Practice #1

The 2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500

Sunday, October 7th, 2012

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 189 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 171.194
  • Cautions: 5 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 54
  • Green Flag Passes: 13,069 (76.0 passes per green flag lap)
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Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
43 Aric Almirola Ford 28 195.568 48.965 1.193 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 13 197.537 48.477 0.705 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 4 199.562 47.985 0.213 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 8 198.421 48.261 0.489 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 2 200.322 47.803 0.031 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 19 197.175 48.566 0.794 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 10 197.888 48.391 0.619 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 40 187.853 50.976 3.204 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 15 197.460 48.496 0.724 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 5 199.554 47.987 0.215 0.000 0 0
10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 31 195.265 49.041 1.269 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 32 193.310 49.537 1.765 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 6 199.546 47.989 0.217 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 14 197.496 48.487 0.715 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 21 196.907 48.632 0.860 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 33 192.734 49.685 1.913 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 3 199.633 47.968 0.196 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 37 189.568 50.515 2.743 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 39 188.052 50.922 3.150 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 18 197.297 48.536 0.764 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 26 196.503 48.732 0.960 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 11 197.794 48.414 0.642 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 196.750 48.671 0.899 0.000 0 0
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 29 195.488 48.985 1.213 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 12 197.627 48.455 0.683 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 17 197.325 48.529 0.757 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 25 196.657 48.694 0.922 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 22 196.754 48.670 0.898 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 38 188.962 50.677 2.905 0.000 0 0
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 9 197.958 48.374 0.602 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 20 196.948 48.622 0.850 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 7 199.131 48.089 0.317 0.000 0 0
23 Robert Richardson Jr Chevrolet 43 186.300 51.401 3.629 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 27 195.692 48.934 1.162 0.000 0 0
22 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 16 197.439 48.501 0.729 0.000 0 0
32 Terry Labonte Ford 35 189.831 50.445 2.673 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 24 196.705 48.682 0.910 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 1 200.452 47.772 0.000 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 30 195.289 49.035 1.263 0.000 0 0
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 34 190.913 50.159 2.387 0.000 0 0
33 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 42 186.947 51.223 3.451 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 41 187.170 51.162 3.390 0.000 0 0
97 Timmy Hill Toyota 36 189.827 50.446 2.674 0.000 0 0