Practice #1

The 2009 Carfax 400 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Michigan International Speedway.

Carfax 400

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

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

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.531
  • Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,902 (23.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 19 185.300 38.856 0.792
21 Bill Elliott Ford 27 184.568 39.010 0.946
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 36 183.369 39.265 1.201
25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 14 185.591 38.795 0.731
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 10 186.080 38.693 0.629
99 Carl Edwards Ford 5 186.640 38.577 0.513
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 12 185.672 38.778 0.714
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 8 186.128 38.683 0.619
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 15 185.581 38.797 0.733
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 43 181.100 39.757 1.693
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 26 184.634 38.996 0.932
6 David Ragan Ford 11 186.075 38.694 0.630
00 David Reutimann Toyota 32 184.068 39.116 1.052
12 David Stremme Dodge 18 185.366 38.842 0.778
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 25 184.653 38.992 0.928
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 42 181.475 39.675 1.611
16 Greg Biffle Ford 29 184.521 39.020 0.956
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 24 184.743 38.973 0.909
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 20 185.128 38.892 0.828
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 7 186.499 38.606 0.542
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 9 186.085 38.692 0.628
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 38 182.449 39.463 1.399
20 Joey Logano Toyota 2 187.169 38.468 0.404
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 30 184.233 39.081 1.017
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 3 187.144 38.473 0.409
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 44 180.786 39.826 1.762
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 16 185.490 38.816 0.752
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 28 184.554 39.013 0.949
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 33 183.669 39.201 1.137
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 35 183.463 39.245 1.181
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 6 186.538 38.598 0.534
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 4 186.790 38.546 0.482
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 23 184.819 38.957 0.893
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 34 183.594 39.217 1.153
09 Mike Bliss Dodge 37 183.160 39.310 1.246
36 Mike Skinner Toyota 40 181.883 39.586 1.522
98 Paul Menard Ford 31 184.143 39.100 1.036
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 39 182.403 39.473 1.409
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 13 185.672 38.778 0.714
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 1 189.155 38.064 0.000
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 22 184.876 38.945 0.881
82 Scott Speed Toyota 17 185.400 38.835 0.771
37 Tony Raines Dodge 41 181.662 39.634 1.570
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 21 185.023 38.914 0.850