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2012 NSCS Preseason Thunder at Daytona Day 3 (Final) PM Practice Session Speeds

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Jeff Gordon (far left), driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, talks with crew chief Alan Gustafson (second left) while crew members listen - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR

The three-day NSCS test/practice sessions for the 2012 NSCS Preseason Thunder at Daytona has come to a close, and it was Jeff Gordon, with a lap speed of 200.562 mph, who was the fastest during the final Saturday afternoon session.

AJ Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski, with the identical lap speed of 200.548 mph, posted the second and third fastest speeds respectively, while Kasey Kahne (200.481) was fourth fastest and Denny Hamlin (199.973) was the fifth fastest.

Rounding out the top-ten fastest were Joey Logano (199.969) who was sixth fastest, Martin Truex, Jr. (199.601) seventh, Clint Bowyer (199.596) eighth, Juan Pablo Montoya (199.159) ninth and Jamie McMurray ( 198.904) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.

Next Up: SpeedWeeks, and the NSCS team haulers descend upon Daytona International Speedway Thursday, Feb. 16th, and those participating in the Budweiser Shootout, hit the track for their first practice session on Friday, Feb.17th, from 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM (EDT). (The first practice session for the Daytona 500 is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18th, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – EDT).

Pos No Name                   Make Best Time Best Speed

 1  24 Jeff Gordon          Chv  44.874    200.562
 2  22 AJ Allmendinger      Dge  44.877    200.548
 3   2 Brad Keselowski      Dge  44.877    200.548
 4   5 Kasey Kahne          Chv  44.892    200.481
 5  11 Denny Hamlin         Tyt  45.006    199.973
 6  20 Joey Logano          Tyt  45.007    199.969
 7  56 Martin Truex Jr      Tyt  45.090    199.601
 8  15 Clint Bowyer         Tyt  45.091    199.596
 9  42 Juan Pablo Montoya   Chv  45.190    199.159
10   1 Jamie McMurray       Chv  45.248    198.904
11  88 Dale Earnhardt Jr    Chv  45.310    198.632
12  55 Mark Martin          Tyt  45.368    198.378
13  31 Jeff Burton          Chv  45.378    198.334
14  18 Kyle Busch           Tyt  45.419    198.155
15  43 Aric Almirola        Frd  45.446    198.037
16  16 Greg Biffle          Frd  45.451    198.015
17  17 Matt Kenseth         Frd  45.452    198.011
18   9 Marcos Ambrose       Frd  45.488    197.854
19  99 Carl Edwards         Frd  45.540    197.628
20  78 Regan Smith          Chv  45.541    197.624
21  87 Joe Nemechek         Tyt  46.199    194.809
22  48 Jimmie Johnson       Chv  46.462    193.707
23  27 Paul Menard          Chv  46.560    193.299
24  29 Kevin Harvick        Chv  46.744    192.538
25  21 Trevor Bayne         Frd  46.777    192.402
26   6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr   Frd  47.001    191.485

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no responses - Posted 01.14.12
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no responses - Posted 01.13.12
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no responses - Posted 01.12.12
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no responses - Posted 11.19.11
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