Practice #1

The 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Martinsville Speedway.

Goody's Cool Orange 500

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 13 Dodge
  • 11 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 73.163
  • Cautions: 18 for 89 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,992 (4.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 14 94.851 19.964 0.102
21 Bill Elliott Ford 38 94.251 20.091 0.229
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 30 94.406 20.058 0.196
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 46 93.580 20.235 0.373
99 Carl Edwards Ford 15 94.837 19.967 0.105
5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 42 94.097 20.124 0.262
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 17 94.760 19.983 0.121
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 5 95.161 19.899 0.037
40 Dario Franchitti Dodge 43 94.083 20.127 0.265
22 Dave Blaney Toyota 6 95.118 19.908 0.046
38 David Gilliland Ford 32 94.359 20.068 0.206
6 David Ragan Ford 10 94.974 19.938 0.076
44 David Reutimann Toyota 24 94.548 20.028 0.166
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 1 95.338 19.862 0.000
16 Greg Biffle Ford 21 94.595 20.018 0.156
96 JJ Yeley Toyota 40 94.125 20.118 0.256
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 11 94.965 19.940 0.078
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 22 94.581 20.021 0.159
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 4 95.175 19.896 0.034
70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 41 94.111 20.121 0.259
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 95.275 19.875 0.013
78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 35 94.298 20.081 0.219
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 44 93.961 20.153 0.291
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 31 94.369 20.066 0.204
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 20 94.614 20.014 0.152
49 Ken Schrader Toyota 12 94.951 19.943 0.081
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 16 94.799 19.975 0.113
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 9 94.998 19.933 0.071
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 18 94.633 20.010 0.148
45 Kyle Petty Dodge 25 94.524 20.033 0.171
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 28 94.477 20.043 0.181
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 27 94.491 20.040 0.178
347 Michael McDowell Toyota 33 94.350 20.070 0.208
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 23 94.552 20.027 0.165
84 Mike Skinner Toyota 19 94.623 20.012 0.150
10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 39 94.172 20.108 0.246
15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 29 94.477 20.043 0.181
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 3 95.237 19.883 0.021
01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 34 94.317 20.077 0.215
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 45 93.747 20.199 0.337
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 13 94.860 19.962 0.100
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 37 94.293 20.082 0.220
66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 7 95.079 19.916 0.054
08 Tony Raines Dodge 47 92.974 20.367 0.505
20 Tony Stewart Toyota 26 94.515 20.035 0.173
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 8 95.003 19.932 0.070
Dennis Setzer 36 94.293 20.082 0.220