Nov 19, 2011
Saturday
2011 NSCS Ford 400 First Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
November 19, 2011 – 12:14 pm | Print
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., with a lap speed of 173.193 mph, was the quickest during the first NSCS Ford 400 practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The current series points leader, Carl Edwards, was second quickest with a lap speed of 172.678 mph, while second in the points, Tony Stewart, was 15th quickest with a lap speed of 171.249 mph.
Rounding out the top-ten quickest during practice were Matt Kenseth (172.298) who was third quickest, Ryan Newman (172.068) fourth, Jimmie Johnson (172.013) fifth, Kasey Kahne (171.920) sixth, Landon Cassill (171.887) seventh, Jeff Gordon (171.674) eighth, Kevin Harvick (171.652) ninth and Juan Pablo Montoya (171.581) posting the tenth quickest lap speed.
Following shortly after this session, the teams “Happy Hour” (final) practice session (the last series practice session of 2011) is scheduled to run from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (ET) with qualifying set to get underway at 2:40 PM (ET).
The Ford 400 is scheduled to start around 3:20 PM (ET) on Sunday afternoon, and ESPN will begin their (pre-race) television coverage at 2:00 PM (ET).
2011 NSCS Ford 400 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 31.179 | 173.193 | 1 | 23 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 31.272 | 172.678 | 1 | 49 | -0.093 | -0.093 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 31.341 | 172.298 | 25 | 27 | -0.162 | -0.069 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 31.383 | 172.068 | 24 | 24 | -0.204 | -0.042 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 31.393 | 172.013 | 5 | 31 | -0.214 | -0.01 |
| 6 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 31.41 | 171.92 | 18 | 22 | -0.231 | -0.017 |
| 7 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 31.416 | 171.887 | 4 | 39 | -0.237 | -0.006 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | 31.455 | 171.674 | 25 | 25 | -0.276 | -0.039 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 31.459 | 171.652 | 27 | 27 | -0.28 | -0.004 |
| 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 31.472 | 171.581 | 26 | 26 | -0.293 | -0.013 |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 31.491 | 171.478 | 33 | 33 | -0.312 | -0.019 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 31.492 | 171.472 | 1 | 29 | -0.313 | -0.001 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.493 | 171.467 | 1 | 27 | -0.314 | -0.001 |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Novec Ford | 31.509 | 171.38 | 26 | 26 | -0.33 | -0.016 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 31.533 | 171.249 | 30 | 30 | -0.354 | -0.024 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Duracell/Menards Chevrolet | 31.536 | 171.233 | 4 | 36 | -0.357 | -0.003 |
| 17 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 31.557 | 171.119 | 5 | 37 | -0.378 | -0.021 |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 31.577 | 171.011 | 1 | 27 | -0.398 | -0.02 |
| 19 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 31.583 | 170.978 | 30 | 30 | -0.404 | -0.006 |
| 20 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 31.603 | 170.87 | 19 | 36 | -0.424 | -0.02 |
| 21 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 31.625 | 170.751 | 9 | 9 | -0.446 | -0.022 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 31.653 | 170.6 | 1 | 30 | -0.474 | -0.028 |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 31.691 | 170.395 | 25 | 25 | -0.512 | -0.038 |
| 24 | *21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 31.694 | 170.379 | 6 | 12 | -0.515 | -0.003 |
| 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 31.7 | 170.347 | 6 | 25 | -0.521 | -0.006 |
| 26 | *35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 31.706 | 170.315 | 8 | 8 | -0.527 | -0.006 |
| 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 31.727 | 170.202 | 30 | 30 | -0.548 | -0.021 |
| 28 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 31.729 | 170.191 | 16 | 18 | -0.55 | -0.002 |
| 29 | *55 | J J Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 31.739 | 170.138 | 1 | 13 | -0.56 | -0.01 |
| 30 | *66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 31.763 | 170.009 | 6 | 8 | -0.584 | -0.024 |
| 31 | *84 | Cole Whitt(i) | Kangaroo Express Toyota | 31.776 | 169.94 | 9 | 11 | -0.597 | -0.013 |
| 32 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 31.81 | 169.758 | 1 | 51 | -0.631 | -0.034 |
| 33 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 31.822 | 169.694 | 32 | 32 | -0.643 | -0.012 |
| 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Reese Towpower Toyota | 31.873 | 169.422 | 1 | 39 | -0.694 | -0.051 |
| 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | Hard Rock Vodka Toyota | 31.89 | 169.332 | 11 | 13 | -0.711 | -0.017 |
| 36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 31.955 | 168.988 | 28 | 28 | -0.776 | -0.065 |
| 37 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Enrgy Pllt & Wood Stoves Toyota | 31.994 | 168.782 | 7 | 9 | -0.815 | -0.039 |
| 38 | *46 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Abosorbent Ford | 32.057 | 168.45 | 1 | 9 | -0.878 | -0.063 |
| 39 | *71 | Mike Bliss(i) | School Media Ford | 32.145 | 167.989 | 6 | 10 | -0.966 | -0.088 |
| 40 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 32.155 | 167.937 | 6 | 6 | -0.976 | -0.01 |
| 41 | *30 | David Stremme | Inception Racing Chevrolet | 32.258 | 167.4 | 7 | 7 | -1.079 | -0.103 |
| 42 | *7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy Dodge | 32.352 | 166.914 | 5 | 7 | -1.173 | -0.094 |
| 43 | *37 | Mike Skinner(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 32.368 | 166.831 | 4 | 7 | -1.189 | -0.016 |
| 44 | *92 | Scott Riggs(i) | BBI Waste Industries/Melling Chevrolet | 32.385 | 166.744 | 1 | 12 | -1.206 | -0.017 |
| 45 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 32.573 | 165.781 | 5 | 35 | -1.394 | -0.188 |
| 46 | 32 | T J Bell | GreenSmoke.com Ford | 32.817 | 164.549 | 2 | 36 | -1.638 | -0.244 |
| 47 | *93 | Grant Enfinger(i) | Hewe's Concrete Polishing Chevrolet | 32.926 | 164.004 | 15 | 19 | -1.747 | -0.109 |
| 48 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Chevrolet | 33.501 | 161.189 | 3 | 29 | -2.322 | -0.575 |
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