The first practice session for the Sprint Cup Series has concluded from Talladega Superspeedway. In total, 47 cars took to the high banks of Dega this afternoon for the first 50 minute session of the day. Drivers and teams will get one final tuneup this afternoon in Happy Hour before qualifying scheduled at 1:00pm eastern tomorrow. As a reminder, cars will be impounded after tomorrow’s qualifying session for the start of the Aaron’s 499. Check out the results of the first practice for the Aaron’s 499 and check back later today for Happy Hour speeds from Talladega Superspeedway.
Aaron’s 499 Practice Speeds 1
Pos |
No. |
Driver |
Make |
Time (secs) |
Speed (mph) |
Lap # |
# Laps |
1 |
78 |
Martin Truex Jr |
Chevrolet |
47.708 |
200.721 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
51 |
Justin Allgaier # |
Chevrolet |
47.721 |
200.666 |
4 |
22 |
3 |
34 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
47.737 |
200.599 |
4 |
22 |
4 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
47.751 |
200.54 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
42 |
Kyle Larson # |
Chevrolet |
47.791 |
200.372 |
4 |
26 |
6 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
47.899 |
199.921 |
12 |
23 |
7 |
66 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
47.91 |
199.875 |
5 |
17 |
8 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
47.96 |
199.666 |
7 |
27 |
9 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
Ford |
47.963 |
199.654 |
9 |
26 |
10 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
Chevrolet |
47.97 |
199.625 |
4 |
18 |
11 |
47 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Chevrolet |
48.266 |
198.401 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
31 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
48.275 |
198.364 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Ford |
48.289 |
198.306 |
5 |
29 |
14 |
3 |
Austin Dillon # |
Chevrolet |
48.29 |
198.302 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
Chevrolet |
48.294 |
198.286 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
48.296 |
198.277 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
95 |
Michael McDowell |
Ford |
48.309 |
198.224 |
15 |
29 |
18 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
Toyota |
48.318 |
198.187 |
5 |
17 |
19 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
48.318 |
198.187 |
5 |
16 |
20 |
33 |
Brian Scott(i) |
Chevrolet |
48.321 |
198.175 |
16 |
17 |
21 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne(i) |
Ford |
48.325 |
198.158 |
7 |
26 |
22 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Ford |
48.359 |
198.019 |
6 |
30 |
23 |
55 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
48.366 |
197.99 |
6 |
13 |
24 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
Chevrolet |
48.372 |
197.966 |
6 |
20 |
25 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
48.373 |
197.962 |
6 |
30 |
26 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Ford |
48.381 |
197.929 |
6 |
31 |
27 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Chevrolet |
48.418 |
197.778 |
5 |
22 |
28 |
23 |
Alex Bowman # |
Toyota |
48.42 |
197.77 |
6 |
11 |
29 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Toyota |
48.464 |
197.59 |
6 |
25 |
30 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
48.482 |
197.517 |
3 |
10 |
31 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
48.49 |
197.484 |
9 |
27 |
32 |
83 |
Ryan Truex # |
Toyota |
48.527 |
197.333 |
9 |
19 |
33 |
98 |
Josh Wise |
Ford |
48.693 |
196.661 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
40 |
Landon Cassill(i) |
Chevrolet |
48.836 |
196.085 |
7 |
9 |
35 |
36 |
Reed Sorenson |
Chevrolet |
48.882 |
195.9 |
8 |
15 |
36 |
35 |
Eric McClure(i) |
Ford |
48.887 |
195.88 |
11 |
22 |
37 |
26 |
Cole Whitt # |
Toyota |
48.961 |
195.584 |
9 |
12 |
38 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
48.97 |
195.548 |
7 |
15 |
39 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
48.972 |
195.54 |
6 |
19 |
40 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek(i) |
Toyota |
48.981 |
195.504 |
5 |
12 |
41 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
49.01 |
195.389 |
8 |
10 |
42 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Chevrolet |
49.023 |
195.337 |
5 |
22 |
43 |
77 |
Dave Blaney |
Ford |
49.368 |
193.972 |
5 |
12 |
44 |
7 |
Michael Annett # |
Chevrolet |
49.591 |
193.1 |
10 |
14 |
45 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
50.258 |
190.537 |
18 |
19 |
46 |
32 |
Terry Labonte |
Ford |
50.803 |
188.493 |
4 |
8 |
47 |
44 |
JJ Yeley(i) |
Chevrolet |
51.118 |
187.331 |
6 |
6 |
Best Consecutive 10 Lap Average
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
From Lap |
To Lap |
Avg Speed (mph) |
1 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
3 |
12 |
196.91 |
2 |
42 |
Kyle Larson # |
3 |
12 |
196.804 |
3 |
51 |
Justin Allgaier # |
3 |
12 |
196.57 |
4 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
3 |
12 |
196.38 |
5 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
6 |
15 |
195.832 |
6 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
3 |
12 |
195.821 |
7 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
3 |
12 |
195.82 |
8 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
3 |
12 |
195.784 |
9 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
4 |
13 |
195.751 |
10 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
3 |
12 |
195.637 |
11 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
4 |
13 |
195.537 |
11 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
5 |
14 |
195.537 |
13 |
95 |
Michael McDowell |
6 |
15 |
195.463 |
14 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
3 |
12 |
195.437 |
15 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
6 |
15 |
195.337 |
16 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne(i) |
6 |
15 |
194.825 |
17 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
5 |
14 |
194.548 |
18 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
4 |
13 |
194.255 |
19 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
4 |
13 |
194.001 |
20 |
83 |
Ryan Truex # |
2 |
11 |
193.737 |
21 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
17 |
26 |
193.453 |
22 |
34 |
David Ragan |
1 |
10 |
193.08 |
23 |
33 |
Brian Scott(i) |
1 |
10 |
191.684 |
24 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
1 |
10 |
189.608 |
25 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
1 |
10 |
187.21 |
26 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
1 |
10 |
186.922 |
27 |
66 |
Michael Waltrip |
8 |
17 |
186.572 |
28 |
35 |
Eric McClure(i) |
3 |
12 |
184.237 |
29 |
7 |
Michael Annett # |
5 |
14 |
181.78 |