Practice #1

The 2008 Pepsi 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Auto Club Speedway.

Pepsi 500

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 10 Toyota
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 12 Dodge
  • 8 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 138.857
  • Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,094 (14.3 passes per green flag lap)
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Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 3 178.059 40.436 0.193
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 22 175.764 40.964 0.721
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 34 174.626 41.231 0.988
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 5 177.773 40.501 0.258
99 Carl Edwards Ford 1 178.913 40.243 0.000
5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 8 177.410 40.584 0.341
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 32 175.012 41.140 0.897
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 30 175.059 41.129 0.886
22 Dave Blaney Toyota 10 177.331 40.602 0.359
38 David Gilliland Ford 36 174.376 41.290 1.047
6 David Ragan Ford 14 176.770 40.731 0.488
44 David Reutimann Toyota 23 175.751 40.967 0.724
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 17 176.514 40.790 0.547
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 4 177.800 40.495 0.252
16 Greg Biffle Ford 9 177.344 40.599 0.356
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 27 175.460 41.035 0.792
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 16 176.678 40.752 0.509
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 21 175.966 40.917 0.674
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 178.656 40.301 0.058
78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 31 175.025 41.137 0.894
08 Johnny Sauter Dodge 44 167.598 42.960 2.717
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 12 177.078 40.660 0.417
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 7 177.484 40.567 0.324
96 Ken Schrader Toyota 40 173.686 41.454 1.211
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15 176.722 40.742 0.499
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 13 176.800 40.724 0.481
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 6 177.541 40.554 0.311
45 Kyle Petty Dodge 42 173.327 41.540 1.297
21 Marcos Ambrose Ford 41 173.456 41.509 1.266
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 11 177.148 40.644 0.401
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 26 175.511 41.023 0.780
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 39 173.754 41.438 1.195
347 Mike Skinner Toyota 29 175.272 41.079 0.836
10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 18 176.462 40.802 0.559
15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 20 176.056 40.896 0.653
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 33 174.957 41.153 0.910
01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 35 174.617 41.233 0.990
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 37 174.355 41.295 1.052
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 24 175.653 40.990 0.747
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 19 176.104 40.885 0.642
66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 43 172.790 41.669 1.426
70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 38 174.060 41.365 1.122
20 Tony Stewart Toyota 25 175.533 41.018 0.775
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 28 175.340 41.063 0.820