Practice #3

The 2009 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 5th, 2009

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 8 Dodge
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 15 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 146.372
  • Cautions: 6 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,501 (8.2 passes per green flag lap)
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Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 34 177.948 30.346 0.953
8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 36 177.515 30.420 1.027
21 Bill Elliott Ford 30 178.212 30.301 0.908
96 Bobby Labonte Ford 12 181.653 29.727 0.334
25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 39 176.309 30.628 1.235
83 Brian Vickers Toyota 32 178.053 30.328 0.935
99 Carl Edwards Ford 8 182.328 29.617 0.224
07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 35 177.813 30.369 0.976
33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 33 177.989 30.339 0.946
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 20 181.032 29.829 0.436
66 Dave Blaney Toyota 41 175.416 30.784 1.391
171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 5 183.175 29.480 0.087
6 David Ragan Ford 13 181.641 29.729 0.336
00 David Reutimann Toyota 18 181.214 29.799 0.406
12 David Stremme Dodge 15 181.488 29.754 0.361
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 2 183.717 29.393 0.000
19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 23 180.542 29.910 0.517
16 Greg Biffle Ford 27 179.140 30.144 0.751
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 4 183.293 29.461 0.068
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 6 182.958 29.515 0.122
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 11 181.665 29.725 0.332
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 1 183.717 29.393 0.000
20 Joey Logano Toyota 17 181.214 29.799 0.406
34 John Andretti Chevrolet 40 176.068 30.670 1.277
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 9 182.149 29.646 0.253
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 31 178.159 30.310 0.917
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 14 181.543 29.745 0.352
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 24 180.078 29.987 0.594
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 3 183.605 29.411 0.018
47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 28 179.003 30.167 0.774
5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 7 182.482 29.592 0.199
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 10 181.684 29.722 0.329
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29 178.950 30.176 0.783
113 Max Papis Toyota 42 175.359 30.794 1.401
55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 19 181.165 29.807 0.414
09 Mike Bliss Dodge 43 175.092 30.841 1.448
98 Paul Menard Ford 21 180.929 29.846 0.453
43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 22 180.566 29.906 0.513
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 37 177.119 30.488 1.095
7 Robby Gordon Toyota 38 176.430 30.607 1.214
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 16 181.311 29.783 0.390
77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 25 179.970 30.005 0.612
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 26 179.468 30.089 0.696