Practice #2

The 2012 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 2 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 14 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.192
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 34
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,459 (67.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 16 189.936 50.417 1.740 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 1 196.725 48.677 0.000 0.000 0 0
97 Bill Elliott Toyota 27 187.265 51.136 2.459 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 30 186.148 51.443 2.766 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 20 189.118 50.635 1.958 0.000 0 0
99 Carl Edwards Ford 14 190.575 50.248 1.571 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 21 188.954 50.679 2.002 0.000 0 0
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 10 194.539 49.224 0.547 0.000 0 0
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 22 188.846 50.708 2.031 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 17 189.736 50.470 1.793 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 6 195.281 49.037 0.360 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 25 188.263 50.865 2.188 0.000 0 0
10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 13 190.719 50.210 1.533 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 19 189.519 50.528 1.851 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 195.692 48.934 0.257 0.000 0 0
16 Greg Biffle Ford 3 196.105 48.831 0.154 0.000 0 0
249 JJ Yeley Toyota 32 185.761 51.550 2.873 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 35 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 36 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 11 193.917 49.382 0.705 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 24 188.471 50.809 2.132 0.000 0 0
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 28 187.020 51.203 2.526 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 7 195.118 49.078 0.401 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 41 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 40 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 44 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 39 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 9 194.745 49.172 0.495 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 8 195.054 49.094 0.417 0.000 0 0
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 38 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 2 196.685 48.687 0.010 0.000 0 0
98 Michael McDowell Ford 26 188.023 50.930 2.253 0.000 0 0
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 12 193.697 49.438 0.761 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 43 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 5 195.620 48.952 0.275 0.000 0 0
23 Robert Richardson Jr Toyota 33 185.219 51.701 3.024 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 42 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
32 Terry Labonte Ford 23 188.552 50.787 2.110 0.000 0 0
33 Tony Raines Chevrolet 29 186.383 51.378 2.701 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 37 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 31 185.927 51.504 2.827 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 34 185.108 51.732 3.055 0.000 0 0
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 15 190.450 50.281 1.604 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 18 189.519 50.528 1.851 0.000 0 0