Practice #1

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

Geico 400

Sunday, September 16th, 2012

Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

  • 13 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 2 Dodge
  • 19 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 143.363
  • Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,469 (10.1 passes per green flag lap)
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Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
43 Aric Almirola Ford 27 177.276 30.461 0.752 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 13 178.230 30.298 0.589 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 3 179.784 30.036 0.327 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 9 178.719 30.215 0.506 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 31 177.072 30.496 0.787 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 11 178.465 30.258 0.549 175.510 38 47
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 2 180.681 29.887 0.178 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 44 175.365 30.793 1.084 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 45 175.365 30.793 1.084 173.080 7 16
34 David Ragan Ford 14 178.018 30.334 0.625 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 19 177.602 30.405 0.696 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 5 179.623 30.063 0.354 175.090 26 35
16 Greg Biffle Ford 26 177.282 30.460 0.751 0.000 0 0
37 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 39 176.557 30.585 0.876 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 6 179.623 30.063 0.354 0.000 0 0
249 Jason Leffler Toyota 37 176.678 30.564 0.855 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 8 178.855 30.192 0.483 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 20 177.538 30.416 0.707 174.050 28 37
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 25 177.293 30.458 0.749 174.130 12 21
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 43 175.896 30.700 0.991 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 29 177.235 30.468 0.759 174.790 37 46
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 38 176.650 30.569 0.860 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 24 177.334 30.451 0.742 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 177.375 30.444 0.735 174.140 14 23
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 21 177.462 30.429 0.720 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 28 177.235 30.468 0.759 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 36 176.765 30.549 0.840 0.000 0 0
55 Mark Martin Toyota 7 178.926 30.180 0.471 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 1 181.763 29.709 0.000 174.830 7 16
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 32 176.922 30.522 0.813 174.020 10 19
98 Michael McDowell Ford 22 177.398 30.440 0.731 0.000 0 0
119 Mike Bliss Toyota 40 176.551 30.586 0.877 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 15 177.848 30.363 0.654 176.060 1 10
191 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 41 176.546 30.587 0.878 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 42 176.114 30.662 0.953 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 10 178.560 30.242 0.533 0.000 0 0
22 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 16 177.719 30.385 0.676 0.000 0 0
23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 47 174.588 30.930 1.221 0.000 0 0
195 Scott Speed Ford 34 176.881 30.529 0.820 0.000 0 0
33 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 33 176.910 30.524 0.815 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 12 178.365 30.275 0.566 174.850 38 47
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 35 176.811 30.541 0.832 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 17 177.655 30.396 0.687 172.230 20 29
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 4 179.695 30.051 0.342 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 30 177.171 30.479 0.770 0.000 0 0
32 TJ Bell Ford 46 174.740 30.903 1.194 0.000 0 0
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 18 177.649 30.397 0.688 170.560 18 27