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Nov 01, 2012
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2012 NCWTS WinStar World Casino 350k Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring

Nelson Piquet (TAG Heuer Avant-Garde) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Nelson Piquet (TAG Heuer Avant-Garde) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Nelson Piquet, Jr., was once again on top of the speed charts as he ran a lap speed of 182.113 mph, for the fastest lap in the final NCWTS WinStar World Casino 350k practice session at Texas Motor Speedway.

Miguel Paludo, with a lap speed of 181.220 mph, was the second fastest during the session, while the current series points leader, James Buescher (181.111 mph) was third fastest, Ryan Blaney (181.002) fourth and series Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Ty Dillon (180.838) was fifth fastest.

Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the “Happy Hour” (final) practice session were Kyle Busch (180.288 mph) who was sixth fastest, Matt Crafton (180.270) seventh, David Mayhew (180.240) eighth, rookie contender Cale Gale (180.168) ninth and Joey Coulter (180.108) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.

The teams will return on Friday for qualifying at 3:10 pm (ET) to determine the starting lineup for the 14th annual WinStar World Casino 350k – which is set to get underway around 8:20 pm (ET) Friday night that evening – and SPEED will provide television coverage beginning with their 7:30 pm (ET) pre-race show.

2012 NCWTS WinStar World Casino 350k Final Practice Session Speeds

Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
1 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. TAG Heuer Avant-Garde Eyewear Chev 29.652 182.113 39 39 ---.--- ---.---
2 32 Miguel Paludo No.32 World Diabetes Day/Duroline Chevrolet 29.798 181.22 8 20 -0.146 -0.146
3 31 James Buescher Great Clips Chevrolet 29.816 181.111 30 31 -0.164 -0.018
4 29 Ryan Blaney Cooper Standard RAM 29.834 181.002 40 40 -0.182 -0.018
5 3 Ty Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 29.861 180.838 32 32 -0.209 -0.027
6 18 Kyle Busch(i) Dollar General Toyota 29.952 180.288 31 31 -0.3 -0.091
7 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Tough Built Toyota 29.955 180.27 23 24 -0.303 -0.003
8 *19 David Mayhew(i) MMI/Steak & Grape RAM 29.96 180.24 26 30 -0.308 -0.005
9 33 Cale Gale # Ruud Chevrolet 29.972 180.168 27 28 -0.32 -0.012
10 22 Joey Coulter OneMain Financial Chevrolet 29.982 180.108 29 31 -0.33 -0.01
11 *4 Brandon McReynolds Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet 29.995 180.03 2 47 -0.343 -0.013
12 17 Timothy Peters Toyota/Red Horse Racing Toyota 30.038 179.772 26 27 -0.386 -0.043
13 13 Johnny Sauter SealMaster/Curb Records Toyota 30.038 179.772 30 30 -0.386 0
14 6 Justin Lofton Lofton Cattle Chevrolet 30.04 179.76 34 34 -0.388 -0.002
15 39 Ryan Sieg Pull-A-Part, LLC Chevrolet 30.052 179.689 26 26 -0.4 -0.012
16 *5 Aric Almirola(i) Rimrock Design Ford 30.056 179.665 23 24 -0.404 -0.004
17 11 Todd Bodine Toyota Care Toyota 30.066 179.605 28 28 -0.414 -0.01
18 2 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Chevrolet 30.09 179.462 20 27 -0.438 -0.024
19 9 John Wes Townley # Zaxby's Toyota 30.092 179.45 2 22 -0.44 -0.002
20 *7 Parker Kligerman Camp Horsin' Around/Toyota Toyota 30.143 179.146 19 30 -0.491 -0.051
21 99 Bryan Silas # Rockingham Speedway Ford 30.336 178.006 24 24 -0.684 -0.193
22 *81 David Starr Zachry Toyota 30.342 177.971 25 25 -0.69 -0.006
23 23 Jason White Grime Boss/Gunbroker.com Ford 30.358 177.877 25 26 -0.706 -0.016
24 *51 German Quiroga NET10 Wireless Toyota 30.389 177.696 5 34 -0.737 -0.031
25 *8 Max Gresham # Made in USA Brand Chevrolet 30.425 177.486 26 26 -0.773 -0.036
26 7 Jeff Agnew Mark 4 Suzuki Chevrolet 30.448 177.352 22 25 -0.796 -0.023
27 9 Ron Hornaday Jr. SmokeyMntnHrblSmff/SWMGunRnnr Chev 30.501 177.043 2 26 -0.849 -0.053
28 *74 Scott Riggs(i) Koma Unwind Chevrolet 31.344 172.282 1 10 -1.692 -0.843
29 27 Stephen Leicht(i) Chevrolet 31.441 171.75 8 8 -1.789 -0.097
30 *83 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet 31.497 171.445 2 14 -1.845 -0.056
31 *25 BJ McLeod Boggy Creek Air Boat Rides Chevrolet 31.567 171.065 16 16 -1.915 -0.07
32 8 Ross Chastain # Wear Your Gear/Bobber.info Toyota 31.619 170.783 7 8 -1.967 -0.052
33 *10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org RAM 31.734 170.164 6 15 -2.082 -0.115
34 *0 Blake Koch(i) Driven2Honor.org Ford 31.873 169.422 19 19 -2.221 -0.139
35 93 Dennis Setzer RSS Racing Chevrolet 32.252 167.431 4 4 -2.6 -0.379
36 84 M. Gosselin/ R. Vacuworx/JPO Absorbents Chevrolet 32.3 167.183 2 11 -2.648 -0.048
37 57 Norm Benning New York Subs Chevrolet 34.57 156.205 3 3 -4.918 -2.27

(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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