Practice #1

The 2016 Geico 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

Geico 500

Sunday, May 1st, 2016

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 12 Ford
  • 9 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.046
  • Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Green Flag Passes: 18,058 (122.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 40 191.708 49.951 2.008 6 16 190.189 2 11
43 Aric Almirola Ford 30 195.804 48.906 0.963 10 27 193.370 3 12
32 Bobby Labonte Ford 34 194.638 49.199 1.256 14 14 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 31 195.744 48.921 0.978 4 31 193.497 3 12
19 Carl Edwards Toyota 23 196.552 48.720 0.777 15 25 192.288 9 18
13 Casey Mears Chevrolet 7 199.251 48.060 0.117 5 18 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 28 196.258 48.793 0.850 11 22 193.517 10 19
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 32 195.150 49.070 1.127 30 37 193.168 3 12
35 David Gilliland Ford 14 197.074 48.591 0.648 24 24 193.107 15 24
23 David Ragan Toyota 33 194.638 49.199 1.256 14 25 177.718 10 19
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 24 196.519 48.728 0.785 15 24 193.864 10 19
16 Greg Biffle Ford 11 199.015 48.117 0.174 6 23 192.409 11 20
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 1 199.737 47.943 0.000 9 21 175.207 1 10
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 39 191.739 49.943 2.000 9 23 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 8 199.247 48.061 0.118 5 23 195.169 3 12
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 27 196.290 48.785 0.842 13 24 187.888 1 10
4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 6 199.288 48.051 0.108 5 28 194.872 3 12
41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 3 199.409 48.022 0.079 5 18 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 15 197.021 48.604 0.661 6 23 192.477 9 18
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 22 196.556 48.719 0.776 15 15 0.000 0 0
20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 21 196.608 48.706 0.763 15 20 192.333 9 18
95 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 10 199.193 48.074 0.131 6 18 0.000 0 0
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 12 197.366 48.519 0.576 10 18 193.254 3 12
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 16 196.907 48.632 0.689 3 26 192.937 14 23
7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 41 187.820 50.985 3.042 7 7 0.000 0 0
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 38 192.591 49.722 1.779 3 19 0.000 0 0
38 Landon Cassill Ford 19 196.721 48.678 0.735 14 24 193.176 14 23
6 Trevor Bayne Ford 5 199.317 48.044 0.101 5 25 194.226 2 11
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 18 196.855 48.645 0.702 12 31 190.290 16 25
98 Cole Whitt Toyota 17 196.875 48.640 0.697 14 15 193.437 3 12
30 Josh Wise Chevrolet 35 194.551 49.221 1.278 8 21 192.203 3 12
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 25 196.503 48.732 0.789 27 36 193.202 3 12
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 4 199.384 48.028 0.085 5 26 0.000 0 0
44 Brian Scott Ford 20 196.624 48.702 0.759 3 27 193.717 3 12
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 9 199.243 48.062 0.119 5 26 195.541 3 12
46 Michael Annett Chevrolet 36 194.456 49.245 1.302 12 16 0.000 0 0
21 Ryan Blaney Ford 13 197.187 48.563 0.620 30 36 193.339 22 31
Ty Dillon 29 195.884 48.886 0.943 7 29 193.045 13 22
24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 2 199.729 47.945 0.002 4 32 193.289 15 24
83 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 37 193.326 49.533 1.590 16 25 0.000 0 0
34 Chris Buescher Ford 26 196.310 48.780 0.837 3 26 193.699 3 12