CUP Series Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR CUP Series

Practice #1

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

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 3 Dodge
  • 14 Ford
  • 16 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 202 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.256
  • Cautions: 10 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: 7,449 (46.6 passes per green flag lap)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 18 191.775 46.930 0.393 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 9 192.641 46.719 0.182 0.000 0 0
97 Bill Elliott Toyota 42 189.076 47.600 1.063 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 40 189.342 47.533 0.996 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 19 191.714 46.945 0.408 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 10 192.489 46.756 0.219 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 31 190.633 47.211 0.674 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 24 191.396 47.023 0.486 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 6 192.806 46.679 0.142 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 36 190.054 47.355 0.818 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 43 188.592 47.722 1.185 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 26 191.095 47.097 0.560 0.000 0 0
93 David Reutimann Toyota 46 187.527 47.993 1.456 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 30 190.682 47.199 0.662 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 32 190.541 47.234 0.697 0.000 0 0
33 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 29 190.714 47.191 0.654 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 1 193.395 46.537 0.000 0.000 0 0
249 JJ Yeley Toyota 48 186.621 48.226 1.689 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 39 189.609 47.466 0.929 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 21 191.640 46.963 0.426 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 3 193.150 46.596 0.059 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 15 191.951 46.887 0.350 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 37 190.026 47.362 0.825 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 20 191.644 46.962 0.425 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 16 191.849 46.912 0.375 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 17 191.828 46.917 0.380 0.000 0 0
109 Kenny Wallace Toyota 25 191.201 47.071 0.534 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 14 191.967 46.883 0.346 0.000 0 0
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 27 190.929 47.138 0.601 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 28 190.763 47.179 0.642 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 2 193.349 46.548 0.011 0.000 0 0
55 Mark Martin Toyota 11 192.262 46.811 0.274 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 23 191.522 46.992 0.455 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 8 192.649 46.717 0.180 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 41 189.326 47.537 1.000 0.000 0 0
140 Michael Waltrip Toyota 34 190.235 47.310 0.773 0.000 0 0
37 Mike Wallace Ford 44 188.288 47.799 1.262 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 5 192.810 46.678 0.141 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 35 190.166 47.327 0.790 0.000 0 0
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 47 186.834 48.171 1.634 0.000 0 0
23 Robert Richardson Jr Toyota 49 184.441 48.796 2.259 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 22 191.530 46.990 0.453 0.000 0 0
32 Terry Labonte Ford 33 190.331 47.286 0.749 0.000 0 0
26 Tony Raines Ford 38 189.941 47.383 0.846 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 7 192.707 46.703 0.166 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 45 188.009 47.870 1.333 0.000 0 0
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 4 192.881 46.661 0.124 0.000 0 0
6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 12 192.082 46.855 0.318 0.000 0 0
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 13 191.975 46.881 0.344 0.000 0 0