Practice #3

The 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kobalt Tools 500

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 8 Dodge
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 15 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 325
  • Laps Actual: 330 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 127.573
  • Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,774 (6.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 28 175.565 31.578 0.696
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 10 177.510 31.232 0.350
21 Bill Elliott Ford 42 173.603 31.935 1.053
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 31 175.338 31.619 0.737
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 13 177.187 31.289 0.407
99 Carl Edwards Ford 1 179.522 30.882 0.000
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 18 176.820 31.354 0.472
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 27 175.877 31.522 0.640
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 14 177.113 31.302 0.420
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 38 174.285 31.810 0.928
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 41 173.706 31.916 1.034
6 David Ragan Ford 24 176.257 31.454 0.572
00 David Reutimann Toyota 26 175.994 31.501 0.619
12 David Stremme Dodge 7 177.715 31.196 0.314
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 3 178.700 31.024 0.142
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 37 174.471 31.776 0.894
16 Greg Biffle Ford 6 178.275 31.098 0.216
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 5 178.459 31.066 0.184
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 22 176.471 31.416 0.534
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 8 177.704 31.198 0.316
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 17 176.932 31.334 0.452
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 39 174.088 31.846 0.964
20 Joey Logano Toyota 32 175.288 31.628 0.746
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 40 173.717 31.914 1.032
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 25 176.033 31.494 0.612
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 2 178.793 31.008 0.126
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 176.319 31.443 0.561
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 178.660 31.031 0.149
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 12 177.277 31.273 0.391
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 11 177.289 31.271 0.389
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 9 177.596 31.217 0.335
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 15 177.023 31.318 0.436
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 20 176.510 31.409 0.527
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 34 174.956 31.688 0.806
98 Paul Menard Ford 29 175.521 31.586 0.704
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30 175.354 31.616 0.734
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 33 175.061 31.669 0.787
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 21 176.487 31.413 0.531
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 16 177.023 31.318 0.436
82 Scott Speed Toyota 36 174.735 31.728 0.846
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 35 174.840 31.709 0.827
28 Travis Kvapil Ford 19 176.605 31.392 0.510