CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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The 2012 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Darlington Raceway.

Southern 500

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 2 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 14 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Laps Actual: 368 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 133.802
  • Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,526 (7.7 passes per green flag lap)
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Practice-Qualifying
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 10 175.141 28.078 0.309 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 24 174.062 28.252 0.483 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 27 173.607 28.326 0.557 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 18 174.383 28.200 0.431 164.238 32 41
99 Carl Edwards Ford 4 175.760 27.979 0.210 170.067 39 48
13 Casey Mears Ford 31 172.663 28.481 0.712 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 17 174.426 28.193 0.424 170.201 8 17
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 19 174.358 28.204 0.435 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 35 172.239 28.551 0.782 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 38 171.644 28.650 0.881 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 32 172.432 28.519 0.750 0.000 0 0
David Reutimann 34 172.239 28.551 0.782 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 36 171.890 28.609 0.840 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 16 174.501 28.181 0.412 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 2 176.290 27.895 0.126 0.000 0 0
249 JJ Yeley Toyota 43 171.387 28.693 0.924 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 28 173.564 28.333 0.564 168.583 22 31
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 25 173.970 28.267 0.498 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 13 174.954 28.108 0.339 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 7 175.353 28.044 0.275 169.622 32 41
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 44 171.279 28.711 0.942 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 9 175.322 28.049 0.280 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 15 174.717 28.146 0.377 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 22 174.179 28.233 0.464 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 1 177.090 27.769 0.000 169.918 28 37
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 3 175.993 27.942 0.173 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 26 173.644 28.320 0.551 171.045 5 14
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 23 174.167 28.235 0.466 167.842 29 38
55 Mark Martin Toyota 11 175.078 28.088 0.319 169.884 27 36
Martin Truex Jr 6 175.403 28.036 0.267 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 12 174.985 28.103 0.334 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 30 172.851 28.450 0.681 0.000 0 0
119 Mike Bliss Toyota 40 171.632 28.652 0.883 0.000 0 0
52 Mike Skinner Toyota 46 169.438 29.023 1.254 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 14 174.891 28.118 0.349 169.645 9 18
32 Reed Sorenson Ford 39 171.638 28.651 0.882 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 20 174.327 28.209 0.440 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 8 175.353 28.044 0.275 169.418 29 38
23 Scott Riggs Toyota 42 171.393 28.692 0.923 0.000 0 0
179 Scott Speed Ford 41 171.620 28.654 0.885 0.000 0 0
33 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 45 170.466 28.848 1.079 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5 175.647 27.997 0.228 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 29 173.344 28.369 0.600 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 21 174.296 28.214 0.445 0.000 0 0
74 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 37 171.770 28.629 0.860 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 33 172.348 28.533 0.764 0.000 0 0
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 47 167.997 29.272 1.503 0.000 0 0