Practice #3

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

AAA Texas 500

Sunday, November 4th, 2012

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 335 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 136.117
  • Cautions: 9 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,859 (10.0 passes per green flag lap)
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AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND 10-LAP FRM TO
51 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 9 182.877 29.528 0.228 179.985 24 33
43 Aric Almirola Ford 21 181.008 29.833 0.533 179.115 1 10
47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 31 179.497 30.084 0.784 176.549 32 41
2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 1 184.300 29.300 0.000 180.126 1 10
99 Carl Edwards Ford 5 183.830 29.375 0.075 178.924 30 39
13 Casey Mears Ford 23 180.850 29.859 0.559 178.104 21 30
15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 2 184.193 29.317 0.017 179.826 1 10
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 10 182.463 29.595 0.295 178.599 1 10
36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 38 176.292 30.631 1.331 0.000 0 0
38 David Gilliland Ford 32 179.105 30.150 0.850 176.028 1 10
34 David Ragan Ford 33 178.844 30.194 0.894 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 6 183.624 29.408 0.108 179.587 1 10
16 Greg Biffle Ford 11 182.439 29.599 0.299 179.135 1 10
37 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 43 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 27 180.072 29.988 0.688 177.756 30 39
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 22 180.904 29.850 0.550 178.164 29 38
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 13 182.174 29.642 0.342 178.490 6 15
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4 184.055 29.339 0.039 180.143 1 10
87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 37 177.334 30.451 1.151 0.000 0 0
20 Joey Logano Toyota 19 181.342 29.778 0.478 178.865 30 39
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 29 179.706 30.049 0.749 0.000 0 0
5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 14 181.861 29.693 0.393 178.296 19 28
32 Ken Schrader Ford 42 175.810 30.715 1.415 174.251 1 10
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15 181.812 29.701 0.401 178.124 35 44
78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 26 180.132 29.978 0.678 178.158 19 28
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 8 183.045 29.501 0.201 179.015 30 39
9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 24 180.499 29.917 0.617 0.000 0 0
55 Mark Martin Toyota 17 181.678 29.723 0.423 178.726 22 31
56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 12 182.408 29.604 0.304 179.523 37 46
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 3 184.187 29.318 0.018 180.462 1 10
98 Michael McDowell Ford 36 177.439 30.433 1.133 175.308 1 10
119 Mike Bliss Toyota 39 176.252 30.638 1.338 0.000 0 0
27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 18 181.586 29.738 0.438 176.953 33 42
191 Reed Sorenson Toyota 41 176.039 30.675 1.375 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 25 180.469 29.922 0.622 0.000 0 0
22 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 7 183.287 29.462 0.162 178.168 26 35
195 Scott Speed Ford 35 177.655 30.396 1.096 0.000 0 0
14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 16 181.690 29.721 0.421 0.000 0 0
93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 30 179.671 30.055 0.755 175.901 25 34
83 Landon Cassill Toyota 34 177.795 30.372 1.072 0.000 0 0
21 Trevor Bayne Ford 28 179.952 30.008 0.708 0.000 0 0
26 Josh Wise Ford 40 176.234 30.641 1.341 0.000 0 0
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 20 181.293 29.786 0.486 177.671 39 48