Practice #2

The 2009 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Darlington Raceway.

Southern 500

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 8 Dodge
  • 7 Ford
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 14 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.687
  • Cautions: 17 for 73 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,300 (4.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 18 176.245 27.902 0.218
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 13 176.714 27.828 0.144
25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 33 174.395 28.198 0.514
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 8 177.134 27.762 0.078
99 Carl Edwards Ford 36 173.705 28.310 0.626
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 17 176.441 27.871 0.187
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 26 175.228 28.064 0.380
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 21 176.037 27.935 0.251
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 40 172.741 28.468 0.784
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 20 176.069 27.930 0.246
6 David Ragan Ford 24 175.334 28.047 0.363
00 David Reutimann Toyota 42 171.650 28.649 0.965
12 David Stremme Dodge 41 172.299 28.541 0.857
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 177.371 27.725 0.041
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 32 174.482 28.184 0.500
16 Greg Biffle Ford 7 177.134 27.762 0.078
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 16 176.536 27.856 0.172
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 2 177.608 27.688 0.004
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1 177.633 27.684 0.000
41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 37 173.577 28.331 0.647
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 177.441 27.714 0.030
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 29 174.985 28.103 0.419
20 Joey Logano Toyota 35 173.822 28.291 0.607
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 19 176.239 27.903 0.219
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 31 174.867 28.122 0.438
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 28 175.010 28.099 0.415
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 22 175.987 27.943 0.259
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 9 177.039 27.777 0.093
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 15 176.613 27.844 0.160
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 5 177.319 27.733 0.049
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 12 176.930 27.794 0.110
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 6 177.179 27.755 0.071
113 Max Papis Toyota 38 173.295 28.377 0.693
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 44 170.543 28.835 1.151
98 Paul Menard Ford 39 173.100 28.409 0.725
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 45 170.342 28.869 1.185
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 23 175.804 27.972 0.288
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 27 175.216 28.066 0.382
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 14 176.682 27.833 0.149
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 10 177.019 27.780 0.096
36 Scott Riggs Toyota 25 175.228 28.064 0.380
82 Scott Speed Toyota 43 170.952 28.766 1.082
09 Sterling Marlin Dodge 30 174.885 28.119 0.435
34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 34 174.296 28.214 0.530
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 11 176.949 27.791 0.107