Practice #1

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

Samsung 500

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

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

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 339 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 144.814
  • Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,203 (7.1 passes per green flag lap)
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Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
21 Bill Elliott Ford 44 182.772 29.545 0.892
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 36 184.552 29.260 0.607
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 30 185.255 29.149 0.496
99 Carl Edwards Ford 2 187.937 28.733 0.080
5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 8 186.942 28.886 0.233
45 Chad McCumbee Dodge 34 184.571 29.257 0.604
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 12 186.871 28.897 0.244
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 11 186.877 28.896 0.243
40 Dario Franchitti Dodge 37 184.275 29.304 0.651
22 Dave Blaney Toyota 24 185.765 29.069 0.416
38 David Gilliland Ford 32 184.780 29.224 0.571
6 David Ragan Ford 9 186.922 28.889 0.236
44 David Reutimann Toyota 1 188.462 28.653 0.000
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 10 186.916 28.890 0.237
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 18 186.034 29.027 0.374
16 Greg Biffle Ford 6 187.422 28.812 0.159
96 JJ Yeley Toyota 28 185.427 29.122 0.469
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 33 184.780 29.224 0.571
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 39 184.043 29.341 0.688
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 16 186.194 29.002 0.349
70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 43 182.859 29.531 0.878
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 187.669 28.774 0.121
78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 20 185.874 29.052 0.399
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 41 183.399 29.444 0.791
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 15 186.278 28.989 0.336
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 45 182.106 29.653 1.000
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27 185.605 29.094 0.441
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 17 186.149 29.009 0.356
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 187.435 28.810 0.157
8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 23 185.797 29.064 0.411
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 22 185.816 29.061 0.408
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 4 187.487 28.802 0.149
347 Michael McDowell Toyota 29 185.255 29.149 0.496
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 38 184.193 29.317 0.664
84 Mike Skinner Toyota 21 185.842 29.057 0.404
10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 19 186.008 29.031 0.378
15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 14 186.683 28.926 0.273
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 13 186.819 28.905 0.252
01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 25 185.758 29.070 0.417
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 42 182.958 29.515 0.862
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 7 187.149 28.854 0.201
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 40 184.036 29.342 0.689
66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 26 185.631 29.090 0.437
20 Tony Stewart Toyota 31 184.944 29.198 0.545
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 35 184.565 29.258 0.605
08 Burney Lamar Dodge 46 180.820 29.864 1.211