Practice #1

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

Food City 500

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 503 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 92.139
  • Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,410 (3.2 passes per green flag lap)
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Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 20 124.226 15.446 0.188
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 36 123.237 15.570 0.312
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 24 124.018 15.472 0.214
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 29 123.834 15.495 0.237
99 Carl Edwards Ford 28 123.850 15.493 0.235
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 26 123.938 15.482 0.224
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 9 124.849 15.369 0.111
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 15 124.484 15.414 0.156
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 14 124.557 15.405 0.147
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 22 124.162 15.454 0.196
6 David Ragan Ford 34 123.364 15.554 0.296
00 David Reutimann Toyota 1 125.757 15.258 0.000
12 David Stremme Dodge 25 123.938 15.482 0.224
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 8 124.938 15.358 0.100
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 4 125.142 15.333 0.075
16 Greg Biffle Ford 11 124.711 15.386 0.128
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 18 124.283 15.439 0.181
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 32 123.523 15.534 0.276
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 7 124.971 15.354 0.096
41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 44 120.748 15.891 0.633
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 125.240 15.321 0.063
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 39 122.474 15.667 0.409
20 Joey Logano Toyota 35 123.237 15.570 0.312
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 42 121.844 15.748 0.490
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 5 125.068 15.342 0.084
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 21 124.202 15.449 0.191
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 45 100.230 19.144 3.886
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 16 124.452 15.418 0.160
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 12 124.589 15.401 0.143
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 30 123.826 15.496 0.238
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 6 125.052 15.344 0.086
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 13 124.573 15.403 0.145
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 10 124.711 15.386 0.128
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 43 121.328 15.815 0.557
98 Paul Menard Ford 37 123.095 15.588 0.330
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 27 123.890 15.488 0.230
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 31 123.531 15.533 0.275
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 2 125.264 15.318 0.060
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 41 122.154 15.708 0.450
36 Scott Riggs Toyota 33 123.467 15.541 0.283
82 Scott Speed Toyota 19 124.251 15.443 0.185
09 Sterling Marlin Dodge 40 122.466 15.668 0.410
64 Todd Bodine Toyota 38 122.984 15.602 0.344
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 17 124.420 15.422 0.164
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 23 124.146 15.456 0.198