Dale Earnhardt, Jr., with a lap speed of 184.957 mph, posted the fastest lap Saturday afternoon during the second NSCS Kobalt Tools 400 practice session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Sunday's pole-sitter, Kasey Kahne, was second fastest with a lap speed of 184.754 mph, while AJ Allmendinger (184.666 mph) was third fastest, Jimmie Johnson (184.489) fourth and Kyle Busch (184.187) was the fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during practice were: Aric Almirola (184.099) sixth fastest, Greg Biffle (184.049) seventh, Brad Keselowski (184.030) eighth, Jeff Gordon (183.886) ninth and Tony Stewart (183.817) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The teams will return to the track later this afternoon for their 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM (ET) scheduled "Happy Hour" (final) practice session before Sunday's race - which is set to get underway ... FULL STORY »
Kahne Earns his first pole of 2012 while Team Chevy Drivers Occupy Five of the Top-10 Starting Positions for the KOBALT Tools 400
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 9, 2012) – Kasey Kahne led the way for Chevrolet earning his first pole of ... FULL STORY »
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET – QUALIFIED ON THE POLE
ON HIS RUN:
“It was a good lap. We carried a lot of speed to the line in the Farmers Insurance Chevy. I got through (Turns) 1 and 2 really ... FULL STORY »
Kasey Kahne, with a qualifying lap speed of 190.456 mph, captured the 2012 NSCS Kobalt Tools 400 Coors Light Pole Award at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This was Kahne's first series pole of the 2012 season, his twenty-third series career pole ... FULL STORY »
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT 20 YEARS CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and discussed 20 years of racing with DuPont, his wreck at Daytona and other topics.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE BEEN WITH ... FULL STORY »
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Las Vegas, Tuesday’s appeal and other topics.
WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND?: “My outlook’s good. Very competitive ... FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson, with a lap speed of 188.140 mph, was the quickest during the first NSCS Kobalt Tools 400 practice session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Second quickest with a lap speed of 188.134 mph, was Clint Bowyer, followed by the defending ... FULL STORY »
