Martin fastest in first Daytona 500 practice
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the first Daytona 500 practice at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 48.681 | 184.877 | 5 | 5 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 48.777 | 184.513 | 5 | 8 | -0.096 | -0.096 |
| 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Peak Chevrolet | 48.829 | 184.317 | 9 | 9 | -0.148 | -0.052 |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 48.847 | 184.249 | 8 | 8 | -0.166 | -0.018 |
| 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 48.852 | 184.230 | 6 | 9 | -0.171 | -0.005 |
| 6 | *09 | Bill Elliott | Phoenix Construction Chevrolet | 48.880 | 184.124 | 8 | 8 | -0.199 | -0.028 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 48.910 | 184.011 | 8 | 8 | -0.229 | -0.030 |
| 8 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 48.934 | 183.921 | 6 | 9 | -0.253 | -0.024 |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 48.944 | 183.884 | 5 | 5 | -0.263 | -0.010 |
| 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 48.957 | 183.835 | 8 | 8 | -0.276 | -0.013 |
| 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 49.047 | 183.497 | 5 | 5 | -0.366 | -0.090 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S.Army Chevrolet | 49.050 | 183.486 | 2 | 4 | -0.369 | -0.003 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 49.052 | 183.479 | 5 | 5 | -0.371 | -0.002 |
| 14 | *36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 49.056 | 183.464 | 6 | 6 | -0.375 | -0.004 |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 49.066 | 183.426 | 5 | 5 | -0.385 | -0.010 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 49.084 | 183.359 | 3 | 9 | -0.403 | -0.018 |
| 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 49.128 | 183.195 | 9 | 9 | -0.447 | -0.044 |
| 18 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 49.141 | 183.146 | 9 | 9 | -0.460 | -0.013 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 49.181 | 182.997 | 7 | 7 | -0.500 | -0.040 |
| 20 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 49.183 | 182.990 | 5 | 5 | -0.502 | -0.002 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 49.192 | 182.957 | 5 | 6 | -0.511 | -0.009 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 49.218 | 182.860 | 3 | 9 | -0.537 | -0.026 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 49.238 | 182.786 | 6 | 7 | -0.557 | -0.020 |
| 24 | *38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 49.239 | 182.782 | 5 | 5 | -0.558 | -0.001 |
| 25 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 49.241 | 182.775 | 5 | 5 | -0.560 | -0.002 |
| 26 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 49.261 | 182.700 | 8 | 8 | -0.580 | -0.020 |
| 27 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 49.379 | 182.264 | 8 | 8 | -0.698 | -0.118 |
| 28 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 49.403 | 182.175 | 9 | 9 | -0.722 | -0.024 |
| 29 | *13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 49.432 | 182.068 | 2 | 2 | -0.751 | -0.029 |
| 30 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 49.455 | 181.984 | 5 | 8 | -0.774 | -0.023 |
| 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kroger/USO Toyota | 49.515 | 181.763 | 9 | 9 | -0.834 | -0.060 |
| 32 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 49.524 | 181.730 | 6 | 9 | -0.843 | -0.009 |
| 33 | *60 | Todd Bodine(i) | Tire Kingdom/Valvoline Toyota | 49.535 | 181.690 | 2 | 5 | -0.854 | -0.011 |
| 34 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 49.540 | 181.671 | 5 | 5 | -0.859 | -0.005 |
| 35 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 49.548 | 181.642 | 5 | 5 | -0.867 | -0.008 |
| 36 | *97 | Kevin Conway(i) | Extenze Toyota | 49.620 | 181.378 | 5 | 5 | -0.939 | -0.072 |
| 37 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 49.635 | 181.324 | 5 | 5 | -0.954 | -0.015 |
| 38 | 71 | Andy Lally | Adobe Road Winery Chevrolet | 49.664 | 181.218 | 7 | 7 | -0.983 | -0.029 |
| 39 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 49.669 | 181.200 | 5 | 5 | -0.988 | -0.005 |
| 40 | 77 | Steve Wallace(i) | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 49.670 | 181.196 | 3 | 6 | -0.989 | -0.001 |
| 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 49.737 | 180.952 | 6 | 6 | -1.056 | -0.067 |
| 42 | *15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 49.775 | 180.814 | 2 | 2 | -1.094 | -0.038 |
| 43 | *46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevrolet | 49.843 | 180.567 | 2 | 2 | -1.162 | -0.068 |
| 44 | 37 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Ford | 50.123 | 179.558 | 2 | 5 | -1.442 | -0.280 |
| 45 | *32 | Terry Labonte | U.S. Chrome Ford | 50.176 | 179.369 | 5 | 5 | -1.495 | -0.053 |
| 46 | *66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 50.287 | 178.973 | 2 | 2 | -1.606 | -0.111 |
| 47 | *64 | Derrike Cope | Sta-Bil Toyota | 50.782 | 177.228 | 2 | 2 | -2.101 | -0.495 |
| 48 | *92 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Dodge | 51.097 | 176.136 | 2 | 2 | -2.416 | -0.315 |
| Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average | |||||||||
| * No driver ran 10 consecutive laps during this practice. | |||||||||
| *Required to qualify on time | |||||||||
| *Required to qualify on time |
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