Texas Lineup, News, Notes, Stats, ETC.

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Samsung Mobile 500
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #7 of 36 for the 2011 season

•NASCAR Pre-race: FOX - 7:00pm/et

•Television Race Coverage: FOX, 7:30pm/et

•In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

•Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda

•Hollywood Hotel: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

•SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace

 

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Track Specifications

Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval, 334 laps, 501 miles
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Width: 58 feet (minimum)
Turns: 750-foot radius
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Straightaways/dogleg: Banking: 5 degrees;
Straights: Front Straight - 2250 feet; Back Stretch - 1330 feet
Front Straightaway Grandstand: 66 rows, 112,522. Includes: PSL seats (36,000 w/armrests); and Handicapped Seating (1,595  Row 28 at portal entrances)
Back Straightaway Grandstand: 12 rows, 9,855
Luxury Suites: 144 with seating for 9,992
Victory Lane Club Suites: 50 with seating for 3,152
Condominium Seating: 2,571
Infield Capacity: Approx. 53,000
Grandstand Seating: 122,377
Total Permanent Seating: 138,122
Total Estimated Capacity: 191,122 Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997

 

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Track Records

•April 2010 Pole Sitter: #14-Tony Stewart, 191.327mph, finished 32nd

•November 2010 Pole Winner: #19-Elliott Sadler, 195.397 mph, finished 23rd

•Track Pole Record: #25-Brian Vickers, 196.235, 11/3/2006

•Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002

•Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006

•April 2010 Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 146.230mph, started 29th

•November 2010 Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 140.456mph, started 30th

•Track Race Record: Carl Edwards, Nov 2005, 151.055mph

•Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph

•Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001

•Youngest Race Winner: Ryan Newman, 25 years, 3 months, 22 days, 3/30/2003

•Most Wins: 3 - Carl Edwards

•Most Poles: 2 - Ryan Newman, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon

•Most Top 5s: 8 - Matt Kenseth

•Most Top 10s: 12 - Mark Martin

 

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Numbers for Texas Motor Speedway

1 - number of wins from the pole (Kasey Kahne - 2006) in the previous 18 Sprint Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway; four from the front row
1 - fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton - 4/15/07)
4 -fewest leaders for a race (11/8/09)
5 -fewest cautions for a race (twice, most recently 11/8/09)
6 -number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at TMS
6 - fewest cars on lead lap at the finish of a race at the 1.5-mile track (11/8/09)
7 - number of cautions in last year's spring race at TMS including three for spins and two for accidents
17 -most leaders for a race (4/2/00)
26 -fewest caution laps for a race (twice, most recently 11/8/09)
73 -most caution laps for a race (4/6/97)
40 - most cars running at finish of a race (twice, most recent 11/2/08)
120 -minutes, amount of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track after a significant rainfall.
278 -most laps led by race winner (11/5/06)
2,500 -approximate number of tires Goodyear will mount for Sprint Cup teams during the weekend; teams may receive as many as five sets of tires for practice and 11 sets for the race.

 

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2011 Caution Update

4 - fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
16 - most cautions this season (Daytona)
56 - number of cautions in the first six races of 2011; 32 for accidents (56 cautions in the first six races in 2010; 29 for accidents)
283 of 1,987 - number of laps under caution in 2011
345.753 of 2,162.000 - miles under caution in the first six races

 

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Texas Winners List, Big Names All

Texas' wins list reads like the 2030 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee list. A quick By the Numbers .
16 - Number of different winners in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas.
14 - Number of winners who have made at least one Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
2 - Only two Texas race winners haven't earned a Chase berth: Terry Labonte and Dale Jarrett. But both won championships (Labonte in 1984, '96; Jarrett in 1999) prior to the Chase's inception in 2004.
7 - Texas race winners who have won series championships: Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Jarrett and Labonte.

 

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At Texas Motor Speedway

· Construction began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997.
· There have been 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one per season from 1997 through 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
· Four drivers have competed in all 20 Texas races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin.
· Jeremy Mayfield was the first pole winner, in 1998. Qualifying for the inaugural race in 1997 was canceled.
· Jeff Burton won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
· 14 drivers have scored poles, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon with two.
· 16 drivers have won races, led by Carl Edwards, with three. Denny Hamlin and Jeff Burton each have two wins.
· 14 of 20 races have been won from a top-10 starting position. Only one has been won from the pole (Kasey Kahne in 2006).
· Matt Kenseth started 31st en route to his victory at Texas in 2002, the deepest in the field that a race winner has started.
· Both Jeff Burton (1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) scored their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Texas, and 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne made his first series start at Texas (11/07/10).
· Martin Truex Jr. scored his first series pole at Texas (11/04/07).
· Three of the last four races have had a margin of victory under one second.
· Denny Hamlin (8.8) and Matt Kenseth (9.3) are the only two active drivers to average a top-10 finish.
· Roush Fenway Racing leads all owners in victories, with seven. Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports have three wins each.
· There has been two season sweeps, by Carl Edwards in 2008 and Denny Hamlin in 2010.

 

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Some Chassis Selections by Teams for this race

Chassis selections for Texas:
#1-Jamie McMurray: . Kevin "Bono" Manion will bring chassis #1102. This chassis was raced earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where the team qualified 11th and finished 27th.
#2-Brad Keselowski: The #2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team will use chassis PRS-745 during Sunday's Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski drove this chassis to a 26th-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last month.
#6-David Ragan: Primary: RK-750 Brand new chassis; Backup: RK-695 Last ran Phoenix in 2010 as the No. 99 - finished first
#9-Marcos Ambrose: The #9 RPM team has prepared chassis No. 728 for the 500-mile event at Texas Motor Speedway. This Stanley Ford Fusion was run previously this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
#14-Tony Stewart: Chassis No. 14-583: This car debuted last March at Las Vegas, where it qualified ninth and led twice for seven laps before finishing seventh. Prior to Las Vegas, it spent time in the wind tunnel. It returned to the track for a NASCAR-sanctioned test at Charlotte Motor Speedway March 23-24 before coming back to Charlotte for the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, where it started 11th and finished a solid fifth. It revisited the wind tunnel in preparation for its third career start in July at Chicagoland. The time in the tunnel paid off, as it qualified a strong third and finished ninth. It served as a backup at Kansas Speedway and at Auto Club Speedway, before returning for the 2010 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In that race, Stewart used Chassis No. 14-583 to rally from his 31st-place starting spot and overcome two instances where he was a lap down to finish eighth, maintaining the car's streak of never finishing outside the top-10. During the offseason, the car was fitted with a new body and tested extensively in the wind tunnel. The Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas will mark Chassis No. 14-583's fifth career start and first of 2011.
#17-Matt Kenseth: Primary: RK-741 (brand new chassis)
#18-Kyle Busch:Chassis No. 283: This chassis will make it fourth-ever start in Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. In its first start last September at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, Busch started ninth and finished ninth. The No. 18 team brought No. 283 back for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas last November, where Busch started 29th and finished a disappointing 32nd. Most recently, Busch competed with this chassis in the Ford 400 Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he started 33rd but finished 32nd after being spun and making hard contact with the frontstretch inside retaining wall while running in the top-five late in the 400-mile race.
#20-Joey Logano: The #20 Home Depot Team is taking chassis #297 to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the Samsung Mobile 500. The team utilized this chassis at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this season. A late-race tire violation with 25 laps to go dropped the team out of the top 10 and into the 23rd position at the Nevada track. The back-up chassis is chassis #284 which Logano drove last year at Auto Club Speedway to an 11th-place finish and at Phoenix International Raceway in November to third.
#22-Kurt Busch and his Steve Addington-led Penske Racing "Double-Deuce" team will be racing their "PRS-744" Shell-Pennzoil Dodge this weekend at Texas. "This is the car we debuted at Las Vegas," said crew chief Addington. "It was a pretty strong car in its only race so far at Vegas. It responded well to our adjustments during the race. We spun out early in the race, but came back up through the field for a solid top-10 (finished ninth) finish. It should be a good match for the demands of the Texas track."
#27-Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 351 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This #27 Chevy is a brand new addition to the RCR fleet, and will see its first laps on the race track during Thursday's opening practice session.
#29-Kevin Harvick: will race chassis No. 309 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Harvick drove this Chevy to fourth-place finishes in both races at Pocono Raceway in 2010.
#31-Jeff Burton will pilot chassis No. 344 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Built brand new for the 2011 season, this No. 31 racer most recently competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where handling issues relegated Burton to a 21st-place finish.
#33-Clint Bowyer: will pilot chassis No. 350 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This is a brand new #33 Chevy that will turn its first laps during opening practice on Thursday at "The Great American Speedway".
#36-Dave Blaney: The TBR team will bring the No. 910 chassis that was built in the off-season. Blaney drove the chassis at California this season. The #36 Chevy started 31st and finished 37th due to a part failure.
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya: Brian Pattie and the #42 team will bring chassis #1105 this weekend. This chassis was also raced earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where the team finished third.
#43-A.J. Allmendinger: The #43 RPM team has prepared chassis No. 752 for this weekend's event at Texas Motor Speedway. This Valvoline Ford is a new car and has never been tested.
#48-Jimmie Johnson: turned in a second-place finish at Auto Club Speedway last month in chassis No. 650, which he will drive in Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series event. Backup chassis No. 623 crossed the finish line 16th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March.
#99-Carl Edwards: RK-748 New chassis

 

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Goodyear Tires Notes / Fast Facts

Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,400, Right-side -- 1,400;
Nationwide: Left-side -- 775, Right-side -- 775

Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying, 11 sets for race;
Nationwide: 2 sets for Thursday practice, 6 sets for Friday

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4410

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.1 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 48-52 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).

Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Texas this weekend . . . teams in both of these series ran this left-side tire code (D-4392) at Texas last season, but with a different right-side . . . teams did run this exact combination of left- and right-side tires at Homestead last November . . . compared to what was run at Texas in 2010, this right-side tire code (D-4410) features a slight construction change to bring it into line with what is run at other mile-and-a-half tracks . . . coming up, Nationwide teams will run this same exact tire set-up at Chicgoland in June and this left-side code at Nashville later this month . . . also, teams in both of these series will run this left-side at Darlington in May . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

 

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Ragan wins Texas pole

#6-David Ragan won the Coors Light pole for the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.820mph. It is his 1st pole of the season and the 1st of his career. #99-Edwards starts 2nd followed by #33-Bowyer, #17-Kenseth, #78-Smith, #48-Johnson, #9-Ambrose, #20-Logano, #16-Biffle, and #22-Busch.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #66-McDowell, #13-Mears, #95-Starr, #46-Yeley, #60-Skinner, #87-Nemechek, #36-Blaney, and #71-Lally.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (1): #38-Kvapil.

 

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Qualifying Fast Facts - Texas

David Ragan won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 15th Annual Samsung Mobile 500 with a lap of 28.448 seconds, 189.820 mph.
This is his first pole in 153 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in nine races at Texas Motor Speedway. Ragan won a Nationwide Series pole here in 2007.
Carl Edwards (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2011 and his fifth in 13 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Clint Bowyer (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his second in seven races this season.
Andy Lally (43rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

 

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Pole Progression
(who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)

#37-Raines, 1st out to qualify, 179.122mph, starts 42nd
#32-Schrader, 2nd out to qualify, 181.378mph, starts 41st
#34-Gilliland, 3rd out to qualify, 183.287mph, starts 40th
#7-Gordon, 4th out to qualify, 183.617mph, starts 32nd
#21-Bayne, 5th out to qualify, 187.019mph, starts 18th
#43-Allmendinger, 9th out to qualify, 187.175mph, starts 15th
#18-Busch, 11th out to qualify, 187.370mph, starts 11th
#78-Smith, 13th out to qualify, 187.950mph, starts 5th
#99-Edwards, 21st out to qualify, 188.521mph, starts 2nd
#6-Ragan, 35th out to qualify, 189.820mph, starts 1st

 

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STARTING LINEUP

1 6 David Ragan Ford 189.820 28.448
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 188.521 28.644
3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 188.232 28.688
4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 188.199 28.693
5 78 Regan Smith Chevy 187.950 28.731
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 187.761 28.760
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 187.656 28.776
8 20 Joey Logano Toyota 187.585 28.787
9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 187.552 28.792
10 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 187.402 28.815
11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 187.370 28.820
12 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 187.350 28.823
13 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 187.233 28.841
14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 187.175 28.850
15 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 187.175 28.850
16 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 187.045 28.870
17 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 187.045 28.870
18 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 187.019 28.874
19 27 Paul Menard Chevy 186.896 28.893
20 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 186.838 28.902
21 5 Mark Martin Chevy 186.819 28.905
22 13 Casey Mears Toyota 186.638 28.933
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 186.535 28.949
24 09 Landon Cassill Chevy 186.490 28.956
25 00 David Reutimann Toyota 186.406 28.969
26 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 186.361 28.976
27 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 185.944 29.041
28 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 185.938 29.042
29 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 185.918 29.045
30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 185.874 29.052
31 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 185.771 29.068
32 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 185.580 29.098
33 95 David Starr Ford 185.580 29.098
34 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 185.516 29.108
35 46 J J Yeley Chevy 185.293 29.143
36 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 185.122 29.170
37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 184.944 29.198
38 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 184.143 29.325
39 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 183.617 29.409
40 34 David Gilliland Ford 183.287 29.462
41 32 Ken Schrader Ford 181.378 29.772
42 37 Tony Raines Ford 179.122 30.147
43 71 Andy Lally Ford 183.780 29.383
DNQ 38 Travis Kvapil 183.387 29.446

 

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Practice 1

1 6 David Ragan Ford 185.816 29.061 178.017
2 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 185.701 29.079 178.145
3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 185.280 29.145 179.613
4 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 185.230 29.153 178.376
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 185.128 29.169 177.729
6 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 184.799 29.221 178.086
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 184.641 29.246 181.952
8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 184.615 29.250 178.371
9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 184.458 29.275 178.382
10 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 184.445 29.277 177.786
11 20 Joey Logano Toyota 184.420 29.281 177.850
12 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 184.407 29.283 177.984
13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 184.363 29.290 180.228
14 00 David Reutimann Toyota 184.187 29.318 178.667
15 99 Carl Edwards Ford 184.131 29.327 179.072
16 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 184.112 29.330 177.646
17 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 184.080 29.335 178.537
18 27 Paul Menard Chevy 184.068 29.337 177.862
19 09 Landon Cassill Chevy 183.930 29.359 180.446
20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 183.911 29.362 178.832
21 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 183.899 29.364 177.503
22 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 183.705 29.395 178.525
23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 183.605 29.411 178.624
24 78 Regan Smith Chevy 183.567 29.417 178.596
25 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 183.480 29.431 180.100
26 5 Mark Martin Chevy 183.125 29.488 177.896
27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 182.939 29.518 177.832
28 13 Casey Mears Toyota 182.525 29.585 179.099
29 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 182.014 29.668 176.679
30 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 181.984 29.673 177.143
31 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 181.311 29.783 177.729
32 46 J J Yeley Chevy 181.044 29.827 179.718
33 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 180.880 29.854 177.345
34 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 180.415 29.931 177.720
35 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 180.319 29.947 176.195
36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 180.198 29.967 178.232
37 34 David Gilliland Ford 180.108 29.982 175.754
38 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 179.934 30.011 176.089
39 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 179.820 30.030 176.918
40 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 178.784 30.204 176.675
41 32 Ken Schrader Ford 178.106 30.319 174.284
42 71 Andy Lally Ford 177.690 30.390 173.450
43 95 David Starr Ford 177.626 30.401 175.386
44 37 Tony Raines Ford 173.986 31.037 172.726

 

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Practice 1 Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average

Rank Car# Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed
1 99 Carl Edwards 29 38 179.901
2 14 Tony Stewart 1 10 179.817
3 27 Paul Menard 1 10 179.040
4 24 Jeff Gordon 48 57 177.253
5 2 Brad Keselowski 10 19 176.309
6 33 Clint Bowyer 18 27 176.188
7 95 David Starr 12 21 175.440

 

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Final Practice

1 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 183.899 29.364 176.272
2 27 Paul Menard Chevy 183.892 29.365 177.246
3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 183.755 29.387 181.915
4 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 183.692 29.397 175.663
5 78 Regan Smith Chevy 183.617 29.409 175.725
6 6 David Ragan Ford 183.567 29.417 178.221
7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 183.436 29.438 176.372
8 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 183.355 29.451 177.134
9 5 Mark Martin Chevy 183.045 29.501 176.679
10 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 183.001 29.508 177.013
11 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 182.933 29.519 177.078
12 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 182.766 29.546 176.568
13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 182.704 29.556 176.313
14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 182.611 29.571 176.679
15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 182.248 29.630 175.359
16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 182.137 29.648 176.600
17 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 181.935 29.681 176.352
18 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 181.886 29.689 178.157
19 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 181.726 29.715 175.699
20 00 David Reutimann Toyota 181.665 29.725 176.085
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 181.610 29.734 176.544
22 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 181.555 29.743 175.089
23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 181.543 29.745 175.846
24 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 181.415 29.766 176.009
25 46 J J Yeley Chevy 181.281 29.788 179.874
26 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 181.117 29.815 176.157
27 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 180.971 29.839 175.931
28 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 180.959 29.841 180.545
29 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 180.747 29.876 177.179
30 16 Greg Biffle Ford 180.602 29.900 177.140
31 13 Casey Mears Toyota 180.560 29.907 176.058
32 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 180.475 29.921 178.494
33 09 Landon Cassill Chevy 180.288 29.952 175.786
34 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 180.234 29.961 178.300
35 20 Joey Logano Toyota 180.180 29.970 175.886
36 95 David Starr Ford 180.108 29.982 178.604
37 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 179.874 30.021 176.699
38 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 179.587 30.069 175.588
39 32 Ken Schrader Ford 179.456 30.091 172.575
40 34 David Gilliland Ford 179.110 30.149 174.905
41 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 179.099 30.151 175.859
42 71 Andy Lally Ford 178.796 30.202 177.232
43 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 178.566 30.241 175.111
44 37 Tony Raines Ford 175.177 30.826 171.816

 

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Final Practice Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average

Rank Car# Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed
1 17 Matt Kenseth 1 10 179.422
2 27 Paul Menard 1 10 179.356
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 10 178.769
4 33 Clint Bowyer 1 10 178.755
5 9 Marcos Ambrose 1 10 178.626
6 09 Landon Cassill 1 10 178.284
7 20 Joey Logano 1 10 177.878
8 22 Kurt Busch 1 10 177.702
9 31 Jeff Burton 1 10 177.693
10 5 Mark Martin 5 14 177.559
11 43 A J Allmendinger 26 35 177.181
12 11 Denny Hamlin 51 60 177.128
13 18 Kyle Busch 11 20 176.959
14 48 Jimmie Johnson 50 59 176.841
15 39 Ryan Newman 31 40 176.594
16 14 Tony Stewart 28 37 176.574
17 1 Jamie McMurray 48 57 176.354
18 2 Brad Keselowski 32 41 176.315
19 56 Martin Truex Jr. 30 39 175.774
20 24 Jeff Gordon 23 32 175.736
21 29 Kevin Harvick 26 35 175.681
22 83 Brian Vickers 30 39 175.559
23 34 David Gilliland 1 10 175.428
24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 13 22 174.836

 

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Pit Stall Selections Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

 

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opening odds

6201 carl edwards 7/2
6202 jimmie johnson 4/1
6203 denny hamlin 5/1
6204 kyle busch 6/1
6205 kevin harvick 7/1
6206 tony stewart 8/1
6207 jeff gordon 10/1
6208 greg biffle 15/1
6209 matt kenseth 15/1
6210 kurt busch 20/1
6211 dale earnhardt jr 20/1
6212 joey logano 25/1
6213 mark martin 25/1
6214 juan montoya 25/1
6215 clint bowyer 30/1
6216 jamie mcmurray 30/1
6217 jeff burton 35/1
6218 kasey kahne 35/1
6219 ryan newman 35/1
6220 david reutimann 35/1
6221 brian vickers 40/1
6222 martin truex jr 50/1
6223 brad keselowski 60/1
6224 aj allmendinger 60/1
6225 david ragan 75/1
6226 paul menard 75/1
6227 marcos ambrose 100/1
6228 regan smith 150/1
6229 bobby labonte 200/1
6230 field - all others 50/1

 

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