Practice #1

The 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kobalt Tools 500

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 8 Dodge
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 15 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 325
  • Laps Actual: 330 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 127.573
  • Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,774 (6.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 10 182.141 30.438 0.258
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 28 180.351 30.740 0.560
21 Bill Elliott Ford 43 178.493 31.060 0.880
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 37 179.825 30.830 0.650
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 3 183.218 30.259 0.079
99 Carl Edwards Ford 8 182.482 30.381 0.201
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 22 181.005 30.629 0.449
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 32 180.193 30.767 0.587
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 13 181.622 30.525 0.345
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 38 179.487 30.888 0.708
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 30 180.275 30.753 0.573
6 David Ragan Ford 33 179.988 30.802 0.622
00 David Reutimann Toyota 23 180.969 30.635 0.455
12 David Stremme Dodge 4 182.831 30.323 0.143
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 29 180.346 30.741 0.561
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 18 181.283 30.582 0.402
16 Greg Biffle Ford 14 181.592 30.530 0.350
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 12 181.657 30.519 0.339
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 35 179.965 30.806 0.626
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 11 181.729 30.507 0.327
41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 46 176.420 31.425 1.245
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 15 181.550 30.537 0.357
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 26 180.763 30.670 0.490
20 Joey Logano Toyota 41 179.301 30.920 0.740
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 39 179.319 30.917 0.737
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 5 182.711 30.343 0.163
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 6 182.597 30.362 0.182
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 2 183.255 30.253 0.073
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 7 182.567 30.367 0.187
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 19 181.253 30.587 0.407
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 9 182.309 30.410 0.230
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 1 183.698 30.180 0.000
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 20 181.247 30.588 0.408
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 21 181.058 30.620 0.440
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 40 179.313 30.918 0.738
09 Mike Bliss Dodge 44 178.447 31.068 0.888
98 Paul Menard Ford 25 180.781 30.667 0.487
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 36 179.918 30.814 0.634
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 16 181.384 30.565 0.385
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 17 181.337 30.573 0.393
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 27 180.522 30.711 0.531
36 Scott Riggs Toyota 24 180.958 30.637 0.457
82 Scott Speed Toyota 42 178.954 30.980 0.800
135 Todd Bodine Toyota 45 178.327 31.089 0.909
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 34 179.977 30.804 0.624
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 31 180.258 30.756 0.576
64 Geoff Bodine Toyota 47 176.162 31.471 1.291