Practice #1

The 2009 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 7 Dodge
  • 7 Ford
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 14 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 147.565
  • Cautions: 9 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 57
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,290 (72.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 32 194.263 49.294 0.801
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 26 194.630 49.201 0.708
09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 40 187.551 51.058 2.565
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 19 195.074 49.089 0.596
99 Carl Edwards Ford 23 194.725 49.177 0.684
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 36 187.842 50.979 2.486
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 14 195.476 48.988 0.495
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 9 196.021 48.852 0.359
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 42 185.596 51.596 3.103
6 David Ragan Ford 30 194.452 49.246 0.753
00 David Reutimann Toyota 2 197.260 48.545 0.052
12 David Stremme Dodge 6 196.234 48.799 0.306
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 7 196.141 48.822 0.329
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 31 194.421 49.254 0.761
4 Eric McClure Chevrolet 45 182.727 52.406 3.913
16 Greg Biffle Ford 12 195.552 48.969 0.476
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 4 196.689 48.686 0.193
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 3 197.102 48.584 0.091
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28 194.571 49.216 0.723
41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 41 186.467 51.355 2.862
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 21 194.808 49.156 0.663
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 39 187.607 51.043 2.550
20 Joey Logano Toyota 17 195.122 49.077 0.584
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 15 195.373 49.014 0.521
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 34 189.902 50.426 1.933
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 29 194.480 49.239 0.746
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 10 195.756 48.918 0.425
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 24 194.689 49.186 0.693
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 196.378 48.763 0.270
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 20 194.820 49.153 0.660
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 16 195.281 49.037 0.544
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 33 191.923 49.895 1.402
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 25 194.674 49.190 0.697
113 Max Papis Toyota 37 187.665 51.027 2.534
66 Michael McDowell Toyota 44 184.203 51.986 3.493
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 22 194.753 49.170 0.677
98 Paul Menard Ford 27 194.622 49.203 0.710
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 18 195.118 49.078 0.585
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 43 185.301 51.678 3.185
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 1 197.472 48.493 0.000
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 11 195.604 48.956 0.463
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 13 195.540 48.972 0.479
36 Scott Riggs Toyota 35 188.452 50.814 2.321
82 Scott Speed Toyota 38 187.647 51.032 2.539
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 8 196.029 48.850 0.357