Martin tops short list in final practice
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the final Daytona 500 practice at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 45.731 | 196.803 | 9 | 22 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 45.733 | 196.794 | 9 | 23 | -0.002 | -0.002 |
| 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 46.224 | 194.704 | 8 | 14 | -0.493 | -0.491 |
| 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 46.225 | 194.700 | 8 | 24 | -0.494 | -0.001 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 46.426 | 193.857 | 6 | 7 | -0.695 | -0.201 |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 46.426 | 193.857 | 6 | 7 | -0.695 | -0.000 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S.Army Chevrolet | 46.471 | 193.669 | 12 | 31 | -0.740 | -0.045 |
| 8 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 46.473 | 193.661 | 1 | 13 | -0.742 | -0.002 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 46.530 | 193.424 | 7 | 36 | -0.799 | -0.057 |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 46.568 | 193.266 | 1 | 13 | -0.837 | -0.038 |
| 11 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Phoenix Construction Chevrolet | 46.618 | 193.058 | 10 | 10 | -0.887 | -0.050 |
| 12 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 50.331 | 178.816 | 8 | 9 | -4.600 | -3.713 |
| Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average | |||||||||
| Pos | Car | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed | ||||
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 10 | 192.780 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | 1 | 10 | 192.732 | ||||
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1 | 10 | 191.493 | ||||
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 12 | 21 | 191.447 | ||||
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 22 | 31 | 190.872 | ||||
| 6 | 83 | Brian Vickers | 1 | 10 | 190.606 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | 1 | 10 | 190.560 | ||||
| 8 | 09 | Bill Elliott | 1 | 10 | 190.417 | ||||
| * Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart. | |||||||||
| *Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for points in this series |
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