Practice #3

The 2012 AdvoCare 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

AdvoCare 500

Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 13 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 2 Dodge
  • 19 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 325
  • Laps Actual: 327 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 142.020
  • Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,513 (8.5 passes per green flag lap)
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AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
43 Aric Almirola Ford 24 175.327 31.621 0.968 172.434 1 10
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 26 174.746 31.726 1.073 170.318 20 29
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 6 178.839 31.000 0.347 174.543 1 10
99 Carl Edwards Ford 16 176.690 31.377 0.724 0.000 0 0
13 Casey Mears Ford 29 174.077 31.848 1.195 171.493 1 10
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 11 177.448 31.243 0.590 173.885 1 10
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 20 176.257 31.454 0.801 0.000 0 0
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 33 172.888 32.067 1.414 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 34 172.786 32.086 1.433 169.311 1 10
34 David Ragan Ford 27 174.713 31.732 1.079 170.724 16 25
30 David Stremme Toyota 35 172.517 32.136 1.483 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 3 179.959 30.807 0.154 175.611 1 10
16 Greg Biffle Ford 5 179.481 30.889 0.236 172.774 14 23
37 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 41 168.675 32.868 2.215 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 12 177.391 31.253 0.600 0.000 0 0
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 19 176.420 31.425 0.772 172.593 1 10
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2 180.193 30.767 0.114 175.658 1 10
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 21 175.866 31.524 0.871 173.155 29 38
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 42 167.280 33.142 2.489 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 10 177.630 31.211 0.558 170.862 27 36
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 28 174.455 31.779 1.126 172.433 2 11
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 13 176.949 31.331 0.678 173.229 21 30
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 22 175.587 31.574 0.921 172.481 1 10
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 4 179.837 30.828 0.175 0.000 0 0
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 25 175.028 31.675 1.022 170.605 14 23
55 Mark Martin Toyota 9 177.795 31.182 0.529 173.366 1 10
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 8 178.648 31.033 0.380 173.589 1 10
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 1 180.863 30.653 0.000 174.466 1 10
98 Michael McDowell Ford 18 176.504 31.410 0.757 171.347 17 26
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 15 176.752 31.366 0.713 171.286 25 34
191 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 39 170.291 32.556 1.903 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 23 175.338 31.619 0.966 171.826 29 38
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 14 176.820 31.354 0.701 171.111 21 30
22 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 17 176.645 31.385 0.732 0.000 0 0
23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 40 169.707 32.668 2.015 0.000 0 0
195 Scott Speed Ford 32 173.646 31.927 1.274 169.897 15 24
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 7 178.758 31.014 0.361 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 37 171.556 32.316 1.663 0.000 0 0
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 31 173.679 31.921 1.268 170.126 1 10
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 30 173.891 31.882 1.229 171.482 19 28
TJ Bell 36 172.120 32.210 1.557 0.000 0 0
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 38 170.879 32.444 1.791 169.056 1 10