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Struggling Gordon Posts Fast Lap Before Qualifying

Richmond Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results + Ten-Lap Averages

Jeff Gordon #24 Car

All Sprint Cup on-track practice is now complete for this weekend’s Toyota Owners 400, and now all we have is qualifying before the race on Saturday night. It’s worth noting that most of the teams worked on their qualifying setup in this practice session, so take the speeds and rankings with a grain of salt. This session was 45 minutes long compared to Friday’s earlier practice which lasted 2 hours. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the full speed chart.

Looking for Practice #1 speeds? Click here.

Full Toyota Owners 400 Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results (04-26-2013):

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Martin, Toyotas Fast In First Session

Richmond Practice #1 Results + Ten-Lap Averages

Mark Martin #55 Car

This week the Sprint Cup Series is at Richmond International Raceway for the Toyota Owners 400 and they are running a real condensed on-track schedule. Even though the race is on Saturday night, the two practice sessions this weekend were scheduled for mid-afternoon, with this first one going from noon to 2:00 pm (Eastern). The normal drivers were up front during this session and that should be the case for the race as well. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the full speed chart.

Full Toyota Owners 400 Practice #1 Results (04-26-2013):

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Pole Sitter Kenseth Paces Happy Hour At Kansas [Full Results + 10-Lap Averages]

Matt Kenseth #20 Car

All practice sessions are now completed at Kansas Speedway for the weekend and it will be interesting to see how the speeds transfer over to the STP 400 race on Sunday. During the practices on Saturday, the track and was cool along with the air, and it is expected to warm up on Sunday for the race. Teams will probably have to adjust on the changing weather and a wrong adjustment could ruin their day pretty quickly. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the full results chart below.

Full STP 400 Practice #3 (Happy Hour) Results (04-20-2013):

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Montoya Fastest in Practice #2 at Kansas [Full Results + 10-Lap Averages]

Juan Montoya #42 Car

The first of two Saturday practice sessions at Kansas Speedway just got over with, and although there may be a little surprise at who was on top of the board, the normal names were littered through the rest of the top 10. The Happy Hour practice session will go from 12:30 to 1:20 this afternoon (eastern time) and the track conditions during that session should be more like race conditions. Important happenings: nothing major to report. Be sure to remember that Jeff Gordon is going to the back because of his wreck in qualifying. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the full speed chart.

Full STP 400 Practice #2 Results (04-20-2013):

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Fords Sweep 1-2-3 in "Qualifying Practice"

Edwards Fastest In 1st Kansas Practice

Carl Edwards #99 Car

The STP 400 this weekend has a different schedule than what most people have gotten used to during the 2013 season thus far. On Friday, the Sprint Cup cars were out on track for a practice, and qualifying will be held later. Then, on Saturday, there are two more practices. The final two practices should be more valuable to fantasy racers than the first, as all of the speeds will be in race trim. Important notes from this session: Kyle Busch hit the wall hard and had to pull out a backup #18 car. He will still start Sunday’s race from the position he qualifies.

Full STP 400 Practice #1 Results (04-19-2013):

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Richard Petty Motorsports Strong In Final Practice

Texas NRA 500 Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results and 10-Lap Averages

Marcos Ambrose #9 Car

Track time is nearly complete now at Texas Motor Speedway. The Sprint Cup teams got over 6 hours of testing/practice this week, so if they don’t have the cars zeroed in for the NRA 500 on Saturday night by now, chances are it’s not going to happen. Important notes in this practice session: Kevin Harvick blew an engine about 20 minutes into Happy Hour and will have to start Saturday night’s race from the rear of the field. He will, however, be able to pick his pit stall based on qualifying. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart. 

Looking for more speeds? Click here: Practice #1 (Friday) – Test #1Test #2

Full NRA 500 Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results (04-12-2013):

Rank Driver Laps Ran Fastest Lap # Best Speed Best Time
1. Marcos Ambrose 22 19 191.354 28.220
2. Kyle Busch 7 7 190.988 28.274
3. Aric Almirola 5 5 190.503 28.346
4. Kurt Busch 3 1 190.476 28.350
5. Martin Truex, Jr. 26 26 190.255 28.383
6. Juan Montoya 28 28 190.054 28.413
7. Jeff Burton 34 34 190.020 28.418
8. Greg Biffle 19 19 189.673 28.470
9. Paul Menard 20 20 189.593 28.482
10. Brad Keselowski 50 50 189.361 28.517
11. Jeff Gordon 5 5 189.235 28.536
12. Clint Bowyer 34 34 188.877 28.590
13. Brian Vickers 5 5 188.864 28.592
14. Austin Dillon 3 3 188.844 28.595
15. Carl Edwards 16 1 188.745 28.610
16. Mark Martin 43 43 188.469 28.652
17. Tony Stewart 16 5 188.422 28.659
18. Trevor Bayne 7 7 188.278 28.681
19. Joey Logano 36 36 188.101 28.708
20. Casey Mears 24 24 188.003 28.723
21. David Stremme 18 18 187.650 28.777
22. Ryan Newman 21 19 187.578 28.788
23. Danica Patrick 9 7 187.409 28.814
24. Michael McDowell 5 5 187.389 28.817
25. David Gilliland 18 1 187.279 28.834
26. David Ragan 6 6 186.968 28.882
27. Travis Kvapil 25 25 186.909 28.891
28. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 23 1 186.884 28.895
29. Landon Cassill 11 11 186.780 28.911
30. Josh Wise 9 9 186.670 28.928
31. Mike Bliss 4 4 186.471 28.959
32. Kasey Kahne 38 29 186.079 29.020
33. Jimmie Johnson 45 18 185.810 29.063
34. Matt Kenseth 49 1 185.612 29.093
35. Jamie McMurray 55 48 185.586 29.097
36. David Reutimann 33 33 185.459 29.117
37. Kevin Harvick 18 1 185.401 29.126
38. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 55 39 184.767 29.226
39. Dave Blaney 24 24 184.357 29.291
40. Scott Speed 7 5 183.730 29.391
41. Scott Riggs 12 11 183.231 29.471
42. Timmy Hill 7 7 183.225 29.472
43. J.J. Yeley 23 2 182.352 29.613
44. Bobby Labonte 46 27 181.555 29.743
45. Joe Nemechek 1 1 179.892 30.018

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Truex Beats Out Four Chevys In First Practice

Texas NRA 500 Practice #1 Results and 10-Lap Averages

Martin Truex, Jr. #56 Car

This week’s NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway is a Saturday night race, but because of the weekend schedule and the Nationwide Series race, the Sprint Cup drivers had to practice on Friday afternoon. This track is a 1.5-mile d-shaped oval, and because this is the first official night race of the season, NASCAR allowed the teams to test for 3.5 hours on Thursday afternoon. Important notes in this practice session: Joey Logano had some sort of oil leak, but eventually got back on track and the team didn’t seem too worried about it. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart. 

Looking for Thursday’s speeds from the tests? Click here: Test #1Test #2

Full NRA 500 Practice #1 Results (04-12-2013):

Rank Driver Laps Ran Fastest Lap # Best Speed Best Time
1. Martin Truex, Jr. 36 36 192.143 28.104
2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 9 1 192.123 28.107
3. Jimmie Johnson 8 1 191.510 28.197
4. Jamie McMurray 7 1 191.347 28.221
5. Kevin Harvick 28 1 190.853 28.294
6. Carl Edwards 45 1 190.718 28.314
7. Jeff Burton 48 1 190.537 28.341
8. Matt Kenseth 31 1 190.409 28.360
9. Greg Biffle 37 1 190.134 28.401
10. Casey Mears 31 1 189.907 28.435
11. Mark Martin 21 21 189.374 28.515
12. Paul Menard 43 1 189.235 28.536
13. Kurt Busch 66 2 189.023 28.568
14. Aric Almirola 43 1 189.009 28.570
15. Brian Vickers 62 2 188.725 28.613
16. Clint Bowyer 29 29 188.627 28.628
17. Mike Bliss 6 6 188.344 28.671
18. Kasey Kahne 29 29 188.160 28.699
19. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 40 1 187.905 28.738
20. Kyle Busch 55 2 187.754 28.761
21. Michael McDowell 5 5 187.689 28.771
22. Jeff Gordon 42 2 187.396 28.816
23. Trevor Bayne 35 2 187.201 28.846
24. Bobby Labonte 11 9 187.136 28.856
25. Brad Keselowski 41 2 187.065 28.867
26. Marcos Ambrose 30 6 187.058 28.868
27. Tony Stewart 39 2 186.851 28.900
28. Austin Dillon 33 1 186.767 28.913
29. Ryan Newman 59 2 186.117 29.014
30. Juan Montoya 30 2 186.091 29.018
31. Joey Logano 30 1 186.021 29.029
32. Dave Blaney 23 2 185.912 29.046
33. Joe Nemechek 3 1 185.739 29.073
34. Danica Patrick 32 2 185.503 29.110
35. David Stremme 33 21 184.906 29.204
36. David Reutimann 28 2 184.603 29.252
37. David Ragan 24 3 184.458 29.275
38. David Gilliland 28 1 184.030 29.343
39. Travis Kvapil 41 1 183.993 29.349
40. Landon Cassill 18 1 183.980 29.351
41. Josh Wise 28 2 183.880 29.367
42. Scott Speed 11 1 183.642 29.405
43. J.J. Yeley 27 7 183.324 29.456
44. Timmy Hill 22 3 181.714 29.717
45. Scott Riggs 4 1 181.488 29.754

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Martin and Bowyer Fastest In Auto Club 400 Happy Hour [Full Results + Ten-Lap Averages]

Mark Martin #55 Car

This weekend’s final practice session ended with a couple of Michael Waltrip Racing Toyotas on top, as Mark Martin and Clint Bowyer paced the field. They were followed by another Toyota in Matt Kenseth’s #20. Happy Hour was the one practice session that was closest to what Sunday’s track conditions will be closest to, in my opinion, and should hold more weight than other speeds. Nothing major happened during Happy Hour. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart. 

Looking for other practice speeds? Click here: Practice #1Practice #2

Full Happy Hour Practice #3 Results (03-23-2013):

Rank Driver Laps Ran Fastest Lap # Best Speed Best Time
1. Mark Martin 30 1 183.351 39.269
2. Clint Bowyer 34 1 182.945 39.356
3. Matt Kenseth 29 1 182.839 39.379
4. Jimmie Johnson 32 1 182.417 39.470
5. Brad Keselowski 40 1 182.375 39.479
6. Kasey Kahne 29 1 182.159 39.526
7. A.J. Allmendinger 37 1 182.149 39.528
8. Greg Biffle 26 1 182.140 39.530
9. Jamie McMurray 23 1 181.993 39.562
10. Juan Montoya 18 1 181.970 39.567
11. Denny Hamlin 26 1 181.905 39.581
12. Martin Truex, Jr. 27 4 181.841 39.595
13. Kurt Busch 20 1 181.351 39.702
14. Carl Edwards 19 1 180.959 39.788
15. Joey Logano 27 1 180.850 39.812
16. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 34 1 180.737 39.837
17. Kevin Harvick 35 1 180.632 39.860
18. Paul Menard 29 22 180.632 39.860
19. Kyle Busch 36 1 180.546 39.879
20. Aric Almirola 27 1 180.261 39.942
21. Casey Mears 23 1 180.225 39.950
22. Marcos Ambrose 19 1 180.113 39.975
23. Ryan Newman 17 9 180.081 39.982
24. Jeff Gordon 28 2 179.928 40.016
25. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 20 1 179.843 40.035
26. Jeff Burton 36 29 179.363 40.142
27. Tony Stewart 31 26 179.341 40.147
28. Travis Kvapil 24 1 179.261 40.165
29. Dave Blaney 14 1 178.275 40.387
30. David Reutimann 15 1 177.642 40.531
31. Bobby Labonte 17 1 177.585 40.544
32. Josh Wise 15 5 177.397 40.587
33. David Gilliland 18 1 177.253 40.620
34. Landon Cassill 9 1 176.735 40.739
35. David Stremme 15 1 176.596 40.771
36. Danica Patrick 22 2 176.298 40.840
37. David Ragan 23 3 175.575 41.008
38. J.J. Yeley 18 2 175.281 41.077
39. Timmy Hill 17 3 174.934 41.159
40. Joe Nemechek 9 1 174.851 41.178
41. Mike Bliss 6 2 174.187 41.335
42. Scott Riggs 12 10 173.423 41.517

Best Ten Consecutive Lap Run:

Rank Driver Best 10-Lap Avg
1. Mark Martin 179.257
2. Clint Bowyer 178.867
3. Brad Keselowski 178.767
4. A.J. Allmendinger 177.549
5. Kyle Busch 177.494
6. Kevin Harvick 176.735
7. Jimmie Johnson 176.676
8. Jeff Burton 176.467
9. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 175.842

Biffle Fastest In Practice #2 At Fontana [Full Results + Ten-Lap Averages]

Greg Biffle #16 Car

If anyone was worried about Greg Biffle starting in the back on Sunday, he may have put those worries to rest today by being the fastest man in practice. The #16 Ford did have an engine failure on Friday, but it has been wicked fast ever since. Another nice surprise this weekend has been A.J. Allmendinger, as you can see below. There were no major happenings in practice to report. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart. 

Looking for first practice speeds? Click here.

Full Practice #2 Results (03-23-2013):

Rank Driver Laps Ran Fastest Lap # Best Speed Best Time
1. Greg Biffle 37 1 186.253 38.657
2. A.J. Allmendinger 22 1 186.191 38.670
3. Kyle Busch 31 1 185.342 38.847
4. Denny Hamlin 31 1 185.276 38.861
5. Kurt Busch 19 1 185.261 38.864
6. Clint Bowyer 19 1 185.195 38.878
7. Mark Martin 39 2 185.114 38.895
8. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 30 1 185.109 38.896
9. Martin Truex, Jr. 25 3 185.052 38.908
10. Joey Logano 28 1 184.696 38.983
11. Matt Kenseth 31 1 184.040 39.122
12. Jamie McMurray 35 1 183.659 39.203
13. Jimmie Johnson 29 2 183.622 39.211
14. Tony Stewart 30 1 183.566 39.223
15. Jeff Gordon 30 1 183.552 39.226
16. Carl Edwards 24 1 183.285 39.283
17. Juan Montoya 25 3 183.169 39.308
18. Brad Keselowski 29 17 182.992 39.346
19. Kevin Harvick 31 1 182.950 39.355
20. Casey Mears 29 2 182.941 39.357
21. Marcos Ambrose 30 2 182.519 39.448
22. Jeff Burton 24 3 182.417 39.470
23. Ryan Newman 30 4 182.394 39.475
24. Paul Menard 24 1 182.237 39.509
25. Kasey Kahne 30 2 182.154 39.527
26. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 26 13 181.187 39.738
27. David Stremme 17 1 181.064 39.765
28. Aric Almirola 26 2 180.986 39.782
29. Travis Kvapil 7 5 180.140 39.969
30. Bobby Labonte 23 15 179.748 40.056
31. Michael McDowell 11 6 179.641 40.080
32. David Reutimann 10 2 179.471 40.118
33. Josh Wise 15 1 179.345 40.146
34. Dave Blaney 13 2 179.064 40.209
35. David Ragan 16 2 178.346 40.371
36. David Gilliland 21 2 178.337 40.373
37. J.J. Yeley 18 1 178.072 40.433
38. Danica Patrick 18 5 178.046 40.439
39. Landon Cassill 3 1 178.042 40.440
40. Timmy Hill 17 1 177.550 40.550
41. Mike Bliss 7 4 175.601 41.002

Best Ten Consecutive Lap Run:

Rank Driver Best 10-Lap Avg
1. Martin Truex, Jr. 182.344
2. Greg Biffle 181.953
3. A.J. Allmendinger 181.717
4. Brad Keselowski 181.174
5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 181.061
6. Jeff Gordon 180.961
7. Jamie McMurray 180.906
8. Mark Martin 180.632
9. Kyle Busch 180.067
10. Kevin Harvick 180.028
11. Casey Mears 179.854
12. Jeff Burton 179.745
13. Kasey Kahne 179.587

 

Bowyer Fastest In Fontana Practice #1 [Full Results]

Clint Bowyer #15 Car

Auto Club Speedway is a big, 2-mile racetrack that could be viewed as a “horsepower track”. It should be no surprise then that the bigger organizations were the ones that dominated the speed charts on Friday. Most of these fast laps were recorded in qualifying trim, and not very many teams made any significant race runs during this session. Important happening: early on, Greg Biffle’s #16 Ford was smoking pretty heavily, and it was determined he had an engine problem. Click here for the full story. Also, right after practice, Brad Keselowski tweeted that the #2 team will change the engine in his Ford as well. Full story here.

Full Practice #1 Results (03-22-2013):

Rank Driver Laps Ran Fastest Lap # Best Speed Best Time
1. Clint Bowyer 20 1 185.414 38.832
2. Denny Hamlin 21 21 184.824 38.956
3. A.J. Allmendinger 22 22 184.611 39.001
4. Kyle Busch 18 16 184.554 39.013
5. Joey Logano 27 27 184.403 39.045
6. Greg Biffle 8 8 184.124 39.104
7. Mark Martin 27 27 183.988 39.133
8. Kevin Harvick 24 24 183.781 39.177
9. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 29 1 183.748 39.184
10. Tony Stewart 21 21 183.542 39.228
11. Matt Kenseth 24 1 183.402 39.258
12. Kurt Busch 28 26 183.355 39.268
13. Martin Truex, Jr. 20 18 183.332 39.273
14. Jamie McMurray 23 23 183.178 39.306
15. Jimmie Johnson 13 1 183.146 39.313
16. Jeff Burton 31 31 183.085 39.326
17. Kasey Kahne 35 33 183.020 39.340
18. Marcos Ambrose 11 11 182.829 39.381
19. Ryan Newman 17 17 182.811 39.385
20. Brad Keselowski 29 29 182.732 39.402
21. Carl Edwards 18 16 182.574 39.436
22. Aric Almirola 25 25 182.570 39.437
23. Juan Montoya 25 25 182.551 39.441
24. Jeff Gordon 20 20 182.325 39.490
25. Paul Menard 20 18 182.255 39.505
26. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 19 13 181.837 39.596
27. Casey Mears 29 28 181.566 39.655
28. Dave Blaney 16 14 181.009 39.777
29. David Stremme 14 14 180.914 39.798
30. Bobby Labonte 19 19 180.415 39.908
31. Travis Kvapil 14 14 179.933 40.015
32. David Reutimann 5 5 179.739 40.058
33. Michael McDowell 10 10 179.426 40.128
34. Danica Ptrick 25 25 179.278 40.161
35. Josh Wise 9 9 179.229 40.172
36. David Ragan 7 7 179.113 40.198
37. Landon Cassill 7 7 179.078 40.206
38. Mike Bliss 5 1 178.033 40.442
39. Timmy Hill 11 11 177.139 40.646
40. Scott Riggs 10 10 176.874 40.707
41. J.J. Yeley 3 1 176.535 40.785
42. David Gilliland 4 4 175.859 40.942
43. Joe Nemechek 7 7 174.834 41.182