Practice #3

The 2012 Auto Club 400 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Auto Club Speedway.

Auto Club 400

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 3 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 129 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.166
  • Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,859 (15.0 passes per green flag lap)
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Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 29 178.869 40.253 0.700 0.000 0 0
43 Aric Almirola Ford 28 179.015 40.220 0.667 0.000 0 0
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 25 179.444 40.124 0.571 174.396 20 29
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 12 180.424 39.906 0.353 177.476 1 10
99 Carl Edwards Ford 13 180.243 39.946 0.393 176.850 24 33
13 Casey Mears Ford 17 180.135 39.970 0.417 176.498 17 26
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 3 181.214 39.732 0.179 176.296 6 15
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 16 180.144 39.968 0.415 177.592 22 31
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 35 176.908 40.699 1.146 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 34 177.039 40.669 1.116 0.000 0 0
34 David Ragan Ford 31 178.174 40.410 0.857 0.000 0 0
10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 24 179.623 40.084 0.531 0.000 0 0
30 David Stremme Toyota 43 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 1 182.034 39.553 0.000 178.960 1 10
16 Greg Biffle Ford 20 180.023 39.995 0.442 176.856 28 37
249 JJ Yeley Toyota 40 174.821 41.185 1.632 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 4 181.132 39.750 0.197 177.881 1 10
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 21 179.847 40.034 0.481 176.153 26 35
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2 181.360 39.700 0.147 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 6 180.968 39.786 0.233 177.784 30 39
20 Joey Logano Toyota 19 180.027 39.994 0.441 0.000 0 0
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 27 179.167 40.186 0.633 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 14 180.216 39.952 0.399 0.000 0 0
32 Ken Schrader Ford 39 174.906 41.165 1.612 0.000 0 0
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 7 180.959 39.788 0.235 176.245 10 19
51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 22 179.690 40.069 0.516 176.550 22 31
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 181.050 39.768 0.215 177.943 1 10
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 15 180.203 39.955 0.402 0.000 0 0
55 Mark Martin Toyota 11 180.424 39.906 0.353 177.501 20 29
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 9 180.505 39.888 0.335 176.594 1 10
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 8 180.637 39.859 0.306 177.977 1 10
98 Michael McDowell Ford 32 177.427 40.580 1.027 174.305 1 10
119 Mike Bliss Toyota 41 174.250 41.320 1.767 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 23 179.650 40.078 0.525 175.767 28 37
Reed Sorenson 38 175.786 40.959 1.406 0.000 0 0
78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 26 179.368 40.141 0.588 176.246 24 33
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 18 180.040 39.991 0.438 177.001 1 10
23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 42 173.837 41.418 1.865 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 10 180.501 39.889 0.336 177.105 24 33
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 36 176.592 40.772 1.219 0.000 0 0
33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 30 178.213 40.401 0.848 175.556 1 10
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 37 176.445 40.806 1.253 175.333 1 10
26 Josh Wise Ford 33 177.070 40.662 1.109 0.000 0 0