Friday
2012 NSCS Bank of America 500 Second Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
Second quickest with a lap speed of 186.593 mph, was Kasey Kahne, and he was followed by Kevin Harvick (186.574 mph) who was third quickest, Jimmie Johnson (186.361) fourth and Mark Martin (186.278) was fifth quickest.
Rounding out the top-ten quickest during the practice session were Martin Truex, Jr. (186.271 mph) who was sixth quickest, the current series points leader, Brad Keselowski (185.989) seventh, Regan Smith (185.701) eighth, Ryan Newman (185.471) ninth and Jeff Gordon (185.401) posting the tenth quickest lap speed.
The teams will return for their 5:50 PM – 6:50 PM (ET) scheduled “Happy Hour” (final) practice session later today, before they return Saturday night for the 53rd annual Bank of America 500. The race is scheduled to get underway at approximately 7:50 PM (ET) and television coverage will be provided by ESPN on ABC beginning with their 7:00 PM (ET) NASCAR Countdown pre-race show.
2012 NSCS Bank of America 500 Second Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/IDG Ford | 28.867 | 187.065 | 1 | 32 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Time Warner Cable Chevrolet | 28.94 | 186.593 | 1 | 35 | -0.073 | -0.073 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 28.943 | 186.574 | 1 | 30 | -0.076 | -0.003 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Mylowes Chevrolet | 28.976 | 186.361 | 1 | 39 | -0.109 | -0.033 |
| 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 28.989 | 186.278 | 1 | 34 | -0.122 | -0.013 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 28.99 | 186.271 | 1 | 38 | -0.123 | -0.001 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 29.034 | 185.989 | 1 | 44 | -0.167 | -0.044 |
| 8 | 88 | Regan Smith | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 29.079 | 185.701 | 1 | 38 | -0.212 | -0.045 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans Chevrolet | 29.115 | 185.471 | 1 | 21 | -0.248 | -0.036 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 29.126 | 185.401 | 1 | 26 | -0.259 | -0.011 |
| 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg's Ford | 29.136 | 185.338 | 1 | 36 | -0.269 | -0.01 |
| 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hourEnergyBenefittAvonFndtnforWom Toyota | 29.153 | 185.23 | 1 | 40 | -0.286 | -0.017 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 29.161 | 185.179 | 1 | 42 | -0.294 | -0.008 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 29.163 | 185.166 | 1 | 42 | -0.296 | -0.002 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 29.202 | 184.919 | 1 | 24 | -0.335 | -0.039 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 29.229 | 184.748 | 2 | 49 | -0.362 | -0.027 |
| 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy Ford | 29.238 | 184.691 | 1 | 23 | -0.371 | -0.009 |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 29.238 | 184.691 | 1 | 37 | -0.371 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet | 29.255 | 184.584 | 2 | 23 | -0.388 | -0.017 |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 29.262 | 184.54 | 1 | 39 | -0.395 | -0.007 |
| 21 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 29.284 | 184.401 | 2 | 39 | -0.417 | -0.022 |
| 22 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet | 29.32 | 184.175 | 1 | 21 | -0.453 | -0.036 |
| 23 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Phoenix Construction Chevrolet | 29.335 | 184.08 | 2 | 39 | -0.468 | -0.015 |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 29.416 | 183.574 | 7 | 28 | -0.549 | -0.081 |
| 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Brand Toyota | 29.479 | 183.181 | 1 | 23 | -0.612 | -0.063 |
| 26 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Good Sam/Camping World Ford | 29.48 | 183.175 | 2 | 25 | -0.613 | -0.001 |
| 27 | 95 | Scott Speed | B&D Electrical Ford | 29.491 | 183.107 | 1 | 21 | -0.624 | -0.011 |
| 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 29.522 | 182.914 | 1 | 25 | -0.655 | -0.031 |
| 29 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) | Best Buy Ford | 29.536 | 182.828 | 2 | 33 | -0.669 | -0.014 |
| 30 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 29.561 | 182.673 | 1 | 24 | -0.694 | -0.025 |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 29.57 | 182.618 | 5 | 18 | -0.703 | -0.009 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Glory Foods Ford | 29.595 | 182.463 | 2 | 20 | -0.728 | -0.025 |
| 33 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love/Curb Records Ford | 29.608 | 182.383 | 1 | 12 | -0.741 | -0.013 |
| 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Dr. Pepper Toyota | 29.626 | 182.272 | 1 | 26 | -0.759 | -0.018 |
| 35 | 91 | Reed Sorenson(i) | Aquaria USA Toyota | 29.644 | 182.162 | 2 | 6 | -0.777 | -0.018 |
| 36 | 19 | Mike Bliss(i) | Plinker Tactical Toyota | 29.718 | 181.708 | 2 | 10 | -0.851 | -0.074 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Glory Foods Ford | 29.752 | 181.5 | 4 | 18 | -0.885 | -0.034 |
| 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King Toyota | 29.783 | 181.311 | 2 | 26 | -0.916 | -0.031 |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 29.799 | 181.214 | 4 | 4 | -0.932 | -0.016 |
| 40 | 32 | Timmy Hill(i) | U.S. Chrome Ford | 29.823 | 181.068 | 4 | 7 | -0.956 | -0.024 |
| 41 | 10 | David Reutimann | TBR/TMone.com Chevrolet | 29.849 | 180.911 | 1 | 19 | -0.982 | -0.026 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 29.972 | 180.168 | 2 | 3 | -1.105 | -0.123 |
| 43 | 37 | JJ Yeley | MaxQWorkForce.com Chevrolet | 30.059 | 179.647 | 1 | 1 | -1.192 | -0.087 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series # Denotes Rookie Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia
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