Duck Commander 500 Practice Results
By: NASCAR Wagers, NASCAR Handicapping Service
Earlier today Sprint Cup drivers got their first taste of Texas Motor Speedway during the first practice session for the Duck Commander 500. By the end of the 2 hour practice, tire issues became the big concern yet again around the garage. Tire issues plagued each of the last two races in the Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville and Auto Club Speedways. Late in practice, Kurt Busch cut down a left rear tire and hit hard against the outside retaining wall resulting in the #41 team moving to a backup car for the remainder of the weekend. Busch was one of few drivers that attempted a long run in Friday’s practice and it became apparent that tire issues may be inevitable again this Sunday especially on those long green flag runs. GoodYear brought a new tire compound to Texas this weekend introducing their multi-zone tread technology for the first time at Texas Motor Speedway. While this specific tire did well at both Kansas races and at Atlanta in 2013, it has raised concerns for this weekend’s race. We will keep an eye on those issues and more over the weekend before we make any race predictions. Take a look at the remaining Duck Commander 500 practice results below:
Note* Qualifying is scheduled for 3:10pm eastern tomorrow. 47 drivers will attempt to qualify for the 43 car field
Pos |
No. |
Driver |
Make |
Time (secs) |
Speed (mph) |
Lap # |
# Laps |
1 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
27.945 |
193.237 |
1 |
35 |
2 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
28.117 |
192.055 |
1 |
44 |
3 |
31 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
28.189 |
191.564 |
26 |
28 |
4 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
28.224 |
191.327 |
2 |
53 |
5 |
55 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
28.282 |
190.934 |
31 |
31 |
6 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
28.333 |
190.59 |
41 |
41 |
7 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
Chevrolet |
28.333 |
190.59 |
2 |
51 |
8 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne(i) |
Ford |
28.335 |
190.577 |
1 |
34 |
9 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
28.337 |
190.564 |
2 |
41 |
10 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
28.375 |
190.308 |
2 |
38 |
11 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
28.395 |
190.174 |
1 |
36 |
12 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Chevrolet |
28.416 |
190.034 |
1 |
53 |
13 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
Chevrolet |
28.429 |
189.947 |
1 |
27 |
14 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
28.43 |
189.94 |
2 |
35 |
15 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
28.463 |
189.72 |
1 |
25 |
16 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
28.488 |
189.553 |
26 |
28 |
17 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Ford |
28.501 |
189.467 |
1 |
37 |
18 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
28.521 |
189.334 |
1 |
36 |
19 |
3 |
Austin Dillon # |
Chevrolet |
28.556 |
189.102 |
1 |
35 |
20 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
28.573 |
188.99 |
2 |
43 |
21 |
47 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Chevrolet |
28.586 |
188.904 |
1 |
40 |
22 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
Toyota |
28.604 |
188.785 |
3 |
44 |
23 |
98 |
Josh Wise |
Chevrolet |
28.615 |
188.712 |
2 |
22 |
24 |
77 |
Dave Blaney |
Ford |
28.648 |
188.495 |
1 |
7 |
25 |
95 |
Michael McDowell |
Ford |
28.658 |
188.429 |
2 |
38 |
26 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Ford |
28.679 |
188.291 |
2 |
31 |
27 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
Chevrolet |
28.683 |
188.265 |
36 |
36 |
28 |
78 |
Martin Truex Jr |
Chevrolet |
28.701 |
188.147 |
4 |
31 |
29 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Toyota |
28.711 |
188.081 |
2 |
36 |
30 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Ford |
28.781 |
187.624 |
28 |
55 |
31 |
23 |
Alex Bowman # |
Toyota |
28.809 |
187.441 |
19 |
33 |
32 |
42 |
Kyle Larson # |
Chevrolet |
28.834 |
187.279 |
36 |
37 |
33 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Ford |
28.843 |
187.22 |
3 |
41 |
34 |
33 |
David Stremme |
Chevrolet |
28.92 |
186.722 |
2 |
13 |
35 |
35 |
David Reutimann |
Ford |
28.961 |
186.458 |
3 |
17 |
36 |
34 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
28.985 |
186.303 |
1 |
26 |
37 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
28.999 |
186.213 |
1 |
31 |
38 |
66 |
Joe Nemechek(i) |
Toyota |
29.075 |
185.727 |
2 |
6 |
39 |
83 |
Ryan Truex # |
Toyota |
29.168 |
185.134 |
4 |
28 |
40 |
51 |
Justin Allgaier # |
Chevrolet |
29.192 |
184.982 |
20 |
37 |
41 |
40 |
Landon Cassill(i) |
Chevrolet |
29.333 |
184.093 |
2 |
19 |
42 |
32 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
29.374 |
183.836 |
2 |
26 |
43 |
36 |
Reed Sorenson |
Chevrolet |
29.423 |
183.53 |
3 |
22 |
44 |
7 |
Michael Annett # |
Chevrolet |
29.427 |
183.505 |
7 |
36 |
45 |
26 |
Cole Whitt # |
Toyota |
29.447 |
183.38 |
14 |
21 |
46 |
30 |
Parker Kligerman # |
Toyota |
29.469 |
183.243 |
3 |
18 |
47 |
44 |
JJ Yeley(i) |
Chevrolet |
30.087 |
179.48 |
2 |
2 |
Best 10 Lap Average:
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
From Lap |
To Lap |
Avg Speed |
1 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
1 |
10 |
187.425 |
2 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
1 |
10 |
186.335 |
3 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
32 |
41 |
186.231 |
4 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
33 |
42 |
186.077 |
5 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
30 |
39 |
185.773 |
6 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
1 |
10 |
185.406 |
7 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
11 |
20 |
184.058 |
8 |
34 |
David Ragan |
1 |
10 |
183.495 |
9 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
25 |
34 |
181.126 |