J J Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 32.893 | 164.169 | 2 | 25 | -1.079 | -0.07 |
| 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 32.908 | 164.094 | 1 | 24 | -1.094 | -0.015 |
| 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 33.077 | 163.255 | 4 | 23 | -1.263 | -0.169 |
| 41 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Victory Junction Toyota | 33.079 | 163.246 | 1 | 25 | -1.265 | -0.002 |
| 42 | 7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy / MAPEI / Menards Dodge | 33.123 | 163.029 | 1 | 6 | -1.309 | -0.044 |
| 43 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 33.138 | 162.955 | 3 | 33 | -1.324 | -0.015 |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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