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Richmond Toyota Owners 400 Starting Lineup
Richmond International Raceway is a 0.75-mile short track, so that means the leaders will catch the end of the field pretty quickly once the green flag waves on Saturday night. Additionally, fresh tires will be the most sought after thing throughout the race, so drivers with a bad starting position may have a hard time making it up through the field. Still, if you have a fast car, you should be able to make it through traffic. There’s no reason to think that the normal faces won’t be up front when the checkered flag waves on the 2013 Toyota Owners 400.
Looking for Friday’s practice speeds? Click here: Practice #1 — Happy Hour
2013 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway Qualifying Results:
- Matt Kenseth
- Brian Vickers
- Jeff Gordon
- Kasey Kahne
- Clint Bowyer
- Juan Montoya
- Joey Logano
- Kyle Busch
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Marcos Ambrose
- Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
- Jamie McMurray
- Kurt Busch
- Ryan Newman
- Jeff Burton
- Kevin Harvick
- Dave Blaney
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- David Ragan
- Tony Stewart
- David Reutimann
- Brad Keselowski
- A.J. Allmendinger
- David Stremme
- Jimmie Johnson
- Josh Wise
- Carl Edwards
- Paul Menard
- Danica Patrick
- Landon Cassill
- Bobby Labonte
- Greg Biffle
- Aric Almirola
- Michael McDowell
- Travis Kvapil
- David Gilliland
- Mike Bliss
- J.J. Yeley
- Casey Mears
- Joe Nemechek
- Timmy Hill
- Brian Keselowski
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):
Martin, Toyotas Fast In First Session
Richmond Practice #1 Results + Ten-Lap Averages
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):
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):
Kansas STP 400 Starting Lineup
This Sunday’s STP 400 will be the second race on Kansas Speedway’s new, repaved track surface. In the fall race here last season, qualifying wasn’t overly important, as only three of the top 10 qualifiers finished there in the end. Still, it’s always a good thing for a driver to start up front, and Matt Kenseth was the fastest on Friday in qualifying followed by ex-teammate Carl Edwards. Jeff Gordon hit the wall pretty hard during his lap and will have to go to a backup car (and start in the rear) on Sunday.
2013 STP 400 at Kansas Speedway Qualifying Results:
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Matt Kenseth
- Carl Edwards
- Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
- Sam Hornish, Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Aric Almirola
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
- Greg Biffle
- Paul Menard
- Kurt Busch
- Jamie McMurray
- Marcos Ambrose
- Brian Vickers
- Kevin Harvick
- Tony Stewart
- Juan Montoya
- Jeff Burton
- Jimmie Johnson
- Joey Logano
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Elliott Sadler
- Danica Patrick
- David Ragan
- Kasey Kahne
- David Gilliland
- Michael McDowell
- Casey Mears
- David Reutimann
- Travis Kvapil
- Brad Keselowski
- Bobby Labonte
- Mike Bliss
- Josh Wise
- Timmy Hill
- David Stremme
- Landon Cassill
- J.J. Yeley
- Regan Smith
- Dave Blaney
- Jeff Gordon
Fords Sweep 1-2-3 in "Qualifying Practice"
Edwards Fastest In 1st Kansas Practice
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):
Richard Petty Motorsports Strong In Final Practice
Texas NRA 500 Practice #2 (Happy Hour) Results and 10-Lap Averages
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 #1 — Test #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 |
Truex Beats Out Four Chevys In First Practice
Texas NRA 500 Practice #1 Results and 10-Lap Averages
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 #1 — Test #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 |
Kurt Busch Strong Again In Second Texas Test, Biffle Fastest
Texas Thursday Test #2 Speeds
This weekend, NASCAR decided to give the Sprint Cup Series teams a whole bunch of track time in preparation for the NRA 500 on Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. On Thursday, there were two sessions on track that totaled 3-and-a-half hours long. There are also two official practices scheduled for Friday at Texas before qualifying. Below you will find the speeds for the second test session on Thursday. These were not televised. The ten-lap average chart for this test can be found below the full speed chart.
Looking for Test #1 speeds? Click here.
Test #2 Speeds at Texas Motor Speedway (04-11-2013)
| Rank | Driver | Laps Ran | Fastest Lap # | Best Speed | Best Time |
| 1. | Greg Biffle | 14 | 12 | 192.864 | 27.999 |
| 2. | Kurt Busch | 14 | 14 | 192.369 | 28.071 |
| 3. | Kyle Busch | 22 | 22 | 191.639 | 28.178 |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | 29 | 27 | 191.625 | 28.180 |
| 5. | Jeff Gordon | 23 | 22 | 191.442 | 28.207 |
| 6. | Jeff Burton | 13 | 13 | 191.123 | 28.254 |
| 7. | Austin Dillon | 9 | 6 | 190.268 | 28.381 |
| 8. | Casey Mears | 19 | 19 | 189.514 | 28.494 |
| 9. | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 16 | 16 | 189.494 | 28.497 |
| 10. | Martin Truex, Jr. | 45 | 1 | 189.387 | 28.513 |
| 11. | David Reutimann | 27 | 27 | 189.235 | 28.536 |
| 12. | Jimmie Johnson | 36 | 22 | 189.009 | 28.570 |
| 13. | Aric Almirola | 46 | 14 | 188.857 | 28.593 |
| 14. | Mark Martin | 27 | 2 | 188.534 | 28.642 |
| 15. | Carl Edwards | 24 | 18 | 188.482 | 28.650 |
| 16. | Matt Kenseth | 35 | 13 | 188.140 | 28.702 |
| 17. | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 49 | 28 | 187.963 | 28.729 |
| 18. | Jamie McMurray | 42 | 29 | 187.944 | 28.732 |
| 19. | Joey Logano | 29 | 1 | 187.682 | 28.772 |
| 20. | Paul Menard | 11 | 1 | 187.676 | 28.773 |
| 21. | Mike Bliss | 7 | 7 | 187.604 | 28.784 |
| 22. | Kasey Kahne | 40 | 8 | 187.585 | 28.787 |
| 23. | Juan Montoya | 29 | 22 | 187.513 | 28.798 |
| 24. | Marcos Ambrose | 8 | 5 | 187.311 | 28.829 |
| 25. | Clint Bowyer | 20 | 4 | 187.227 | 28.842 |
| 26. | Brian Vickers | 44 | 3 | 187.117 | 28.859 |
| 27. | Travis Kvapil | 17 | 16 | 187.084 | 28.864 |
| 28. | Tony Stewart | 23 | 2 | 186.909 | 28.891 |
| 29. | Ryan Newman | 47 | 1 | 186.677 | 28.927 |
| 30. | Brad Keselowski | 26 | 2 | 186.619 | 28.936 |
| 31. | Trevor Bayne | 23 | 1 | 186.021 | 29.029 |
| 32. | Danica Patrick | 33 | 16 | 186.014 | 29.030 |
| 33. | Josh Wise | 10 | 7 | 185.950 | 29.040 |
| 34. | Dave Blaney | 14 | 1 | 185.906 | 29.047 |
| 35. | Joe Nemechek | 4 | 1 | 185.612 | 29.093 |
| 36. | David Stremme | 23 | 1 | 185.338 | 29.136 |
| 37. | David Ragan | 32 | 15 | 185.052 | 29.181 |
| 38. | Landon Cassill | 16 | 1 | 184.382 | 29.287 |
| 39. | David Gilliland | 15 | 9 | 183.586 | 29.414 |
| 40. | Scott Speed | 8 | 6 | 183.505 | 29.427 |
| 41. | Bobby Labonte | 20 | 7 | 183.374 | 29.448 |
| 42. | Michael McDowell | 4 | 4 | 181.947 | 29.679 |
| 43. | Timmy Hill | 24 | 13 | 181.038 | 29.828 |
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