Oct 11, 2012
Thursday
2012 NNS Dollar General 300 Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Photo Credit: Mike Meadows/Motorsports Images and Archives for NASCAR
Kyle Busch, with a lap speed of 181.977 mph, was the second fastest, while the current series points leader, Elliot Sadler (181.763 mph) was third, Kevin Harvick (181.622) fourth and Joey Logano (181.372) was fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the “Happy Hour” (final) practice session were Sam Hornish, Jr. (181.360 mph) who was sixth fastest, Brad Keselowski (181.008 mph) seventh, Denny Hamlin (180.971) eighth, Danica Patrick (180.856) ninth and series Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Austin Dillon (180.385) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The teams will return Friday afternoon at 4:10 PM (ET) for qualifying to determine the starting lineup for the 31st annual Dollar General 300, which is set to get underway around 7:50 PM (ET) that evening. And, television coverage will be provided by ESPN beginning with their 7:00 PM (ET) pre-race program.
2012 NNS Dollar General 300 Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Cargill Ford | 29.496 | 183.076 | 24 | 25 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 29.674 | 181.977 | 26 | 26 | -0.178 | -0.178 |
| 3 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevrolet | 29.709 | 181.763 | 1 | 19 | -0.213 | -0.035 |
| 4 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Menards/Rheem Chevrolet | 29.732 | 181.622 | 1 | 23 | -0.236 | -0.023 |
| 5 | *20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop/Call Of Duty Black Ops II Toyota | 29.773 | 181.372 | 1 | 22 | -0.277 | -0.041 |
| 6 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Wurth Dodge | 29.775 | 181.36 | 4 | 24 | -0.279 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 29.833 | 181.008 | 6 | 25 | -0.337 | -0.058 |
| 8 | 18 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Dollar General Toyota | 29.839 | 180.971 | 2 | 28 | -0.343 | -0.006 |
| 9 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com/.org Chevrolet | 29.858 | 180.856 | 19 | 20 | -0.362 | -0.019 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon # | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 29.936 | 180.385 | 6 | 18 | -0.44 | -0.078 |
| 11 | 38 | Brad Sweet # | Great Clips Chevrolet | 29.974 | 180.156 | 1 | 28 | -0.478 | -0.038 |
| 12 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General Toyota | 30.011 | 179.934 | 1 | 19 | -0.515 | -0.037 |
| 13 | 88 | Cole Whitt # | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 30.133 | 179.206 | 1 | 13 | -0.637 | -0.122 |
| 14 | 19 | Mike Bliss | G-Oil Toyota | 30.138 | 179.176 | 3 | 25 | -0.642 | -0.005 |
| 15 | 43 | Michael Annett | Cheez-it/Pilot/Flying J Ford | 30.167 | 179.004 | 23 | 23 | -0.671 | -0.029 |
| 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | USSJamesEWilliamsDDG95/Flounder Chevrolet | 30.176 | 178.95 | 3 | 23 | -0.68 | -0.009 |
| 17 | *98 | Reed Sorenson | Carroll Shelby Motors Ford | 30.205 | 178.778 | 4 | 24 | -0.709 | -0.029 |
| 18 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Foundation Chevrolet | 30.214 | 178.725 | 16 | 26 | -0.718 | -0.009 |
| 19 | *08 | Kyle Fowler | Speedway Children's Charity/reload.biz Ford | 30.316 | 178.124 | 16 | 16 | -0.82 | -0.102 |
| 20 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota | 30.319 | 178.106 | 28 | 29 | -0.823 | -0.003 |
| 21 | 99 | John Wes Townley(i) | Zaxby's Toyota | 30.352 | 177.912 | 2 | 29 | -0.856 | -0.033 |
| 22 | 44 | Jeff Green | G-Oil Toyota | 30.372 | 177.795 | 2 | 23 | -0.876 | -0.02 |
| 23 | *36 | Ryan Blaney(i) | Seal Wrap Chevrolet | 30.383 | 177.731 | 17 | 21 | -0.887 | -0.011 |
| 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | HostGator.com Toyota | 30.422 | 177.503 | 22 | 22 | -0.926 | -0.039 |
| 25 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | AccuDoc/Great Clips Chevrolet | 30.434 | 177.433 | 3 | 18 | -0.938 | -0.012 |
| 26 | 81 | Jason Bowles # | Thrush & Son/HI-Technologies Toyota | 30.44 | 177.398 | 23 | 23 | -0.944 | -0.006 |
| 27 | *86 | Kevin Lepage | Kengor Metals Ford | 30.552 | 176.748 | 4 | 4 | -1.056 | -0.112 |
| 28 | 24 | David Starr(i) | Striping Technologies Inc./Hwy 55 Toyota | 30.568 | 176.655 | 3 | 22 | -1.072 | -0.016 |
| 29 | 1 | Mike Wallace | Smith Transport Chevrolet | 30.688 | 175.965 | 4 | 19 | -1.192 | -0.12 |
| 30 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Lilly Trucking Ford | 30.714 | 175.816 | 18 | 18 | -1.218 | -0.026 |
| 31 | *52 | Joey Gase # | Metro Ministries Chevrolet | 30.753 | 175.593 | 9 | 10 | -1.257 | -0.039 |
| 32 | *50 | TJ Bell | Gulf Coast Loss Prevention Chevrolet | 30.793 | 175.365 | 2 | 7 | -1.297 | -0.04 |
| 33 | *75 | Scott Riggs(i) | RWR Chevrolet | 30.808 | 175.279 | 2 | 4 | -1.312 | -0.015 |
| 34 | 39 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Uponor Ford | 30.887 | 174.831 | 3 | 21 | -1.391 | -0.079 |
| 35 | *46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group Chevrolet | 30.91 | 174.701 | 4 | 8 | -1.414 | -0.023 |
| 36 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | 30.928 | 174.599 | 5 | 18 | -1.432 | -0.018 |
| 37 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | BrysonsFuel.org Chevrolet | 30.968 | 174.374 | 2 | 22 | -1.472 | -0.04 |
| 38 | *47 | Chase Miller | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet | 31.01 | 174.137 | 2 | 2 | -1.514 | -0.042 |
| 39 | 4 | Danny Efland | Tradebank Chevrolet | 31.064 | 173.835 | 12 | 12 | -1.568 | -0.054 |
| 40 | *71 | Matt Carter | RWR Chevrolet | 31.135 | 173.438 | 5 | 8 | -1.639 | -0.071 |
| 41 | *15 | Stanton Barrett | FAIRGirls.com Ford | 31.139 | 173.416 | 1 | 15 | -1.643 | -0.004 |
| 42 | *00 | Angela Cope | Highland Wealth Advisors/Hwy 55 Toyota | 31.359 | 172.199 | 7 | 23 | -1.863 | -0.22 |
| 43 | *10 | Charles Lewandoski | Toyota | 31.784 | 169.897 | 15 | 15 | -2.288 | -0.425 |
| 44 | *89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet | 31.921 | 169.168 | 3 | 4 | -2.425 | -0.137 |
| 45 | 70 | Tony Raines(i) | Nice Fries Chevrolet | 33.908 | 159.254 | 1 | 1 | -4.412 | -1.987 |
| 46 | *74 | David Green | Applebee's Chevrolet | 35.09 | 153.89 | 3 | 3 | -5.594 | -1.182 |
| 47 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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