Practice #1

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

AAA Texas 500

Sunday, November 4th, 2012

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 335 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 136.117
  • Cautions: 9 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,859 (10.0 passes per green flag lap)
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AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
51 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 28 185.790 29.065 0.755 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 6 188.633 28.627 0.317 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 29 185.204 29.157 0.847 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 3 190.121 28.403 0.093 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 12 187.402 28.815 0.505 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 19 186.503 28.954 0.644 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 4 189.867 28.441 0.131 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 17 186.670 28.928 0.618 181.848 1 10
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 45 182.186 29.640 1.330 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 25 185.931 29.043 0.733 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 32 184.881 29.208 0.898 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 33 184.653 29.244 0.934 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 11 187.474 28.804 0.494 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 10 187.735 28.764 0.454 0.000 0 0
37 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 30 185.198 29.158 0.848 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 31 184.944 29.198 0.888 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 16 186.696 28.924 0.614 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 26 185.918 29.045 0.735 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27 185.867 29.053 0.743 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 40 183.530 29.423 1.113 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 23 186.091 29.018 0.708 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 20 186.464 28.960 0.650 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 8 187.826 28.750 0.440 0.000 0 0
32 Ken Schrader Ford 46 180.138 29.977 1.667 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 9 187.748 28.762 0.452 0.000 0 0
78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 18 186.522 28.951 0.641 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 14 187.149 28.854 0.544 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 13 187.272 28.835 0.525 0.000 0 0
55 Mark Martin Toyota 2 190.449 28.354 0.044 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 1 190.745 28.310 0.000 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 7 187.963 28.729 0.419 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 35 184.326 29.296 0.986 0.000 0 0
119 Mike Bliss Toyota 43 183.492 29.429 1.119 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 22 186.329 28.981 0.671 0.000 0 0
191 Reed Sorenson Toyota 41 183.524 29.424 1.114 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 24 186.027 29.028 0.718 0.000 0 0
22 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 21 186.361 28.976 0.666 0.000 0 0
195 Scott Speed Ford 36 184.244 29.309 0.999 0.000 0 0
33 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 44 182.667 29.562 1.252 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5 188.805 28.601 0.291 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 39 183.749 29.388 1.078 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 38 183.767 29.385 1.075 0.000 0 0
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 15 187.052 28.869 0.559 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 42 183.499 29.428 1.118 0.000 0 0
179 Kelly Bires Ford 37 183.880 29.367 1.057 0.000 0 0
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 34 184.351 29.292 0.982 0.000 0 0