Practice #3

The 2008 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City 500

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 13 Dodge
  • 10 Toyota
  • 8 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 506 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.775
  • Cautions: 10 for 68 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,299 (3.0 passes per green flag lap)
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Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 17 119.955 15.996 0.164
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 37 118.767 16.156 0.324
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 31 119.032 16.120 0.288
99 Carl Edwards Ford 10 120.211 15.962 0.130
5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 26 119.380 16.073 0.241
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 15 120.030 15.986 0.154
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 3 120.770 15.888 0.056
44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 32 119.003 16.124 0.292
40 Dario Franchitti Dodge 33 118.973 16.128 0.296
22 Dave Blaney Toyota 18 119.940 15.998 0.166
38 David Gilliland Ford 6 120.732 15.893 0.061
6 David Ragan Ford 13 120.090 15.978 0.146
347 David Reutimann Toyota 2 120.930 15.867 0.035
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 120.755 15.890 0.058
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 30 119.047 16.118 0.286
16 Greg Biffle Ford 14 120.068 15.981 0.149
96 JJ Yeley Toyota 16 119.993 15.991 0.159
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 34 118.899 16.138 0.306
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 5 120.755 15.890 0.058
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 7 120.679 15.900 0.068
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27 119.313 16.082 0.250
78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 40 118.320 16.217 0.385
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 12 120.098 15.977 0.145
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 1 121.198 15.832 0.000
49 Ken Schrader Dodge 39 118.342 16.214 0.382
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 11 120.150 15.970 0.138
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 25 119.395 16.071 0.239
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 21 119.820 16.014 0.182
45 Kyle Petty Dodge 28 119.099 16.111 0.279
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 19 119.918 16.001 0.169
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 20 119.910 16.002 0.170
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 41 118.131 16.243 0.411
84 Mike Skinner Toyota 36 118.789 16.153 0.321
15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 23 119.596 16.044 0.212
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 8 120.316 15.948 0.116
01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 35 118.877 16.141 0.309
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 38 118.716 16.163 0.331
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 24 119.432 16.066 0.234
66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 9 120.233 15.959 0.127
20 Tony Stewart Toyota 22 119.813 16.015 0.183
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 29 119.069 16.115 0.283