2013 Daytona 500: NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice Results - Earnhardt, Chevrolet Fastest!
By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series has completed their final practice session at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the 55th Annual Daytona 500 .
Leading the way was Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet with a lap of 45.319 seconds/ 198.592 mph.
Second quick was David Gilliland and his No. 38 Love's Travel Stops Ford who turned a lap of 45.358 seconds/ 198.421 mph.
Third on the timesheets was Clint Bowyer and his No. 15 5-hour Energy Toyota with a lap of 45.399 seconds/ 198.242 mph.
Marcos Ambrose and his No. 9 was fourth fastest with Aric Almirola and his No. 43 Smithfield Ford rounding out the top five.
Overall, 34 NASCAR Sprint Cup entries turned hot laps during the session. Next up, is the 2013 Daytona 500 on Sunday.
NSCS Final Practice Daytona International Speedway 55th Annual Daytona 500 Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, February 23, 2013 @ 12:03 PM Eastern
Pos
Car
Driver
Team
Time
Speed
Lap #
# Laps
Fastest
Next
1
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
National Guard Chevrolet
45.319
198.592
4
11
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2
38
David Gilliland
Love's Travel Stops Ford
45.358
198.421
5
13
-0.039
-0.039
3
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy Toyota
45.399
198.242
3
12
-0.080
-0.041
4
9
Marcos Ambrose
Stanley Ford
45.421
198.146
6
8
-0.102
-0.022
5
43
Aric Almirola
Smithfield Ford
45.446
198.037
6
18
-0.127
-0.025
6
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Target Chevrolet
45.485
197.867
2
19
-0.166
-0.039
7
99
Carl Edwards
Fastenal Ford
45.533
197.659
6
16
-0.214
-0.048
8
55
Mark Martin
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
45.534
197.654
6
24
-0.215
-0.001
9
56
Martin Truex Jr
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
45.573
197.485
6
13
-0.254
-0.039
10
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Best Buy Ford
45.584
197.438
2
8
-0.265
-0.011
11
39
Ryan Newman
Quicken Loans Chevrolet
45.586
197.429
2
27
-0.267
-0.002
12
16
Greg Biffle
3M Ford
45.742
196.756
5
8
-0.423
-0.156
13
36
JJ Yeley
Golden Corral Chevrolet
45.914
196.019
10
16
-0.595
-0.172
14
26
Michael Waltrip
Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota
45.949
195.869
14
18
-0.630
-0.035
15
5
Kasey Kahne
Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
45.982
195.729
3
6
-0.663
-0.033
16
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe's Chevrolet
46.128
195.109
8
11
-0.809
-0.146
17
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Ford
46.153
195.004
6
23
-0.834
-0.025
18
22
Joey Logano
Shell Pennzoil Ford
46.187
194.860
3
23
-0.868
-0.034
19
29
Kevin Harvick
Budweiser Chevrolet
46.187
194.860
9
10
-0.868
-0.000
20
21
Trevor Bayne(i)
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
46.200
194.805
4
7
-0.881
-0.013
21
35
Josh Wise(i)
MDS Transport Ford
46.403
193.953
2
13
-1.084
-0.203
22
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar Chevrolet
46.442
193.790
13
13
-1.123
-0.039
23
98
Michael McDowell
K-Love/Curb Records Ford
46.486
193.607
8
15
-1.167
-0.044
24
78
Kurt Busch
Furniture Row Chevrolet
46.521
193.461
25
27
-1.202
-0.035
25
93
Travis Kvapil
Burger King Toyota
46.619
193.054
4
18
-1.300
-0.098
26
34
David Ragan
Detail Doctor Ford
46.683
192.790
2
6
-1.364
-0.064
27
83
David Reutimann
Burger King Toyota
46.726
192.612
10
22
-1.407
-0.043
28
33
Austin Dillon(i)
Honeynut Cheerios Chevrolet
46.999
191.493
7
7
-1.680
-0.273
29
7
Dave Blaney
Florida Lottery Chevrolet
47.017
191.420
2
15
-1.698
-0.018
30
27
Paul Menard
Menards/Peak Chevrolet
47.041
191.322
5
12
-1.722
-0.024
31
95
Scott Speed
Leavine Family Racing Ford
47.308
190.243
8
9
-1.989
-0.267
32
51
Regan Smith(i)
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
47.331
190.150
9
23
-2.012
-0.023
33
47
Bobby Labonte
Kroger Toyota
47.558
189.243
6
7
-2.239
-0.227
34
1
Jamie McMurray
McDonald's Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
0
0
-0.000
-0.000
Pos
Car
Driver
From Lap
To Lap
Avg Speed
1
43
Aric Almirola
2
11
196.195
2
99
Carl Edwards
1
10
196.132
3
55
Mark Martin
2
11
195.937
4
56
Martin Truex Jr
2
11
195.894
5
15
Clint Bowyer
2
11
195.768
6
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2
11
195.745
7
39
Ryan Newman
2
11
194.983
8
22
Joey Logano
1
10
193.965
9
2
Brad Keselowski
1
10
193.852
10
78
Kurt Busch
18
27
191.544
11
26
Michael Waltrip
2
11
191.334
12
29
Kevin Harvick
1
10
190.923
13
36
JJ Yeley
7
16
189.685
14
98
Michael McDowell
1
10
189.595
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average * Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart. *Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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