CUP Series Daytona International Speedway

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

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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

  • Drivers Entered: 57 (17 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 152 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 132.816
  • Cautions: 8 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 6,630 (56.7 passes per green flag lap)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 30 185.812 48.436 0.473
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 13 186.726 48.199 0.236
21 Bill Elliott Ford 1 187.645 47.963 0.000
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 2 187.414 48.022 0.059
08 Boris Said Ford 34 185.594 48.493 0.530
09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 42 184.923 48.669 0.706
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 22 186.093 48.363 0.400
99 Carl Edwards Ford 36 185.387 48.547 0.584
146 Carl Long Dodge 54 179.440 50.156 2.193
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 35 185.479 48.523 0.560
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 11 186.753 48.192 0.229
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 3 187.348 48.039 0.076
6 David Ragan Ford 20 186.174 48.342 0.379
00 David Reutimann Toyota 14 186.726 48.199 0.236
12 David Stremme Dodge 43 184.733 48.719 0.756
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 7 187.040 48.118 0.155
175 Derrike Cope Dodge 51 182.219 49.391 1.428
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 17 186.397 48.284 0.321
16 Greg Biffle Ford 23 186.073 48.368 0.405
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 19 186.216 48.331 0.368
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 28 185.904 48.412 0.449
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 18 186.351 48.296 0.333
41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 40 185.010 48.646 0.683
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 8 186.846 48.168 0.205
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 25 186.062 48.371 0.408
20 Joey Logano Toyota 6 187.056 48.114 0.151
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 33 185.693 48.467 0.504
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 24 186.070 48.369 0.406
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 38 185.242 48.585 0.622
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31 185.770 48.447 0.484
127 Kirk Shelmerdine Toyota 46 183.929 48.932 0.969
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 45 184.200 48.860 0.897
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 187.211 48.074 0.111
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 21 186.162 48.345 0.382
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 12 186.745 48.194 0.231
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 4 187.477 48.066 0.103
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 26 186.047 48.375 0.412
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 39 185.071 48.630 0.667
73 Mike Garvey Dodge 47 183.524 49.040 1.077
123 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 52 181.294 49.643 1.680
171 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 37 185.254 48.582 0.619
98 Paul Menard Ford 10 186.784 48.184 0.221
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 29 185.881 48.418 0.455
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 50 182.382 49.347 1.384
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 41 185.006 48.647 0.684
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 9 186.827 48.173 0.210
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 44 184.396 48.808 0.845
36 Scott Riggs Toyota 16 186.629 48.224 0.261
82 Scott Speed Toyota 32 185.701 48.465 0.502
66 Terry Labonte Toyota 48 182.522 49.309 1.346
37 Tony Raines Dodge 49 182.404 49.341 1.378
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 15 186.656 48.217 0.254
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 27 185.939 48.403 0.440
64 Geoff Bodine Toyota 53 179.799 50.056 2.093
157 Norm Benning Chevrolet 56 169.718 53.029 5.066
51 Kelly Bires Dodge 55 171.194 52.572 4.609