2013 Fontana: NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice Results - Martin, Toyota Fastest!
By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series has completed their final practice session at Auto Club Speedway in preparation for the 17th Annual Auto Club 400 .
Leading the way was Mark Martin and his No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota who turned a lap of 39.269 seconds/ 183.351 mph.
Second quick was Clint Bowyer and his No. 15 5-hour Energy Toyota with a lap of 39.356 seconds/ 182.945 mph.
Third on the timesheets was Matt Kenseth and his No. 20 Dollar General Toyota with a lap of 39.379 seconds/ 182.839 mph.
Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet was fourth fastest with Brad Keselowski and his No. 2 Miller Lite Ford rounding out the top five.
Overall, 42 NASCAR Sprint Cup entries turned hot laps during the session. Next up, is the race on Sunday.
NSCS Final Practice Auto Club Speedway 17th Annual Auto Club 400 Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, March 23, 2013 @ 04:22 PM Eastern
Pos
Car
Driver
Team
Time
Speed
Lap #
# Laps
Fastest
Next
1
55
Mark Martin
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
39.269
183.351
1
30
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2
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy Toyota
39.356
182.945
1
34
-0.087
-0.087
3
20
Matt Kenseth
Dollar General Toyota
39.379
182.839
1
29
-0.110
-0.023
4
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet
39.470
182.417
1
32
-0.201
-0.091
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Ford
39.479
182.375
1
40
-0.210
-0.009
6
5
Kasey Kahne
Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
39.526
182.159
1
29
-0.257
-0.047
7
51
AJ Allmendinger
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
39.528
182.149
1
37
-0.259
-0.002
8
16
Greg Biffle
3M Window Film Ford
39.530
182.140
1
26
-0.261
-0.002
9
1
Jamie McMurray
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
39.562
181.993
1
23
-0.293
-0.032
10
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Target Chevrolet
39.567
181.970
1
18
-0.298
-0.005
11
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Express Toyota
39.581
181.905
1
26
-0.312
-0.014
12
56
Martin Truex Jr.
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
39.595
181.841
4
27
-0.326
-0.014
13
78
Kurt Busch
Furniture Row / Serta Chevrolet
39.702
181.351
1
20
-0.433
-0.107
14
99
Carl Edwards
SUBWAY Ford
39.788
180.959
1
19
-0.519
-0.086
15
22
Joey Logano
AAA Southern California Ford
39.812
180.850
1
27
-0.543
-0.024
16
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
National Guard Chevrolet
39.837
180.737
1
34
-0.568
-0.025
17
29
Kevin Harvick
Jimmy John's Chevrolet
39.860
180.632
1
35
-0.591
-0.023
18
27
Paul Menard
Menards / CertainTeed Chevrolet
39.860
180.632
22
29
-0.591
-0.000
19
18
Kyle Busch
Interstate Batteries Toyota
39.879
180.546
1
36
-0.610
-0.019
20
43
Aric Almirola
Farmland Ford
39.942
180.261
1
27
-0.673
-0.063
21
13
Casey Mears
GEICO Ford
39.950
180.225
1
23
-0.681
-0.008
22
9
Marcos Ambrose
MAC Tools Ford
39.975
180.113
1
19
-0.706
-0.025
23
39
Ryan Newman
WIX Filters Chevrolet
39.982
180.081
9
17
-0.713
-0.007
24
24
Jeff Gordon
Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
40.016
179.928
2
28
-0.747
-0.034
25
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #
NOS Ford
40.035
179.843
1
20
-0.766
-0.019
26
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar Chevrolet
40.142
179.363
29
36
-0.873
-0.107
27
14
Tony Stewart
Rush Truck Centers / MOBIL 1 Chevrolet
40.147
179.341
26
31
-0.878
-0.005
28
93
Travis Kvapil
Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota
40.165
179.261
1
24
-0.896
-0.018
29
7
Dave Blaney
SANY Chevrolet
40.387
178.275
1
14
-1.118
-0.222
30
83
David Reutimann
Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota
40.531
177.642
1
15
-1.262
-0.144
31
47
Bobby Labonte
Charter Toyota
40.544
177.585
1
17
-1.275
-0.013
32
35
Josh Wise(i)
MDS Transport Ford
40.587
177.397
5
15
-1.318
-0.043
33
38
David Gilliland
Long John Silver's Ford
40.620
177.253
1
18
-1.351
-0.033
34
33
Landon Cassill
Little Joe's Autos / Precon Marine Chevrolet
40.739
176.735
1
9
-1.470
-0.119
35
30
David Stremme
Swan Energy / Lean1 Toyota
40.771
176.596
1
15
-1.502
-0.032
36
10
Danica Patrick #
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
40.840
176.298
2
22
-1.571
-0.069
37
34
David Ragan
Ford
41.008
175.575
3
23
-1.739
-0.168
38
36
JJ Yeley
Accell Construction Chevrolet
41.077
175.281
2
18
-1.808
-0.069
39
32
Timmy Hill #
OXY Water Ford
41.159
174.931
3
17
-1.890
-0.082
40
87
Joe Nemechek(i)
MaddiesPlaceRocks.com Toyota
41.178
174.851
1
9
-1.909
-0.019
41
19
Mike Bliss(i)
G-Oil / Plinker Tactical / Doubletree Toyota
41.335
174.187
2
6
-2.066
-0.157
42
44
Scott Riggs
No Label Ford
41.517
173.423
10
12
-2.248
-0.182
Pos
Car
Driver
From Lap
To Lap
Avg Speed
1
55
Mark Martin
1
10
179.257
2
15
Clint Bowyer
1
10
178.867
3
2
Brad Keselowski
1
10
178.767
4
51
AJ Allmendinger
25
34
177.549
5
18
Kyle Busch
26
35
177.494
6
29
Kevin Harvick
23
32
176.735
7
48
Jimmie Johnson
23
32
176.676
8
31
Jeff Burton
12
21
176.467
9
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
25
34
175.842
*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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