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Kahne and Kurt Busch Quick Again
Charlotte Practice #3 (Happy Hour) Results + Ten-Lap Averages
The Happy Hour speed chart looked somewhat similar to the chart from the earlier practice on Saturday with Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch ending up on top once again. Between the two sessions, Danica Patrick changed an engine, and then Trevor Bayne blew his engine halfway through the final practice of the weekend. Those two will have to start from the rear of the field on Sunday. Jeff Burton had an oil line issue but was able to get it fixed and get back out on the track. He will not have to go to the rear. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the full speed chart.
Struggling Gordon Posts Fast Lap Before Qualifying
Richmond Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results + Ten-Lap Averages
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):
Pole Sitter Kenseth Paces Happy Hour At Kansas [Full Results + 10-Lap Averages]
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):
Montoya Fastest in Practice #2 at Kansas [Full Results + 10-Lap Averages]
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):
Biffle Fastest In Practice #2 At Fontana [Full Results + Ten-Lap Averages]
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 |
Kyle Busch Paces Bristol Happy Hour [Full Results + Ten-Lap Averages]
Surprise, surprise, Kyle Busch was fast once again in the final practice session of the weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Happy Hour was pretty uneventful, and there were minimal surprises. The most unexpected thing that happened was that David Gilliland was able to post a pretty fast lap. He qualified 14th on Friday, so you may want to think of him as a (very deep) sleeper option on Sunday. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart.
Looking for Practice #2 results from Saturday? Click here.
Full Practice #3 Results (03-16-2013):
| Rank | Driver | Laps Ran | Fastest Lap # | Best Speed | Best Time |
| 1. | Kyle Busch | 86 | 2 | 124.824 | 15.372 |
| 2. | Kasey Kahne | 92 | 2 | 124.638 | 15.395 |
| 3. | David Gilliland | 64 | 2 | 124.638 | 15.395 |
| 4. | Matt Kenseth | 66 | 2 | 124.622 | 15.397 |
| 5. | Denny Hamlin | 85 | 2 | 124.605 | 15.399 |
| 6. | Brad Keselowski | 84 | 2 | 124.508 | 15.411 |
| 7. | Marcos Ambrose | 56 | 2 | 124.299 | 15.437 |
| 8. | Brian Vickers | 94 | 2 | 124.283 | 15.439 |
| 9. | Jimmie Johnson | 97 | 2 | 124.210 | 15.448 |
| 10. | Paul Menard | 72 | 2 | 124.194 | 15.450 |
| 11. | Greg Biffle | 81 | 34 | 124.130 | 15.458 |
| 12. | A.J. Allmendinger | 64 | 2 | 124.098 | 15.462 |
| 13. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 69 | 17 | 124.018 | 15.472 |
| 14. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 83 | 1 | 123.961 | 15.479 |
| 15. | Kurt Busch | 78 | 2 | 123.937 | 15.482 |
| 16. | Joey Logano | 86 | 15 | 123.873 | 15.490 |
| 17. | Casey Mears | 65 | 21 | 123.857 | 15.492 |
| 18. | Clint Bowyer | 104 | 1 | 123.810 | 15.498 |
| 19. | Jeff Burton | 94 | 4 | 123.762 | 15.504 |
| 20. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 68 | 16 | 123.754 | 15.505 |
| 21. | Jamie McMurray | 89 | 2 | 123.594 | 15.525 |
| 22. | Aric Almirola | 83 | 20 | 123.507 | 15.536 |
| 23. | Kevin Harvick | 65 | 14 | 123.483 | 15.539 |
| 24. | Jeff Gordon | 73 | 2 | 123.411 | 15.548 |
| 25. | Tony Stewart | 68 | 2 | 123.380 | 15.552 |
| 26. | Juan Montoya | 77 | 7 | 123.316 | 15.560 |
| 27. | David Stremme | 54 | 10 | 123.300 | 15.562 |
| 28. | Ryan Newman | 77 | 7 | 123.229 | 15.571 |
| 29. | J.J. Yeley | 82 | 23 | 123.024 | 15.597 |
| 30. | Bobby Labonte | 68 | 13 | 122.913 | 15.611 |
| 31. | David Reutimann | 62 | 2 | 122.843 | 15.620 |
| 32. | Carl Edwards | 48 | 2 | 122.819 | 15.623 |
| 33. | Dave Blaney | 63 | 47 | 122.787 | 15.627 |
| 34. | Mike Bliss | 9 | 7 | 122.764 | 15.630 |
| 35. | Danica Patrick | 57 | 11 | 122.717 | 15.636 |
| 36. | Josh Wise | 59 | 2 | 122.678 | 15.641 |
| 37. | Landon Cassill | 59 | 29 | 122.607 | 15.650 |
| 38. | Travis Kvapil | 77 | 15 | 122.576 | 15.654 |
| 39. | Scott Speed | 18 | 14 | 121.628 | 15.776 |
| 40. | Terry Labonte | 61 | 2 | 121.481 | 15.795 |
| 41. | Michael McDowell | 9 | 1 | 121.336 | 15.814 |
| 42. | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 22 | 121.052 | 15.851 |
Best Ten-Lap Average:
| Rank | Driver | Best 10-Lap Avg |
| 1. | Denny Hamlin | 123.482 |
| 2. | Kyle Busch | 123.444 |
| 3. | Jeff Burton | 123.398 |
| 4. | Brad Keselowski | 123.368 |
| 5. | Kasey Kahne | 123.345 |
| 6. | David Gilliland | 123.263 |
| 7. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 123.206 |
| 8. | Paul Menard | 123.178 |
| 9. | Jimmie Johnson | 123.095 |
| 10. | Kurt Busch | 123.052 |
| 11. | Matt Kenseth | 123.003 |
| 12. | Casey Mears | 122.905 |
| 13. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 122.775 |
| 14. | Ryan Newman | 122.770 |
| 15. | Greg Biffle | 122.726 |
| 16. | Clint Bowyer | 122.692 |
| 17. | Kevin Harvick | 122.692 |
| 18. | A.J. Allmendinger | 122.649 |
| 19. | Jamie McMurray | 122.647 |
| 20. | Brian Vickers | 122.592 |
| 21. | Marcos Ambrose | 122.437 |
| 22. | Joey Logano | 122.343 |
| 23. | Jeff Gordon | 122.116 |
| 24. | Tony Stewart | 122.054 |
| 25. | Aric Almirola | 121.848 |
| 26. | J.J. Yeley | 121.707 |
| 27. | Bobby Labonte | 121.626 |
| 28. | David Reutimann | 121.604 |
| 29. | Travis Kvapil | 121.412 |
| 30. | Juan Montoya | 121.412 |
| 31. | Josh Wise | 121.337 |
| 32. | David Stremme | 121.336 |
| 33. | Terry Labonte | 120.502 |
| 34. | Danica Patrick | 120.335 |
| 35. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 119.823 |
JRG Dominates Practice #2 At Bristol [Full Results + Ten-Lap Averages]
It was the “Joe Gibbs Racing Show” at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday morning with Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Denny Hamlin posting the three fastest laps of the one-hour session. Some important things to note: Brad Keselowski had a vibration early on in the session, as did Jimmie Johnson. The latter thought it may have been a loose wheel, and if I hear anything more about Keselowski I will update this post. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart.
Looking for Sunday’s starting lineup? Click here.
Full Practice #2 Results (03-16-2013):
| Rank | Driver | Laps Ran | Fastest Lap # | Best Speed | Best Time |
| 1. | Kyle Busch | 63 | 3 | 125.831 | 15.249 |
| 2. | Matt Kenseth | 60 | 8 | 125.749 | 15.259 |
| 3. | Denny Hamlin | 47 | 3 | 125.658 | 15.270 |
| 4. | Jeff Burton | 83 | 8 | 125.601 | 15.277 |
| 5. | Kasey Kahne | 59 | 10 | 125.584 | 15.279 |
| 6. | Kevin Harvick | 72 | 5 | 125.510 | 15.288 |
| 7. | Jeff Gordon | 57 | 3 | 125.461 | 15.294 |
| 8. | Jamie McMurray | 64 | 6 | 125.445 | 15.296 |
| 9. | Kurt Busch | 74 | 11 | 125.371 | 15.305 |
| 10. | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 3 | 125.281 | 15.316 |
| 11. | Joey Logano | 75 | 4 | 125.264 | 15.318 |
| 12. | Brad Keselowski | 86 | 5 | 125.248 | 15.320 |
| 13. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 53 | 14 | 125.232 | 15.322 |
| 14. | Paul Menard | 64 | 4 | 125.199 | 15.326 |
| 15. | Clint Bowyer | 45 | 26 | 125.199 | 15.326 |
| 16. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 43 | 2 | 125.191 | 15.327 |
| 17. | Greg Biffle | 55 | 8 | 125.109 | 15.337 |
| 18. | Marcos Ambrose | 70 | 3 | 125.028 | 15.347 |
| 19. | Juan Montoya | 68 | 3 | 125.020 | 15.348 |
| 20. | A.J. Allmendinger | 66 | 3 | 124.930 | 15.359 |
| 21. | Aric Almirola | 68 | 8 | 124.897 | 15.363 |
| 22. | Casey Mears | 55 | 14 | 124.841 | 15.370 |
| 23. | Brian Vickers | 37 | 17 | 124.759 | 15.380 |
| 24. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 54 | 3 | 124.573 | 15.403 |
| 25. | Mike Bliss | 6 | 5 | 124.508 | 15.411 |
| 26. | David Stremme | 36 | 8 | 124.379 | 15.427 |
| 27. | Ryan Newman | 39 | 4 | 124.363 | 15.429 |
| 28. | Danica Patrick | 60 | 21 | 124.347 | 15.431 |
| 29. | David Gilliland | 35 | 18 | 124.202 | 15.449 |
| 30. | Tony Stewart | 66 | 5 | 124.010 | 15.473 |
| 31. | Travis Kvapil | 48 | 16 | 123.978 | 15.477 |
| 32. | Dave Blaney | 43 | 7 | 123.929 | 15.483 |
| 33. | David Reutimann | 57 | 25 | 123.905 | 15.486 |
| 34. | Carl Edwards | 42 | 6 | 123.865 | 15.491 |
| 35. | J.J. Yeley | 76 | 29 | 123.324 | 15.559 |
| 36. | Michael McDowell | 25 | 2 | 123.292 | 15.563 |
| 37. | Josh Wise | 44 | 32 | 123.285 | 15.564 |
| 38. | Bobby Labonte | 51 | 8 | 122.419 | 15.674 |
| 39. | David Ragan | 30 | 17 | 122.310 | 15.688 |
| 40. | Scott Speed | 5 | 4 | 121.705 | 15.766 |
| 41. | Terry Labonte | 38 | 10 | 121.290 | 15.820 |
| 42. | Landon Cassill | 14 | 10 | 119.084 | 16.113 |
Best Ten-Lap Average:
| Rank | Driver | Best Ten-Lap Average |
| 1. | Kyle Busch | 124.874 |
| 2. | Brad Keselowski | 124.702 |
| 3. | Joey Logano | 124.475 |
| 4. | Jeff Burton | 124.112 |
| 5. | Matt Kenseth | 124.053 |
| 6. | Casey Mears | 123.994 |
| 7. | Clint Bowyer | 123.987 |
| 8. | Jimmie Johnson | 123.855 |
| 9. | Kevin Harvick | 123.708 |
| 10. | David Gilliland | 123.641 |
| 11. | A.J. Allmendinger | 123.618 |
| 12. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 123.511 |
| 13. | Ryan Newman | 123.458 |
| 14. | Jeff Gordon | 123.345 |
| 15. | Paul Menard | 123.331 |
| 16. | Aric Almirola | 123.301 |
| 17. | Kurt Busch | 123.136 |
| 18. | Kasey Kahne | 123.013 |
| 19. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 123.002 |
| 20. | Tony Stewart | 122.943 |
| 21. | Jamie McMurray | 122.881 |
| 22. | J.J. Yeley | 122.397 |
| 23. | Danica Patrick | 122.378 |
| 24. | Denny Hamlin | 122.311 |
| 25. | Carl Edwards | 122.229 |
| 26. | Juan Montoya | 122.174 |
| 27. | David Reutimann | 122.163 |
| 28. | Marcos Ambrose | 122.146 |
| 29. | Greg Biffle | 121.943 |
| 30. | Bobby Labonte | 120.847 |
Truex Paces Field In Vegas Happy Hour [Full Results + Ten-Lap Averages]
Happy Hour was a little more eventful than the first practice session on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Within the first couple of minutes, Denny Hamlin spun out coming off of turn 4, although it didn’t appear he had much (if any) damage. After that, the practice was pretty tame. The track conditions during Happy Hour were more like what the race should be like on Sunday, at least when the green flag waves. The ten-lap average chart can be found below the practice speeds chart.
Looking for other speeds? They can be found here: Practice #1 – Test #1 – Test #2
Full Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results (03-09-2013):
| Rank | Driver | Laps Ran | Fastest Lap # | Best Speed | Best Time |
| 1. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 39 | 3 | 188.383 | 28.665 |
| 2. | Carl Edwards | 35 | 3 | 187.007 | 28.876 |
| 3. | Kyle Busch | 48 | 8 | 186.845 | 28.901 |
| 4. | Jimmie Johnson | 45 | 4 | 186.528 | 28.950 |
| 5. | Mark Martin | 50 | 4 | 185.816 | 29.061 |
| 6. | Clint Bowyer | 45 | 1 | 185.803 | 29.063 |
| 7. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 43 | 4 | 185.784 | 29.066 |
| 8. | Kasey Kahne | 35 | 4 | 185.695 | 29.080 |
| 9. | Paul Menard | 45 | 4 | 185.236 | 29.152 |
| 10. | Greg Biffle | 30 | 4 | 185.192 | 29.159 |
| 11. | Matt Kenseth | 37 | 3 | 185.109 | 29.172 |
| 12. | Jeff Burton | 40 | 4 | 184.716 | 29.234 |
| 13. | Juan Montoya | 27 | 3 | 184.615 | 29.250 |
| 14. | Aric Almirola | 36 | 3 | 184.615 | 29.250 |
| 15. | Ryan Newman | 30 | 3 | 184.502 | 29.268 |
| 16. | Denny Hamlin | 29 | 3 | 184.470 | 29.273 |
| 17. | Kevin Harvick | 41 | 7 | 184.414 | 29.282 |
| 18. | Tony Stewart | 28 | 5 | 184.112 | 29.330 |
| 19. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 30 | 1 | 184.074 | 29.336 |
| 20. | Joey Logano | 46 | 8 | 183.861 | 29.370 |
| 21. | Brad Keselowski | 46 | 14 | 183.661 | 29.402 |
| 22. | Jeff Gordon | 42 | 5 | 183.555 | 29.419 |
| 23. | Kurt Busch | 22 | 5 | 183.524 | 29.424 |
| 24. | Marcos Ambrose | 33 | 4 | 183.492 | 29.429 |
| 25. | Trevor Bayne | 34 | 4 | 183.169 | 29.481 |
| 26. | Jamie McMurray | 44 | 4 | 183.069 | 29.497 |
| 27. | Austin Dillon | 22 | 8 | 182.927 | 29.520 |
| 28. | Casey Mears | 25 | 4 | 182.309 | 29.620 |
| 29. | Bobby Labonte | 23 | 2 | 182.217 | 29.635 |
| 30. | Danica Patrick | 33 | 9 | 182.180 | 29.641 |
| 31. | Travis Kvapil | 26 | 5 | 182.094 | 29.655 |
| 32. | Dave Blaney | 19 | 10 | 181.625 | 29.730 |
| 33. | Landon Cassill | 13 | 1 | 181.409 | 29.767 |
| 34. | David Stremme | 25 | 1 | 180.832 | 29.862 |
| 35. | David Ragan | 27 | 16 | 180.650 | 29.892 |
| 36. | David Reutimann | 19 | 2 | 180.294 | 29.951 |
| 37. | Josh Wise | 22 | 4 | 180.270 | 29.955 |
| 38. | J.J. Yeley | 28 | 2 | 180.264 | 29.956 |
| 39. | David Gilliland | 11 | 6 | 180.186 | 29.969 |
| 40. | Ken Schrader | 30 | 15 | 179.188 | 30.136 |
| 41. | Scott Speed | 8 | 3 | 179.140 | 30.144 |
| 42. | Michael McDowell | 8 | 2 | 179.027 | 30.163 |
| 43. | Joe Nemechek | 21 | 5 | 177.830 | 30.366 |
Best Ten-Lap Average:
| Rank | Driver | Best Speed |
| 1. | Kyle Busch | 185.647 |
| 2. | Mark Martin | 184.380 |
| 3. | Kevin Harvick | 183.517 |
| 4. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 183.479 |
| 5. | Paul Menard | 183.126 |
| 6. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 183.091 |
| 7. | Jimmie Johnson | 182.905 |
| 8. | Clint Bowyer | 182.700 |
| 9. | Denny Hamlin | 182.517 |
| 10. | Matt Kenseth | 181.988 |
| 11. | Joey Logano | 181.908 |
| 12. | Jeff Gordon | 181.375 |
| 13. | Brad Keselowski | 181.206 |
| 14. | Danica Patrick | 181.030 |
| 15. | Aric Almirola | 180.848 |
| 16. | Marcos Ambrose | 180.827 |
| 17. | Jamie McMurray | 180.801 |
| 18. | Austin Dillon | 180.260 |
| 19. | Ryan Newman | 180.245 |
| 20. | Jeff Burton | 179.165 |













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