Practice #1

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

Auto Club 500

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

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

  • Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.839
  • Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,321 (11.2 passes per green flag lap)
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Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 16 179.524 40.106 0.522
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 14 179.677 40.072 0.488
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 18 179.381 40.138 0.554
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 8 180.261 39.942 0.358
99 Carl Edwards Ford 10 179.874 40.028 0.444
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 32 177.817 40.491 0.907
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 39 176.848 40.713 1.129
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 27 178.328 40.375 0.791
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 26 178.337 40.373 0.789
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 36 177.340 40.600 1.016
6 David Ragan Ford 35 177.414 40.583 0.999
00 David Reutimann Toyota 4 180.569 39.874 0.290
12 David Stremme Dodge 29 178.121 40.422 0.838
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 6 180.298 39.934 0.350
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 21 178.798 40.269 0.685
16 Greg Biffle Ford 3 180.696 39.846 0.262
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 31 177.835 40.487 0.903
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 37 177.314 40.606 1.022
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2 180.873 39.807 0.223
41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 40 176.748 40.736 1.152
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 1 181.892 39.584 0.000
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 41 176.743 40.737 1.153
20 Joey Logano Toyota 43 175.730 40.972 1.388
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 33 177.756 40.505 0.921
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 7 180.288 39.936 0.352
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 20 178.940 40.237 0.653
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 178.713 40.288 0.704
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 25 178.368 40.366 0.782
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 12 179.717 40.063 0.479
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 28 178.258 40.391 0.807
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 11 179.861 40.031 0.447
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 22 178.758 40.278 0.694
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 34 177.541 40.554 0.970
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 38 177.170 40.639 1.055
73 Mike Garvey Dodge 47 170.867 42.138 2.554
98 Paul Menard Ford 24 178.633 40.306 0.722
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 9 180.081 39.982 0.398
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 13 179.681 40.071 0.487
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 5 180.365 39.919 0.335
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 30 177.962 40.458 0.874
36 Scott Riggs Toyota 42 176.735 40.739 1.155
82 Scott Speed Toyota 19 179.131 40.194 0.610
09 Sterling Marlin Dodge 46 172.542 41.729 2.145
64 Todd Bodine Toyota 45 174.300 41.308 1.724
37 Tony Raines Dodge 44 174.461 41.270 1.686
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 17 179.506 40.110 0.526
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 15 179.547 40.101 0.517
51 David Starr Dodge 48 170.052 42.340 2.756