Practice #1
The 2008 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.
Aaron's 499
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 157.409
- Cautions: 8 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 52
- Green Flag Passes: 9,146 (55.4 passes per green flag lap)
| # | DRIVER | MAKE | RNK | SPD | TME | BHND |
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| 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Toyota | 36 | 186.343 | 51.389 | 2.516 |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | 34 | 191.084 | 50.114 | 1.241 |
| 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 20 | 192.599 | 49.720 | 0.847 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 18 | 192.630 | 49.712 | 0.839 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 4 | 194.078 | 49.341 | 0.468 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 12 | 193.131 | 49.583 | 0.710 |
| 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 10 | 193.372 | 49.521 | 0.648 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 28 | 191.900 | 49.901 | 1.028 |
| 40 | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | 37 | 186.057 | 51.468 | 2.595 |
| 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 45 | 184.769 | 51.827 | 2.954 |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 11 | 193.357 | 49.525 | 0.652 |
| 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 14 | 193.010 | 49.614 | 0.741 |
| 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 17 | 192.719 | 49.689 | 0.816 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 2 | 195.720 | 48.927 | 0.054 |
| 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 32 | 191.340 | 50.047 | 1.174 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 30 | 191.650 | 49.966 | 1.093 |
| 96 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 43 | 184.901 | 51.790 | 2.917 |
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 29 | 191.877 | 49.907 | 1.034 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 7 | 193.901 | 49.386 | 0.513 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 23 | 192.382 | 49.776 | 0.903 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 8 | 193.874 | 49.393 | 0.520 |
| 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 35 | 186.572 | 51.326 | 2.453 |
| 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 46 | 182.237 | 52.547 | 3.674 |
| 21 | Jon Wood | Ford | 41 | 185.018 | 51.757 | 2.884 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 21 | 192.502 | 49.745 | 0.872 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 6 | 193.921 | 49.381 | 0.508 |
| 70 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 39 | 185.902 | 51.511 | 2.638 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 1 | 195.936 | 48.873 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 22 | 192.452 | 49.758 | 0.885 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 13 | 193.064 | 49.600 | 0.727 |
| 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 40 | 185.438 | 51.640 | 2.767 |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 15 | 192.874 | 49.649 | 0.776 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 31 | 191.543 | 49.994 | 1.121 |
| 347 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 27 | 191.908 | 49.899 | 1.026 |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 33 | 191.306 | 50.056 | 1.183 |
| PJ Jones | 19 | 192.599 | 49.720 | 0.847 | ||
| 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Dodge | 42 | 184.958 | 51.774 | 2.901 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 25 | 192.270 | 49.805 | 0.932 |
| 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 26 | 192.050 | 49.862 | 0.989 |
| 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 9 | 193.682 | 49.442 | 0.569 |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 5 | 194.011 | 49.358 | 0.485 |
| 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 24 | 192.281 | 49.802 | 0.929 |
| 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 16 | 192.746 | 49.682 | 0.809 |
| 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 44 | 184.897 | 51.791 | 2.918 |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 3 | 194.090 | 49.338 | 0.465 |
| 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 38 | 185.917 | 51.507 | 2.634 |