Practice #1

The 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

1000Bulbs.com 500

Sunday, October 14th, 2018

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 8 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 193 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.105 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 20 Minutes 24 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 153.707
  • Cautions: 8 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 6,362 (39.5 passes per green flag lap)
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1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 18 201.452 47.535 0.646 20 26 0.000 0 0
10 Aric Almirola Ford 2 203.957 46.951 0.062 15 30 200.693 13 22
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 9 202.192 47.361 0.472 14 21 200.595 12 21
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 4 202.431 47.305 0.416 13 26 199.933 11 20
38 David Ragan Ford 30 193.135 49.582 2.693 13 14 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 15 201.944 47.419 0.530 8 22 187.879 10 19
23 JJ Yeley Toyota 35 190.034 50.391 3.502 3 7 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 37 188.731 50.739 3.850 10 22 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 20 200.637 47.728 0.839 9 34 199.035 3 12
22 Joey Logano Ford 3 202.478 47.294 0.405 12 23 200.637 10 19
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 1 204.227 46.889 0.000 13 23 200.676 11 20
41 Kurt Busch Ford 8 202.196 47.360 0.471 10 21 200.588 8 17
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 13 201.961 47.415 0.526 10 22 0.000 0 0
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 14 201.949 47.418 0.529 7 8 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 27 196.669 48.691 1.802 7 32 193.784 2 11
21 Paul Menard Ford 11 202.051 47.394 0.505 14 24 199.776 13 22
95 Regan Smith Chevrolet 26 196.952 48.621 1.732 9 18 191.193 2 11
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 31 191.558 49.990 3.101 20 23 0.000 0 0
62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 19 201.037 47.633 0.744 10 13 0.000 0 0
99 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 40 186.914 51.232 4.343 8 8 0.000 0 0
6 Trevor Bayne Ford 16 201.829 47.446 0.557 14 23 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 7 202.200 47.359 0.470 15 33 191.655 1 10
97 David Starr Toyota 41 186.108 51.454 4.565 5 8 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 5 202.388 47.315 0.426 15 23 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 29 193.205 49.564 2.675 3 25 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 24 200.297 47.809 0.920 5 32 199.206 3 12
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 17 201.778 47.458 0.569 12 28 200.360 10 19
72 Corey Lajoie Chevrolet 32 191.180 50.089 3.200 16 17 0.000 0 0
00 Joey Gase Chevrolet 28 193.431 49.506 2.617 8 12 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 6 202.354 47.323 0.434 17 23 192.536 2 11
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 23 200.381 47.789 0.900 9 48 199.210 3 12
32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 21 200.574 47.743 0.854 17 22 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 25 199.942 47.894 1.005 14 25 190.760 2 11
20 Erik Jones Toyota 10 202.081 47.387 0.498 10 22 0.000 0 0
96 Jeffrey Earnhardt Toyota 38 188.126 50.902 4.013 11 11 0.000 0 0
7 DJ Kennington Chevrolet 34 190.075 50.380 3.491 8 8 0.000 0 0
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 12 201.978 47.411 0.522 8 20 0.000 0 0
51 Cody Ware Ford 39 187.181 51.159 4.270 3 15 0.000 0 0
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 36 189.906 50.425 3.536 3 6 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 33 190.488 50.271 3.382 6 6 0.000 0 0
24 William Byron Chevrolet 22 200.557 47.747 0.858 9 32 199.287 3 12