Practice #1

The 2017 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 7th, 2017

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 9 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 191 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 145.669
  • Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: 16,440 (104.1 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 24 187.743 51.006 2.353 4 8 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 9 195.568 48.965 0.312 5 10 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 3 195.808 48.905 0.252 5 12 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 1 196.822 48.653 0.000 7 10 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 17 194.043 49.350 0.697 9 11 0.000 0 0
38 David Ragan Ford 30 183.673 52.136 3.483 2 2 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 12 195.011 49.105 0.452 10 12 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 26 185.815 51.535 2.882 4 5 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 25 185.938 51.501 2.848 4 5 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 5 195.756 48.918 0.265 5 12 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 15 194.959 49.118 0.465 10 12 0.000 0 0
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 2 196.439 48.748 0.095 8 12 0.000 0 0
41 Kurt Busch Ford 4 195.784 48.911 0.258 5 11 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 14 194.983 49.112 0.459 10 13 0.000 0 0
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 23 188.056 50.921 2.268 2 4 0.000 0 0
20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 13 194.995 49.109 0.456 10 11 0.000 0 0
95 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 18 192.672 49.701 1.048 7 8 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 19 192.571 49.727 1.074 3 5 0.000 0 0
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 20 191.685 49.957 1.304 3 3 0.000 0 0
34 Landon Cassill Ford 22 189.628 50.499 1.846 2 4 0.000 0 0
6 Trevor Bayne Ford 6 195.756 48.918 0.265 5 12 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 21 191.681 49.958 1.305 3 6 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 8 195.676 48.938 0.285 5 12 0.000 0 0
21 Ryan Blaney Ford 7 195.748 48.920 0.267 5 10 0.000 0 0
83 Corey Lajoie Toyota 31 182.546 52.458 3.805 4 4 0.000 0 0
24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 16 194.808 49.156 0.503 10 12 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 28 184.868 51.799 3.146 4 4 0.000 0 0
77 Erik Jones Toyota 11 195.046 49.096 0.443 10 13 0.000 0 0
33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 29 184.548 51.889 3.236 3 3 0.000 0 0
23 Gray Gaulding Toyota 27 185.076 51.741 3.088 5 5 0.000 0 0
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 10 195.050 49.095 0.442 10 12 0.000 0 0