Practice #3

The 2009 Pepsi 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Auto Club Speedway.

Pepsi 500

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 9 Dodge
  • 7 Ford
  • 14 Toyota
  • 15 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 143.908
  • Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,952 (13.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 22 176.657 40.757 0.822
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 41 173.452 41.510 1.575
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 14 177.615 40.537 0.602
99 Carl Edwards Ford 21 176.730 40.740 0.805
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 2 179.897 40.023 0.088
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 9 178.130 40.420 0.485
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 20 176.809 40.722 0.787
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 29 175.919 40.928 0.993
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 35 175.528 41.019 1.084
6 David Ragan Ford 37 175.251 41.084 1.149
00 David Reutimann Toyota 27 176.099 40.886 0.951
12 David Stremme Dodge 19 176.952 40.689 0.754
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 3 179.252 40.167 0.232
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 32 175.605 41.001 1.066
16 Greg Biffle Ford 34 175.537 41.017 1.082
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 8 178.319 40.377 0.442
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 16 177.309 40.607 0.672
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 7 178.350 40.370 0.435
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 11 178.002 40.449 0.514
187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 33 175.567 41.010 1.075
20 Joey Logano Toyota 31 175.640 40.993 1.058
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 40 173.926 41.397 1.462
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 6 178.390 40.361 0.426
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 28 176.018 40.905 0.970
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 4 179.131 40.194 0.259
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 15 177.449 40.575 0.640
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 25 176.220 40.858 0.923
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 13 177.659 40.527 0.592
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 1 180.293 39.935 0.000
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 10 178.064 40.435 0.500
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 30 175.768 40.963 1.028
113 Max Papis Toyota 43 172.869 41.650 1.715
36 Michael McDowell Toyota 42 173.143 41.584 1.649
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 38 174.533 41.253 1.318
09 Mike Bliss Dodge 39 174.027 41.373 1.438
98 Paul Menard Ford 23 176.600 40.770 0.835
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 17 177.209 40.630 0.695
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 18 177.004 40.677 0.742
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 36 175.447 41.038 1.103
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 5 178.434 40.351 0.416
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 12 177.668 40.525 0.590
82 Scott Speed Toyota 24 176.242 40.853 0.918
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 26 176.108 40.884 0.949