The final practice for the Aaron’s 499 has concluded at Talladega Superspeedway. Trevor Bayne posted the fastest lap in the late session with a speed of 199.015mph followed by Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Kurt Busch. Only 27 cars participated in the final practice this afternoon as a few teams were satisfied with their cars and did not want to take a chance of getting caught up in a wreck. Fortunately, there were not any incidents reported in either session. Qualifying will take place tomorrow at 1:00pm eastern with the green flag for the Aaron’s 499 dropping on Sunday at 1:20pm eastern.
Aaron’s 499 Final Practice Speeds
| Pos |
No. |
Driver |
Make |
Time (secs) |
Speed (mph) |
Lap # |
# Laps |
| 1 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne(i) |
Ford |
48.117 |
199.015 |
5 |
10 |
| 2 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
48.129 |
198.965 |
7 |
9 |
| 3 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
48.142 |
198.912 |
5 |
10 |
| 4 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
48.238 |
198.516 |
6 |
28 |
| 5 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
Chevrolet |
48.263 |
198.413 |
7 |
29 |
| 6 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Chevrolet |
48.426 |
197.745 |
10 |
13 |
| 7 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
Chevrolet |
48.449 |
197.651 |
10 |
19 |
| 8 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
48.482 |
197.517 |
5 |
13 |
| 9 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Chevrolet |
48.491 |
197.48 |
5 |
19 |
| 10 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
48.496 |
197.46 |
5 |
13 |
| 11 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
48.498 |
197.451 |
5 |
13 |
| 12 |
7 |
Michael Annett # |
Chevrolet |
48.687 |
196.685 |
8 |
10 |
| 13 |
36 |
Reed Sorenson |
Chevrolet |
48.755 |
196.411 |
9 |
14 |
| 14 |
83 |
Ryan Truex # |
Toyota |
49.536 |
193.314 |
4 |
13 |
| 15 |
26 |
Cole Whitt # |
Toyota |
49.538 |
193.306 |
4 |
12 |
| 16 |
23 |
Alex Bowman # |
Toyota |
49.546 |
193.275 |
3 |
12 |
| 17 |
32 |
Terry Labonte |
Ford |
49.692 |
192.707 |
9 |
9 |
| 18 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
49.916 |
191.842 |
3 |
3 |
| 19 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Ford |
50.164 |
190.894 |
9 |
11 |
| 20 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Toyota |
50.635 |
189.118 |
5 |
5 |
| 21 |
3 |
Austin Dillon # |
Chevrolet |
50.876 |
188.222 |
3 |
3 |
| 22 |
51 |
Justin Allgaier # |
Chevrolet |
50.98 |
187.838 |
5 |
12 |
| 23 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
50.982 |
187.831 |
7 |
9 |
| 24 |
44 |
JJ Yeley(i) |
Chevrolet |
51.461 |
186.083 |
12 |
13 |
| 25 |
98 |
Josh Wise |
Ford |
51.998 |
184.161 |
4 |
4 |
| 26 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek(i) |
Toyota |
53.222 |
179.926 |
2 |
2 |
| 27 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Ford |
59.011 |
162.275 |
1 |
3 |
Best Consecutive 10 Lap Average
| Pos |
Car |
Driver |
From Lap |
To Lap |
Avg Speed (mph) |
| 1 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
4 |
13 |
195.92 |
| 2 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
4 |
13 |
195.901 |
| 3 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
3 |
12 |
195.895 |
| 4 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
4 |
13 |
195.862 |
| 5 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
4 |
13 |
195.789 |
| 6 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
4 |
13 |
195.773 |
| 7 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
4 |
13 |
195.758 |
| 8 |
23 |
Alex Bowman # |
2 |
11 |
191.567 |
| 9 |
83 |
Ryan Truex # |
2 |
11 |
191.437 |
| 10 |
26 |
Cole Whitt # |
2 |
11 |
191.434 |
| 11 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
3 |
12 |
188.663 |
