Practice #1

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

Pepsi 500

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 9 Dodge
  • 7 Ford
  • 14 Toyota
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 143.908
  • Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,952 (13.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 21 180.510 39.887 0.662
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 33 179.426 40.128 0.903
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 18 180.687 39.848 0.623
99 Carl Edwards Ford 10 181.397 39.692 0.467
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 11 181.392 39.693 0.468
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 7 181.493 39.671 0.446
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 12 181.324 39.708 0.483
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 31 179.811 40.042 0.817
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 32 179.484 40.115 0.890
6 David Ragan Ford 4 182.002 39.560 0.335
00 David Reutimann Toyota 26 180.316 39.930 0.705
12 David Stremme Dodge 5 181.997 39.561 0.336
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 27 180.117 39.974 0.749
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 35 179.105 40.200 0.975
16 Greg Biffle Ford 23 180.401 39.911 0.686
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 13 181.314 39.710 0.485
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 25 180.338 39.925 0.700
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 22 180.492 39.891 0.666
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 182.482 39.456 0.231
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 20 180.573 39.873 0.648
20 Joey Logano Toyota 29 179.906 40.021 0.796
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 40 178.727 40.285 1.060
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 1 183.556 39.225 0.000
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 39 178.789 40.271 1.046
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 9 181.443 39.682 0.457
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 6 181.809 39.602 0.377
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 37 179.055 40.211 0.986
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 30 179.856 40.032 0.807
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 3 182.389 39.476 0.251
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 15 180.877 39.806 0.581
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 14 181.201 39.735 0.510
113 Max Papis Toyota 36 179.096 40.202 0.977
36 Michael McDowell Toyota 44 176.961 40.687 1.462
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 41 178.359 40.368 1.143
09 Mike Bliss Dodge 42 178.297 40.382 1.157
64 Mike Wallace Toyota 45 176.250 40.851 1.626
98 Paul Menard Ford 28 180.000 40.000 0.775
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 19 180.673 39.851 0.626
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 34 179.176 40.184 0.959
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 38 179.024 40.218 0.993
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 8 181.461 39.678 0.453
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 16 180.750 39.834 0.609
82 Scott Speed Toyota 24 180.374 39.917 0.692
37 Tony Raines Dodge 43 177.782 40.499 1.274
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 17 180.687 39.848 0.623