Practice #2

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 5 94.242 20.093 0.308 4 62 92.723 17 26
10 Aric Almirola Ford 21 93.567 20.238 0.453 44 74 93.066 42 51
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 4 94.510 20.036 0.251 10 74 94.038 3 12
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 6 94.209 20.100 0.315 9 77 93.838 3 12
38 David Ragan Ford 24 93.460 20.261 0.476 39 43 92.453 4 13
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 11 94.045 20.135 0.350 3 88 93.826 2 11
7 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 37 90.206 20.992 1.207 15 29 0.000 0 0
23 JJ Yeley Toyota 35 90.577 20.906 1.121 33 35 88.363 2 11
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 14 94.026 20.139 0.354 5 82 93.357 2 11
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 16 93.947 20.156 0.371 9 74 93.438 2 11
22 Joey Logano Ford 15 93.984 20.148 0.363 8 86 93.117 5 14
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 10 94.115 20.120 0.335 40 69 93.723 4 13
41 Kurt Busch Ford 17 93.905 20.165 0.380 6 64 93.261 3 12
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 3 94.784 19.978 0.193 4 83 94.205 2 11
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 9 94.125 20.118 0.333 9 77 93.609 2 11
6 Matt Kenseth Ford 26 93.359 20.283 0.498 7 43 91.516 34 43
34 Michael McDowell Ford 30 92.855 20.393 0.608 46 48 91.460 17 26
21 Paul Menard Ford 25 93.414 20.271 0.486 8 70 92.533 41 50
95 Regan Smith Chevrolet 29 93.079 20.344 0.559 15 48 92.538 8 17
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 1 95.709 19.785 0.000 4 80 93.162 50 59
99 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 40 89.974 21.046 1.261 16 40 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 19 93.743 20.200 0.415 63 64 92.590 9 18
72 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 31 92.792 20.407 0.622 8 28 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 20 93.682 20.213 0.428 7 54 93.163 4 13
66 Timmy Hill Toyota 36 90.495 20.925 1.140 10 25 87.172 13 22
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 27 93.203 20.317 0.532 51 76 92.732 47 56
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 12 94.040 20.136 0.351 54 54 93.365 5 14
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 13 94.031 20.138 0.353 9 89 93.633 3 12
00 Joey Gase Chevrolet 38 90.124 21.011 1.226 8 37 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 8 94.172 20.108 0.323 5 54 92.479 13 22
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 2 94.912 19.951 0.166 4 77 92.894 11 20
51 Jeb Burton Ford 39 90.111 21.014 1.229 29 29 88.885 20 29
32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 32 92.434 20.486 0.701 7 64 91.927 12 21
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 18 93.766 20.195 0.410 55 57 92.375 10 19
20 Erik Jones Toyota 7 94.204 20.101 0.316 6 62 93.360 3 12
96 DJ Kennington Toyota 33 92.173 20.544 0.759 23 42 91.074 20 29
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 23 93.497 20.253 0.468 56 83 92.944 3 12
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 34 91.651 20.661 0.876 10 43 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 28 93.152 20.328 0.543 3 52 92.458 8 17
24 William Byron Chevrolet 22 93.497 20.253 0.468 5 78 92.943 3 12