Practice #1

The 2011 Showtime Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Darlington Raceway.

Showtime Southern 500

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 11 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 5 Dodge
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Laps Actual: 370 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 129.678
  • Cautions: 11 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,818 (5.6 passes per green flag lap)
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Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
43 AJ Allmendinger Ford 34 171.399 28.691 0.879 0.000 0 0
71 Andy Lally Ford 45 166.919 29.461 1.649 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 39 170.720 28.805 0.993 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 29 172.004 28.590 0.778 0.000 0 0
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 6 175.478 28.024 0.212 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 2 176.296 27.894 0.082 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Toyota 26 172.233 28.552 0.740 0.000 0 0
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 13 174.358 28.204 0.392 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 20 172.541 28.501 0.689 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 42 169.310 29.045 1.233 0.000 0 0
34 David Gilliland Ford 43 168.984 29.101 1.289 0.000 0 0
6 David Ragan Ford 16 173.583 28.330 0.518 0.000 0 0
00 David Reutimann Toyota 19 172.930 28.437 0.625 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Chevrolet 31 171.932 28.602 0.790 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 175.516 28.018 0.206 171.223 32 41
16 Greg Biffle Ford 23 172.414 28.522 0.710 0.000 0 0
46 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 18 173.045 28.418 0.606 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 35 171.041 28.751 0.939 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 30 171.998 28.591 0.779 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 12 174.432 28.192 0.380 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 22 172.445 28.517 0.705 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 40 170.271 28.881 1.069 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 10 174.724 28.145 0.333 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 8 175.153 28.076 0.264 0.000 0 0
4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 5 175.510 28.019 0.207 171.805 2 11
32 Ken Schrader Ford 41 169.783 28.964 1.152 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 9 174.891 28.118 0.306 0.000 0 0
22 Kurt Busch Dodge 3 175.654 27.996 0.184 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 17 173.534 28.338 0.526 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 15 174.037 28.256 0.444 0.000 0 0
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 27 172.209 28.556 0.744 170.799 20 29
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 21 172.475 28.512 0.700 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 7 175.178 28.072 0.260 0.000 0 0
66 Michael McDowell Toyota 25 172.287 28.543 0.731 0.000 0 0
60 Mike Skinner Toyota 32 171.926 28.603 0.791 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 24 172.366 28.530 0.718 171.030 21 30
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 14 174.235 28.224 0.412 0.000 0 0
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 46 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 1 176.816 27.812 0.000 0.000 0 0
181 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 37 170.780 28.795 0.983 0.000 0 0
37 Tony Raines Ford 33 171.788 28.626 0.814 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 11 174.674 28.153 0.341 0.000 0 0
38 Travis Kvapil Ford 36 170.910 28.773 0.961 0.000 0 0
09 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 38 170.768 28.797 0.985 168.111 12 21
192 Brian Keselowski Dodge 44 167.779 29.310 1.498 0.000 0 0
150 TJ Bell Toyota 28 172.185 28.560 0.748 0.000 0 0