Practice #3

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

Samsung 500

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

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

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 339 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 144.814
  • Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,203 (7.1 passes per green flag lap)
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Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
21 Bill Elliott Ford 42 175.907 30.698 1.517
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 29 178.980 30.171 0.990
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 13 182.513 29.587 0.406
99 Carl Edwards Ford 1 185.052 29.181 0.000
5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 20 180.391 29.935 0.754
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 25 179.420 30.097 0.916
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 7 183.955 29.355 0.174
22 Dave Blaney Toyota 5 184.099 29.332 0.151
38 David Gilliland Ford 6 184.093 29.333 0.152
6 David Ragan Ford 10 183.380 29.447 0.266
44 David Reutimann Toyota 9 183.418 29.441 0.260
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 24 179.689 30.052 0.871
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 21 180.030 29.995 0.814
16 Greg Biffle Ford 2 184.938 29.199 0.018
96 JJ Yeley Toyota 38 177.130 30.486 1.305
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 12 183.051 29.500 0.319
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 16 181.769 29.708 0.527
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 35 177.819 30.368 1.187
70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 40 176.765 30.549 1.368
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 184.603 29.252 0.071
78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 43 175.821 30.713 1.532
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 39 176.898 30.526 1.345
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 31 178.324 30.282 1.101
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 32 178.318 30.283 1.102
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 179.724 30.046 0.865
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 30 178.956 30.175 0.994
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 8 183.617 29.409 0.228
8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 17 181.324 29.781 0.600
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 26 179.348 30.109 0.928
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 11 183.163 29.482 0.301
347 Michael McDowell Toyota 37 177.160 30.481 1.300
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 36 177.474 30.427 1.246
84 Mike Skinner Toyota 41 176.367 30.618 1.437
10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 34 178.024 30.333 1.152
15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 4 184.250 29.308 0.127
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 14 182.076 29.658 0.477
01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 33 178.300 30.286 1.105
7 Robby Gordon Dodge 19 180.415 29.931 0.750
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 18 181.257 29.792 0.611
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 27 179.188 30.136 0.955
66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 22 179.784 30.036 0.855
20 Tony Stewart Toyota 28 179.081 30.154 0.973
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 15 181.947 29.679 0.498