Practice #1

The 2012 Auto Club 400 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Auto Club Speedway.

Auto Club 400

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 3 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 129 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.166
  • Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,859 (15.0 passes per green flag lap)
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Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 21 182.053 39.549 0.653 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 20 182.108 39.537 0.641 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 29 180.533 39.882 0.986 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 4 183.290 39.282 0.386 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 17 182.186 39.520 0.624 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 30 180.392 39.913 1.017 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 1 185.109 38.896 0.000 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 19 182.122 39.534 0.638 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 39 178.112 40.424 1.528 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 38 178.656 40.301 1.405 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 34 179.082 40.205 1.309 0.000 0 0
10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 16 182.191 39.519 0.623 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 28 180.805 39.822 0.926 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 5 183.188 39.304 0.408 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 8 182.894 39.367 0.471 0.000 0 0
249 JJ Yeley Toyota 32 179.843 40.035 1.139 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 10 182.792 39.389 0.493 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 6 183.169 39.308 0.412 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 23 181.896 39.583 0.687 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 9 182.880 39.370 0.474 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 40 177.932 40.465 1.569 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 24 181.850 39.593 0.697 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 27 181.032 39.772 0.876 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 3 183.946 39.142 0.246 0.000 0 0
32 Ken Schrader Ford 43 177.200 40.632 1.736 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15 182.255 39.505 0.609 0.000 0 0
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 26 181.273 39.719 0.823 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 12 182.611 39.428 0.532 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 13 182.510 39.450 0.554 0.000 0 0
55 Mark Martin Toyota 2 184.322 39.062 0.166 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 18 182.182 39.521 0.625 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 11 182.755 39.397 0.501 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 35 179.064 40.209 1.313 0.000 0 0
119 Mike Bliss Toyota 44 177.165 40.640 1.744 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 25 181.429 39.685 0.789 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 22 181.965 39.568 0.672 0.000 0 0
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 45 176.618 40.766 1.870 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 7 183.006 39.343 0.447 0.000 0 0
23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 41 177.914 40.469 1.573 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 14 182.329 39.489 0.593 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 37 178.656 40.301 1.405 0.000 0 0
33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 36 178.665 40.299 1.403 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 33 179.744 40.057 1.161 0.000 0 0
74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet 42 177.440 40.577 1.681 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 31 180.329 39.927 1.031 0.000 0 0
37 Timmy Hill Ford 46 172.811 41.664 2.768 0.000 0 0