May 11, 2012
Friday
2012 NSCS Bojangles’ Southern 500 First Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
May 11, 2012 – 1:40 pm |
Kevin Harvick with RCR Team Owner Richard Childress - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR
Second quickest was Greg Biffle with a lap speed of 176.290 mph, followed by Kurt Busch (175.993 mph) who was third quickest, Carl Edwards (175.760) fourth and Tony Stewart (175.647) was fifth quickest.
Rounding out the top-ten quickest during practice were Martin Truex Jr. (175.403 mph) who was sixth quickest, Jimmie Johnson (175.353) seventh, Ryan Newman (175.353) eighth, Joey Logano (175.322) ninth and A.J. Allmendinger (175.141) posting the tenth quickest lap speed.
The teams will have their “Happy Hour” (final) practice session from 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM (ET) this afternoon before returning this evening for their 5:10 PM (ET) scheduled qualifying session.
The Bojangles’ Southern 500 is set to get underway around 7:20 PM (ET) Saturday evening, and FOX will continue their television race coverage beginning with their 6:30 PM (ET) pre-race show.
2012 NSCS Bojangles Southern 500 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 27.769 | 177.09 | 5 | 39 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / OH / ES Ford | 27.895 | 176.29 | 3 | 56 | -0.126 | -0.126 |
| 3 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet | 27.942 | 175.993 | 33 | 33 | -0.173 | -0.047 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford EcoBoost Fusion Ford | 27.979 | 175.76 | 51 | 51 | -0.21 | -0.037 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / MOBIL 1 Chevrolet | 27.997 | 175.647 | 33 | 33 | -0.228 | -0.018 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 28.036 | 175.403 | 4 | 39 | -0.267 | -0.039 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 28.044 | 175.353 | 5 | 56 | -0.275 | -0.008 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | WIX Chevrolet | 28.044 | 175.353 | 44 | 44 | -0.275 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 28.049 | 175.322 | 36 | 37 | -0.28 | -0.005 |
| 10 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 28.078 | 175.141 | 1 | 40 | -0.309 | -0.029 |
| 11 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 28.088 | 175.078 | 6 | 40 | -0.319 | -0.01 |
| 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest Ford | 28.103 | 174.985 | 41 | 42 | -0.334 | -0.015 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevrolet | 28.108 | 174.954 | 1 | 24 | -0.339 | -0.005 |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / PPG Chevrolet | 28.118 | 174.892 | 3 | 54 | -0.349 | -0.01 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 28.146 | 174.718 | 33 | 33 | -0.377 | -0.028 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips Toyota | 28.181 | 174.501 | 38 | 38 | -0.412 | -0.035 |
| 17 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 28.193 | 174.426 | 6 | 51 | -0.424 | -0.012 |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 28.2 | 174.383 | 1 | 50 | -0.431 | -0.007 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard Chevrolet | 28.204 | 174.358 | 41 | 41 | -0.435 | -0.004 |
| 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet | 28.209 | 174.327 | 41 | 41 | -0.44 | -0.005 |
| 21 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota | 28.214 | 174.296 | 3 | 22 | -0.445 | -0.005 |
| 22 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Rockwell Tools Chevrolet | 28.233 | 174.179 | 35 | 36 | -0.464 | -0.019 |
| 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 28.235 | 174.167 | 15 | 39 | -0.466 | -0.002 |
| 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Gravely Mower Ford | 28.252 | 174.062 | 33 | 33 | -0.483 | -0.017 |
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | BB&T Chevrolet | 28.267 | 173.97 | 37 | 39 | -0.498 | -0.015 |
| 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint Toyota | 28.32 | 173.644 | 49 | 49 | -0.551 | -0.053 |
| 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products Toyota | 28.326 | 173.607 | 35 | 35 | -0.557 | -0.006 |
| 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Chevrolet | 28.333 | 173.564 | 43 | 46 | -0.564 | -0.007 |
| 29 | *73 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota | 28.369 | 173.344 | 3 | 7 | -0.6 | -0.036 |
| 30 | *98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records Ford | 28.45 | 172.851 | 1 | 8 | -0.681 | -0.081 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 28.481 | 172.662 | 1 | 35 | -0.712 | -0.031 |
| 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Peanut Patch / Margaret Holmes Ford | 28.519 | 172.432 | 3 | 32 | -0.75 | -0.038 |
| 33 | *26 | Josh Wise # | Morristown Drivers Service Ford | 28.533 | 172.348 | 5 | 12 | -0.764 | -0.014 |
| 34 | 93 | David Reutimann | Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota | 28.551 | 172.239 | 5 | 18 | -0.782 | -0.018 |
| 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | SealWrap.com Chevrolet | 28.551 | 172.239 | 21 | 25 | -0.782 | 0 |
| 36 | *30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 28.609 | 171.89 | 10 | 11 | -0.84 | -0.058 |
| 37 | *74 | Cole Whitt(i) | Turn One Racing Chevrolet | 28.629 | 171.77 | 8 | 12 | -0.86 | -0.02 |
| 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 28.65 | 171.644 | 8 | 30 | -0.881 | -0.021 |
| 39 | 32 | Reed Sorenson(i) | Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 28.651 | 171.638 | 33 | 33 | -0.882 | -0.001 |
| 40 | *19 | Mike Bliss(i) | Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota | 28.652 | 171.632 | 7 | 9 | -0.883 | -0.001 |
| 41 | *79 | Scott Speed | Team Kyle / KOMA Unwind Ford | 28.654 | 171.62 | 11 | 11 | -0.885 | -0.002 |
| 42 | *23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevrolet | 28.692 | 171.393 | 6 | 18 | -0.923 | -0.038 |
| 43 | *49 | JJ Yeley | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents Toyota | 28.693 | 171.387 | 9 | 9 | -0.924 | -0.001 |
| 44 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 28.711 | 171.279 | 11 | 13 | -0.942 | -0.018 |
| 45 | *33 | Stephen Leicht # | LittleJoesAutos.com / Link-Belt Chevrolet | 28.848 | 170.466 | 19 | 19 | -1.079 | -0.137 |
| 46 | *52 | Mike Skinner(i) | CrusaderStaffing.com Toyota | 29.023 | 169.438 | 6 | 6 | -1.254 | -0.175 |
| 47 | 10 | Danica Patrick(i) | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 29.272 | 167.997 | 43 | 49 | -1.503 | -0.249 |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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