Practice #1

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

Hellmann's 500

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 13 Ford
  • 9 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 192 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 159.905
  • Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 31
  • Green Flag Passes: 13,646 (81.7 passes per green flag lap)
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Hellmann's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 2 198.327 48.284 0.151 7 15 193.883 6 15
43 Aric Almirola Ford 24 195.337 49.023 0.890 8 20 194.173 3 12
32 Bobby Labonte Ford 41 186.627 51.311 3.178 2 8 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 23 195.345 49.021 0.888 7 19 188.422 1 10
19 Carl Edwards Toyota 31 193.018 49.612 1.479 9 9 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Chevrolet 12 196.117 48.828 0.695 4 29 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 30 194.812 49.155 1.022 14 17 0.000 0 0
35 David Gilliland Ford 36 189.253 50.599 2.466 5 5 0.000 0 0
23 David Ragan Toyota 32 192.742 49.683 1.550 11 11 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 14 195.632 48.949 0.816 10 13 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 1 198.949 48.133 0.000 6 20 195.657 2 11
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 35 190.852 50.175 2.042 7 33 187.786 24 33
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 15 195.632 48.949 0.816 10 32 193.895 3 12
22 Joey Logano Ford 26 195.249 49.045 0.912 10 19 193.941 5 14
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 22 195.357 49.018 0.885 15 22 193.849 7 16
4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 9 196.483 48.737 0.604 10 27 194.201 4 13
41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 29 194.959 49.118 0.985 10 23 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 17 195.616 48.953 0.820 17 19 0.000 0 0
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 13 195.816 48.903 0.770 11 12 0.000 0 0
20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 16 195.628 48.950 0.817 15 17 0.000 0 0
95 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 6 197.684 48.441 0.308 7 11 194.531 2 11
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 11 196.117 48.828 0.695 4 12 0.000 0 0
55 Reed Sorenson Toyota 37 188.958 50.678 2.545 3 5 0.000 0 0
7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 39 188.664 50.757 2.624 4 11 0.000 0 0
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 28 195.098 49.083 0.950 10 15 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 20 195.433 48.999 0.866 4 8 0.000 0 0
38 Landon Cassill Ford 8 196.932 48.626 0.493 3 19 0.000 0 0
6 Trevor Bayne Ford 5 198.105 48.338 0.205 3 27 191.073 2 11
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27 195.198 49.058 0.925 12 19 189.066 6 15
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 4 198.261 48.300 0.167 3 20 191.115 2 11
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 19 195.464 48.991 0.858 10 27 193.909 3 12
44 Brian Scott Ford 7 197.484 48.490 0.357 7 26 194.855 4 13
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 10 196.250 48.795 0.662 16 28 191.233 7 16
46 Michael Annett Chevrolet 38 188.950 50.680 2.547 9 10 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 18 195.512 48.979 0.846 10 31 193.979 8 17
21 Ryan Blaney Ford 25 195.313 49.029 0.896 10 17 193.886 3 12
24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 21 195.385 49.011 0.878 7 25 193.927 7 16
93 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 40 187.529 51.064 2.931 2 2 0.000 0 0
34 Chris Buescher Ford 3 198.261 48.300 0.167 3 13 185.131 1 10
83 Jeffrey Earnhardt Toyota 33 191.589 49.982 1.849 9 12 0.000 0 0
99 Ryan Reed Ford 34 191.199 50.084 1.951 6 6 0.000 0 0