Practice #1
The 2008 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City 500
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Laps Actual: 506 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 89.775
- Cautions: 10 for 68 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 1,299 (3.0 passes per green flag lap)
| # | DRIVER | MAKE | RNK | SPD | TME | BHND |
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| 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | 45 | 117.064 | 16.391 | 0.626 |
| 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 16 | 119.395 | 16.071 | 0.306 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 17 | 119.395 | 16.071 | 0.306 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 24 | 118.922 | 16.135 | 0.370 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 2 | 120.725 | 15.894 | 0.129 |
| 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 41 | 117.812 | 16.287 | 0.522 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 39 | 118.036 | 16.256 | 0.491 |
| 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | 15 | 119.410 | 16.069 | 0.304 |
| 40 | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | 46 | 115.800 | 16.570 | 0.805 |
| 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 7 | 119.993 | 15.991 | 0.226 |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 43 | 117.150 | 16.379 | 0.614 |
| 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 18 | 119.321 | 16.081 | 0.316 |
| 347 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 1 | 121.713 | 15.765 | 0.000 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 14 | 119.529 | 16.053 | 0.288 |
| 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 35 | 118.189 | 16.235 | 0.470 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 29 | 118.767 | 16.156 | 0.391 |
| 96 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 38 | 118.102 | 16.247 | 0.482 |
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 30 | 118.752 | 16.158 | 0.393 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 40 | 118.022 | 16.258 | 0.493 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 26 | 118.863 | 16.143 | 0.378 |
| 21 | Jeff Green | Ford | 9 | 119.656 | 16.036 | 0.271 |
| 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | 33 | 118.430 | 16.202 | 0.437 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 28 | 118.782 | 16.154 | 0.389 |
| 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 5 | 120.490 | 15.925 | 0.160 |
| 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 11 | 119.604 | 16.043 | 0.278 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 19 | 119.313 | 16.082 | 0.317 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 12 | 119.589 | 16.045 | 0.280 |
| 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 6 | 120.188 | 15.965 | 0.200 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 13 | 119.559 | 16.049 | 0.284 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 25 | 118.892 | 16.139 | 0.374 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 8 | 119.678 | 16.033 | 0.268 |
| 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 10 | 119.626 | 16.040 | 0.275 |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 3 | 120.641 | 15.905 | 0.140 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 27 | 118.818 | 16.149 | 0.384 |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 23 | 119.018 | 16.122 | 0.357 |
| 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 4 | 120.550 | 15.917 | 0.152 |
| 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Dodge | 44 | 117.143 | 16.380 | 0.615 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 31 | 118.613 | 16.177 | 0.412 |
| 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 36 | 118.182 | 16.236 | 0.471 |
| 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 37 | 118.116 | 16.245 | 0.480 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 21 | 119.262 | 16.089 | 0.324 |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 20 | 119.291 | 16.085 | 0.320 |
| 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 22 | 119.077 | 16.114 | 0.349 |
| 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 34 | 118.386 | 16.208 | 0.443 |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 42 | 117.487 | 16.332 | 0.567 |
| 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 32 | 118.532 | 16.188 | 0.423 |