Practice #1

The 2018 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 28th, 2018

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 8 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 0.107 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 75.310
  • Cautions: 8 for 68 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,296 (3.0 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 10 94.746 19.986 0.202 11 36 93.711 23 32
10 Aric Almirola Ford 5 95.280 19.874 0.090 35 36 94.702 6 15
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 1 95.714 19.784 0.000 13 33 94.355 20 29
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 7 95.137 19.904 0.120 39 39 94.474 8 17
38 David Ragan Ford 27 93.980 20.149 0.365 17 29 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 8 95.127 19.906 0.122 11 38 94.469 14 23
7 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 36 91.126 20.780 0.996 14 19 0.000 0 0
23 JJ Yeley Toyota 33 92.542 20.462 0.678 22 28 90.552 4 13
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 18 94.548 20.028 0.244 5 31 93.804 13 22
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 14 94.619 20.013 0.229 6 29 93.681 3 12
22 Joey Logano Ford 20 94.515 20.035 0.251 7 53 94.173 10 19
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 11 94.690 19.998 0.214 12 45 93.635 5 14
41 Kurt Busch Ford 2 95.646 19.798 0.014 17 24 94.113 3 12
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 3 95.593 19.809 0.025 9 37 94.456 2 11
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 6 95.256 19.879 0.095 15 36 94.804 6 15
6 Matt Kenseth Ford 21 94.510 20.036 0.252 6 31 93.358 16 25
34 Michael McDowell Ford 30 93.840 20.179 0.395 15 38 93.419 9 18
21 Paul Menard Ford 12 94.685 19.999 0.215 11 37 93.103 28 37
95 Regan Smith Chevrolet 31 93.822 20.183 0.399 14 34 91.337 1 10
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 13 94.661 20.004 0.220 8 38 94.086 15 24
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 23 94.383 20.063 0.279 5 46 93.662 5 14
72 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 29 93.849 20.177 0.393 9 15 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 28 93.863 20.174 0.390 7 28 92.316 19 28
66 Timmy Hill Toyota 39 89.944 21.053 1.269 15 16 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 15 94.600 20.017 0.233 7 45 94.193 5 14
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 24 94.275 20.086 0.302 16 34 92.844 2 11
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 4 95.357 19.858 0.074 7 20 94.100 11 20
00 Joey Gase Chevrolet 37 90.581 20.905 1.121 25 39 84.791 3 12
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 25 94.101 20.123 0.339 17 53 93.005 11 20
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 16 94.590 20.019 0.235 7 53 93.648 12 21
51 Jeb Burton Ford 38 90.111 21.014 1.230 12 20 0.000 0 0
32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 32 93.631 20.224 0.440 15 30 92.150 21 30
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 17 94.552 20.027 0.243 11 48 90.919 37 46
20 Erik Jones Toyota 9 94.979 19.937 0.153 9 33 94.198 2 11
96 DJ Kennington Toyota 35 92.303 20.515 0.731 19 23 89.955 5 14
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 19 94.529 20.032 0.248 9 15 93.294 1 10
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 34 92.533 20.464 0.680 5 28 91.519 17 26
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 22 94.402 20.059 0.275 19 45 93.216 28 37
24 William Byron Chevrolet 26 94.055 20.133 0.349 6 42 0.000 0 0