Aug 10, 2012
Friday
2012 NSCS Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen First Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
August 10, 2012 – 5:53 pm |
2012 Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR
Ryan Newman was second fastest with a lap speed of 124.406 mph, and was followed by Brad Keselowski (124.126 mph) who was third fastest, Tony Stewart (124.120) fourth and Jeff Gordon (124.044) was fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the practice session were Carl Edwards (124.009) who was sixth fastest, Marcos Ambrose (123.948) seventh, Jimmie Johnson (123.781) eighth, Kyle Busch (123.753) ninth and Greg Biffle (123.737) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday morning at 11:40 AM (ET) to determine the starting lineup for the 27th annual Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen – which is set to get underway around 1:20 PM (ET) Sunday afternoon, and ESPN will provide television coverage beginning with their 12:00 PM (ET) pre-race show.
2012 NSCS Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Services Inc. Chevrolet | 70.529 | 125.055 | 10 | 10 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 70.897 | 124.406 | 14 | 14 | -0.368 | -0.368 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 71.057 | 124.126 | 7 | 11 | -0.528 | -0.16 |
| 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 71.06 | 124.12 | 15 | 16 | -0.531 | -0.003 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 71.104 | 124.044 | 10 | 11 | -0.575 | -0.044 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 71.124 | 124.009 | 13 | 15 | -0.595 | -0.02 |
| 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 71.159 | 123.948 | 4 | 10 | -0.63 | -0.035 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Cortez Silver Chevrolet | 71.255 | 123.781 | 10 | 12 | -0.726 | -0.096 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 71.271 | 123.753 | 9 | 11 | -0.742 | -0.016 |
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 71.28 | 123.737 | 14 | 14 | -0.751 | -0.009 |
| 11 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 71.3 | 123.703 | 13 | 17 | -0.771 | -0.02 |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 71.37 | 123.581 | 4 | 9 | -0.841 | -0.07 |
| 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 71.466 | 123.415 | 6 | 8 | -0.937 | -0.096 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 71.484 | 123.384 | 11 | 11 | -0.955 | -0.018 |
| 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 71.502 | 123.353 | 11 | 13 | -0.973 | -0.018 |
| 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevrolet | 71.527 | 123.31 | 15 | 16 | -0.998 | -0.025 |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet | 71.67 | 123.064 | 9 | 14 | -1.141 | -0.143 |
| 18 | *98 | Michael McDowell | TRAQM Ford | 71.725 | 122.97 | 4 | 9 | -1.196 | -0.055 |
| 19 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 71.742 | 122.941 | 9 | 18 | -1.213 | -0.017 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Rheem Chevrolet | 71.781 | 122.874 | 8 | 9 | -1.252 | -0.039 |
| 21 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 71.807 | 122.829 | 8 | 8 | -1.278 | -0.026 |
| 22 | 32 | Boris Said | Hendrickcars.com Ford | 71.808 | 122.828 | 15 | 15 | -1.279 | -0.001 |
| 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 71.903 | 122.665 | 3 | 9 | -1.374 | -0.095 |
| 24 | 55 | Brian Vickers | MyClassicGarage.com Toyota | 71.943 | 122.597 | 13 | 15 | -1.414 | -0.04 |
| 25 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 71.963 | 122.563 | 9 | 15 | -1.434 | -0.02 |
| 26 | *95 | Scott Speed | TWD Ford | 71.99 | 122.517 | 6 | 8 | -1.461 | -0.027 |
| 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 72.009 | 122.485 | 12 | 14 | -1.48 | -0.019 |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 72.055 | 122.406 | 11 | 12 | -1.526 | -0.046 |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 72.19 | 122.178 | 5 | 11 | -1.661 | -0.135 |
| 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 72.407 | 121.811 | 8 | 10 | -1.878 | -0.217 |
| 31 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 72.581 | 121.519 | 6 | 11 | -2.052 | -0.174 |
| 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Miller Welders/Freightliner Toyota | 72.747 | 121.242 | 9 | 9 | -2.218 | -0.166 |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Mod Space Ford | 72.805 | 121.146 | 5 | 6 | -2.276 | -0.058 |
| 34 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Genny Light/AM/FM Energy Toyota | 72.929 | 120.94 | 2 | 10 | -2.4 | -0.124 |
| 35 | 34 | David Ragan | Scorpion Coatings/Al's Liners Ford | 72.979 | 120.857 | 11 | 11 | -2.45 | -0.05 |
| 36 | 10 | JJ Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 73.034 | 120.766 | 5 | 5 | -2.505 | -0.055 |
| 37 | *49 | Jason Leffler(i) | America Israel Racing Toyota | 73.045 | 120.747 | 6 | 7 | -2.516 | -0.011 |
| 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 73.088 | 120.676 | 14 | 16 | -2.559 | -0.043 |
| 39 | *26 | Josh Wise # | MDS Transport Ford | 73.209 | 120.477 | 3 | 3 | -2.68 | -0.121 |
| 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 73.582 | 119.866 | 13 | 13 | -3.053 | -0.373 |
| 41 | *33 | Stephen Leicht # | LittleJoesAuto.com Chevrolet | 73.661 | 119.738 | 4 | 10 | -3.132 | -0.079 |
| 42 | *19 | Chris Cook | Plinker Tactical Toyota | 73.718 | 119.645 | 4 | 6 | -3.189 | -0.057 |
| 43 | *30 | Patrick Long | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 74.909 | 117.743 | 2 | 3 | -4.38 | -1.191 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series.
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia
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