Practice #1

The 2017 First Data 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Martinsville Speedway.

First Data 500

Sunday, October 29th, 2017

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 13 Ford
  • 8 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 505 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 74.902
  • Cautions: 11 for 74 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,683 (3.9 passes per green flag lap)
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First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 9 94.477 20.043 0.197 40 43 93.548 3 12
43 Aric Almirola Ford 28 93.391 20.276 0.430 18 41 92.760 9 18
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 6 94.989 19.935 0.089 40 44 93.103 2 11
66 Carl Long Chevrolet 38 89.502 21.157 1.311 17 31 86.974 22 31
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 16 94.157 20.111 0.265 11 36 93.821 3 12
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 19 94.087 20.126 0.280 14 47 91.405 1 10
38 David Ragan Ford 11 94.463 20.046 0.200 41 42 92.629 4 13
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 1 95.415 19.846 0.000 71 71 93.882 11 20
7 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 35 91.478 20.700 0.854 9 31 88.576 22 31
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 8 94.482 20.042 0.196 40 40 93.357 2 11
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 22 93.999 20.145 0.299 21 59 93.385 16 25
22 Joey Logano Ford 12 94.425 20.054 0.208 14 41 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 24 93.752 20.198 0.352 14 54 92.928 37 46
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 23 93.924 20.161 0.315 17 40 92.758 31 40
41 Kurt Busch Ford 26 93.530 20.246 0.400 6 52 93.008 37 46
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 95.003 19.932 0.086 47 47 94.460 8 17
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 21 94.041 20.136 0.290 22 43 93.542 20 29
20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 7 94.614 20.014 0.168 50 51 93.624 27 36
95 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 14 94.232 20.095 0.249 34 35 93.465 5 14
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 27 93.414 20.271 0.425 28 41 90.261 32 41
15 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 37 90.999 20.809 0.963 14 24 0.000 0 0
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 3 95.156 19.900 0.054 45 46 93.493 19 28
34 Landon Cassill Ford 29 93.180 20.322 0.476 9 41 92.289 17 26
6 Trevor Bayne Ford 32 92.615 20.446 0.600 21 28 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 25 93.710 20.207 0.361 27 56 93.171 25 34
72 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 30 93.047 20.351 0.505 9 34 92.146 1 10
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 13 94.279 20.085 0.239 54 54 92.986 13 22
10 Danica Patrick Ford 20 94.073 20.129 0.283 32 36 92.330 4 13
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 2 95.299 19.870 0.024 50 52 93.930 8 17
21 Ryan Blaney Ford 4 95.036 19.925 0.079 40 40 93.486 4 13
23 Corey Lajoie Toyota 34 91.664 20.658 0.812 17 31 88.955 1 10
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 10 94.467 20.045 0.199 38 38 92.840 4 13
24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 17 94.148 20.113 0.267 54 60 93.686 47 56
32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 31 92.915 20.380 0.534 26 34 92.497 10 19
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 18 94.101 20.123 0.277 36 38 92.949 4 13
33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 36 91.196 20.764 0.918 9 30 0.000 0 0
83 Gray Gaulding Toyota 33 92.249 20.527 0.681 12 34 91.258 4 13
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 15 94.232 20.095 0.249 51 51 93.523 15 24
51 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 39 89.274 21.211 1.365 12 29 0.000 0 0