Practice #1

The 2012 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.192
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,459 (67.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 26 194.872 49.140 1.061 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 1 199.172 48.079 0.000 195.256 4 13
97 Bill Elliott Toyota 35 187.651 51.031 2.952 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 34 188.038 50.926 2.847 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 6 197.623 48.456 0.377 195.697 2 11
99 Carl Edwards Ford 15 196.689 48.686 0.607 195.443 3 12
13 Casey Mears Ford 7 197.447 48.499 0.420 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 22 195.640 48.947 0.868 188.772 7 16
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 27 194.741 49.173 1.094 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 42 184.801 51.818 3.739 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 31 189.193 50.615 2.536 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 11 197.106 48.583 0.504 195.556 3 12
10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 36 187.214 51.150 3.071 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 33 188.270 50.863 2.784 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 13 196.847 48.647 0.568 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 24 195.257 49.043 0.964 0.000 0 0
249 JJ Yeley Toyota 38 185.581 51.600 3.521 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 25 195.170 49.065 0.986 183.926 8 17
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 9 197.195 48.561 0.482 193.461 3 12
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 4 197.843 48.402 0.323 191.168 1 10
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 30 189.819 50.448 2.369 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 37 186.896 51.237 3.158 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 16 196.628 48.701 0.622 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 21 195.832 48.899 0.820 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 20 195.888 48.885 0.806 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 5 197.725 48.431 0.352 195.567 2 11
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 18 196.278 48.788 0.709 189.243 2 11
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 14 196.831 48.651 0.572 193.561 12 21
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 19 196.254 48.794 0.715 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 17 196.411 48.755 0.676 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 3 197.986 48.367 0.288 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 41 185.015 51.758 3.679 0.000 0 0
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 2 198.343 48.280 0.201 194.229 6 15
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 10 197.151 48.572 0.493 177.451 1 10
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 23 195.425 49.001 0.922 193.149 2 11
23 Robert Richardson Jr Toyota 39 185.524 51.616 3.537 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 8 197.212 48.557 0.478 0.000 0 0
32 Terry Labonte Ford 28 190.609 50.239 2.160 0.000 0 0
33 Tony Raines Chevrolet 44 183.610 52.154 4.075 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 12 197.033 48.601 0.522 195.371 5 14
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 43 184.242 51.975 3.896 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 40 185.409 51.648 3.569 0.000 0 0
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 29 190.158 50.358 2.279 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 32 188.853 50.706 2.627 0.000 0 0