Saturday
2012 NSCS LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Second Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
Jeff Gordon, with a lap speed of 131.370 mph, was the second fastest, and was followed by Martin Truex, Jr. (131.193 mph) who was third fastest, Aric Almirola (131.094) fourth and Clint Bowyer (131.004) was fifth fastest.
Outside pole-sitter, Kasey Kahne (130.927 mph) was sixth fastest, while pole-sitter Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson with the identical lap speed (130.909) were seventh and eighth fastest respectively, Brian Vickers (130.878) ninth and Jeff Burton (130.756) rounding out the top-ten fastest in the session.
The teams will return to the track for “Happy Hour” (final practice session) from 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM (ET) before returning on Sunday for the 20th annual LENOX Industrial Tools 301, which is set to get underway at around 1:20 PM (ET) Sunday afternoon. And, TNT will conclude their series of television coverage beginning with their 12:00 PM (ET) “Countdown to Green” pre-race show.
2012 NSCS LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Second Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 28.969 | 131.478 | 4 | 32 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 28.993 | 131.37 | 3 | 36 | -0.024 | -0.024 |
| 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 29.032 | 131.193 | 9 | 31 | -0.063 | -0.039 |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Medallion Financial Ford | 29.054 | 131.094 | 8 | 24 | -0.085 | -0.022 |
| 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 29.074 | 131.004 | 3 | 34 | -0.105 | -0.02 |
| 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevrolet | 29.091 | 130.927 | 4 | 38 | -0.122 | -0.017 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 29.095 | 130.909 | 3 | 26 | -0.126 | -0.004 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 29.095 | 130.909 | 24 | 32 | -0.126 | 0 |
| 9 | 55 | Brian Vickers | MyClassicGarage.com / Aaron's Toyota | 29.102 | 130.878 | 8 | 39 | -0.133 | -0.007 |
| 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 29.129 | 130.756 | 3 | 23 | -0.16 | -0.027 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Duracell Chevrolet | 29.15 | 130.662 | 22 | 35 | -0.181 | -0.021 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 29.154 | 130.644 | 37 | 48 | -0.185 | -0.004 |
| 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Degree Chevrolet | 29.155 | 130.64 | 8 | 22 | -0.186 | -0.001 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | ARMY ROTC Chevrolet | 29.162 | 130.608 | 3 | 49 | -0.193 | -0.007 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevrolet | 29.168 | 130.581 | 7 | 28 | -0.199 | -0.006 |
| 16 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing Ford | 29.18 | 130.528 | 7 | 7 | -0.211 | -0.012 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 29.183 | 130.514 | 14 | 35 | -0.214 | -0.003 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / WB Mason / Post-it Ford | 29.19 | 130.483 | 6 | 22 | -0.221 | -0.007 |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | NESN Ford | 29.198 | 130.447 | 21 | 36 | -0.229 | -0.008 |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | MOBIL 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet | 29.198 | 130.447 | 5 | 30 | -0.229 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 29.211 | 130.389 | 24 | 35 | -0.242 | -0.013 |
| 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Chevrolet | 29.222 | 130.34 | 4 | 28 | -0.253 | -0.011 |
| 23 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevrolet | 29.223 | 130.336 | 6 | 10 | -0.254 | -0.001 |
| 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 29.266 | 130.144 | 9 | 31 | -0.297 | -0.043 |
| 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 29.309 | 129.953 | 5 | 26 | -0.34 | -0.043 |
| 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Luke & Associates Toyota | 29.322 | 129.896 | 22 | 36 | -0.353 | -0.013 |
| 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal / LENOX Ford | 29.329 | 129.865 | 12 | 18 | -0.36 | -0.007 |
| 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet | 29.337 | 129.829 | 3 | 27 | -0.368 | -0.008 |
| 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet | 29.341 | 129.812 | 7 | 19 | -0.372 | -0.004 |
| 30 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | Shell Pennzoil / AAA Dodge | 29.366 | 129.701 | 5 | 30 | -0.397 | -0.025 |
| 31 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota | 29.39 | 129.595 | 5 | 33 | -0.421 | -0.024 |
| 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 29.436 | 129.393 | 3 | 7 | -0.467 | -0.046 |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 29.461 | 129.283 | 2 | 9 | -0.492 | -0.025 |
| 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Mohawk Northeast Chevrolet | 29.494 | 129.138 | 17 | 18 | -0.525 | -0.033 |
| 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 29.495 | 129.134 | 6 | 21 | -0.526 | -0.001 |
| 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 29.526 | 128.998 | 2 | 18 | -0.557 | -0.031 |
| 37 | 26 | Josh Wise # | MDS Transport Ford | 29.547 | 128.906 | 5 | 14 | -0.578 | -0.021 |
| 38 | 49 | JJ Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota | 29.618 | 128.597 | 4 | 4 | -0.649 | -0.071 |
| 39 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota | 29.675 | 128.35 | 6 | 23 | -0.706 | -0.057 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FMEnergyWood&PelletStoves Toyota | 29.743 | 128.057 | 3 | 9 | -0.774 | -0.068 |
| 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts Ford | 29.83 | 127.684 | 9 | 30 | -0.861 | -0.087 |
| 42 | 33 | Stephen Leicht # | LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet | 29.915 | 127.321 | 5 | 17 | -0.946 | -0.085 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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