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Busch test speeds

Jan. 20-22: all drivers

January 23, 2006
12:30 AM EST (05:30 GMT)

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Cumulative speeds

Inside the Numbers

Single-car testing runs at Daytona

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	183.872
2	00	Johnny Sauter	183.243
3	05	Chad Chafin	182.408
4	05	Justin Ashburn	182.264
5	32	Jason Leffler	182.124
6	5	Kyle Busch	181.917
7	87	Joe Nemechek	181.807
8	50	Danny O'Quinn	181.660
9	19	Aric Almirola	181.598
10	11	Paul Menard	181.444
11	41	Reed Sorenson	181.127
12	77	Burney Lamar	181.076
13	2	Clint Bowyer	181.014
14	20	Denny Hamlin	181.003
15	33	Ron Hornaday	180.963
16	16	David Ragan	180.832
17	29	Kevin Harvick	180.886
18	57	Justin Labonte	180.777
19	90	Mike Wallace	180.777
20	72	Donnie Neuenberger	180.683
21	9	Larry Foyt	180.650
22	43	Aaron Fike	180.524
23	56	Kevin Lepage	180.433
24	18	J.J. Yeley	180.372
25	1	Jason Keller	180.296
26	88	Mike McFarland	180.278
27	29	Brandon Miller	180.202
28	95	Steadman Marlin	180.187
29	01	Jay Sauter	180.155
30	06	Todd Kluever	180.133
31	47	Jon Wood	179.986
32	38	A.J. Foyt IV	179.752
33	22	Kenny Wallace	179.687
34	66	Andy Hillenburg	179.630
35	60	Carl Edwards	179.619
36	21	Jeff Burton	179.565
37	59	Stacy Compton	179.551
38	25	Ashton Lewis Jr.	179.426
39	36	Tim Sauter	179.386
40	64	Jamie McMurray	179.326
41	27	David Green	179.251
42	10	John Andretti	179.176
43	99	Michael Waltrip	178.891
44	34	Paul Tracy	178.618
45	4	Mark Green	178.579
46	63	Jeff Sparker	178.239
47	0	Kurtis Davis	177.915
48	35	Regan Smith	177.249

Sunday afternoon drafting session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1	47b	Jon Wood	187.009
2	20b	Denny Hamlin	186.827
3	00m	Johnny Sauter	186.780
4	87a	Joe Nemechek	186.598
5	20a	Denny Hamlin	185.854
6	60a	Carl Edwards	185.789
7	64b	Jamie McMurray	185.536
8	87b	Joe Nemechek	185.403
9	21a	Jeff Burton	185.288
10	88a	Mark McFarland	185.261
11	2b	Clint Bowyer	185.235
12	64a	Jamie McMurray	185.185
13	4b	Mark Green	184.991
14	77a	Burney Lamar	184.490
15	4a	Mark Green	184.475
16	9a	Larry Foyt	184.456
17	9b	Larry Foyt	184.430
18	59a	Stacy Compton	184.388
19	56a	Kevin Lepage	184.162
20	33	Ron Hornaday	182.608
21	19	Aric Almirola	181.737
22	29a	Kevin Harvick	181.627
23	16a	David Ragan	181.218
24	50	Danny O'Quinn	180.985
25	06b	Todd Kluever	180.879
26	18	J.J. Yeley	180.683
27	06a	Todd Kluever	180.650
28	10	John Andretti	180.112
29	27a	David Green	179.533
30	66b	Andy Hillenburg	178.777
31	36b	Tim Sauter	178.363
32	21b	Jeff Burton	177.550
33	0	Kurtis Davis	176.828

Sunday morning drafting session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	21a	Jeff Burton	184.015
2.	2b	Clint Bowyer	183.854
3.	20a	Denny Hamlin	183.677
4.	00m	Johnny Sauter	183.393
5.	34	Paul Tracy	183.091
6.	1a	Jason Keller	182.815
7.	99a	Michael Waltrip	182.567
8.	20b	Denny Hamlin	182.519
9.	4a	Mark Green	182.404
10.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	181.906
11.	87b	Joe Nemechek	181.837
12.	19	Aric Almirola	181.587
13.	50	Danny O'Quinn	181.587
14.	77a	Burney Lamar	181.269
15.	16a	David Ragan	181.203
16.	90b	Mike Wallace	181.072
17.	29a	Kevin Harvick	180.985
18.	18	J.J. Yeley	180.857
19.	87a	Joe Nemechek	180.752
20.	56a	Kevin Lepage	180.661
21.	33	Ron Hornaday	180.647
22.	88a	Mark McFarland	180.321
23.	06a	Todd Kluever	180.122
24.	06b	Todd Kluever	180.054
25.	9a	Larry Foyt	179.623
26.	59b	Stacy Compton	179.616
27.	95	Steadman Marlin	179.555
28.	60a	Carl Edwards	179.522
29.	66a	Andy Hillenburg	179.447
30.	47b	Jon Wood	179.301
31.	27a	David Green	179.244
32.	64a	Jamie McMurray	179.194
33.	10	John Andretti	179.126
34.	36a	Tim Sauter	179.097
35.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	179.062
36.	72a	Donnie Neuenberger	179.037
37.	9b	Larry Foyt	179.026
38.	36b	Tim Sauter	178.887
39.	59a	Stacy Compton	178.685
40.	64b	Jamie McMurray	177.564
41.	23	Chris Wimmer	175.919

Sunday morning session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	00m	Johnny Sauter	183.243
2.	87b	Joe Nemechek	181.807
3.	50	Danny O'Quinn	181.660
4.	87a	Joe Nemechek	181.247
5.	33	Ron Hornaday	180.963
6.	20b	Denny Hamlin	180.930
7.	29a	Kevin Harvick	180.886
8.	16a	David Ragan	180.832
9.	90b	Mike Wallace	180.777
10.	72a	Donnie Neuenberger	180.683
11.	56a	Kevin Lepage	180.433
12.	18	J.J. Yeley	180.372
13.	1a	Jason Keller	180.296
14.	88a	Mark McFarland	180.278
15.	95	Steadman Marlin	180.187
16.	01a	Jay Sauter	180.155
17.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	179.748
18.	9a	Larry Foyt	179.623
19.	06b	Todd Kluever	179.598
20.	21a	Jeff Burton	179.565
21.	9b	Larry Foyt	179.558
22.	59b	Stacy Compton	179.551
23.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	179.422
24.	36a	Tim Sauter	179.386
25.	66a	Andy Hillenburg	179.383
26.	47b	Jon Wood	179.265
27.	27a	David Green	179.251
28.	60a	Carl Edwards	179.233
29.	10	John Andretti	179.176
30.	2a	Clint Bowyer	179.154
31.	64a	Jamie McMurray	178.586
32.	41a	Reed Sorenson	178.582
33.	34	Paul Tracy	178.448
34.	99a	Michael Waltrip	178.020
35.	64b	Jamie McMurray	177.925
36.	4b	Mark Green	177.176
37.	0	Kurtis Davis	177.096

Saturday afternoon drafting session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	20b	Denny Hamlin	187.402
2.	00m	Johnny Sauter	186.494
3.	57	Justin Labonte	186.339
4.	47b	Jon Wood	186.258
5.	25b	Ashton Lewis Jr.	186.197
6.	11b	Paul Menard	186.177
7.	95	Steadman Marlin	186.174
8.	27a	David Green	186.154
9.	77a	Burney Lamar	186.139
10.	20a	Denny Hamlin	186.108
11.	90b	Mike Wallace	185.824
12.	19	Aric Almirola	185.713
13.	32a	Jason Leffler	185.628
14.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	185.621
15.	4b	Mark Green	185.559
16.	43	Aaron Fike	185.556
17.	59	Stacy Compton	185.361
18.	18	J.J. Yeley	185.334
19.	88a	Mark McFarland	185.258
20.	38b	A.J. Fovt IV	185.250
21.	60a	Carl Edwards	185.063
22.	41t	Reed Sorenson	185.041
23.	32b	Jason Leffler	185.037
24.	5a	Kyle Busch	185.033
25.	9b	Larry Foyt	185.014
26.	36a	Tim Sauter	184.999
27.	35a	Regan Smith	184.968
28.	29b	Kevin Harvick	184.919
29.	11a	Paul Menard	184.866
30.	1a	Jason Keller	184.850
31.	5b	Kyle Busch	184.797
32.	66a	Andy Hillenburg	184.794
33.	2a	Clint Bowyer	184.778
34.	62a	Larry Hollenbach	184.676
35.	9a	Larry Foyt	184.615
36.	56b	Kevin Lepage	184.551
37.	22a	Kenny Wallace	184.392
38.	01a	Jay Sauter	184.370
39.	21a	Jeff Burton	184.370
40.	64b	Jamie McMurray	184.358
41.	00x	Johnny Sauter	184.222
42.	29a	Kevin Harvick	184.121
43.	90a	Mike Wallace	184.060
44.	8a	Kerry Earnhardt	182.500
45.	4a	Mark Green	182.101
46.	16a	David Ragan	181.748
47.	50	Danny O'Quinn	181.148
48.	05b	Chad Chaffin	180.930
49.	87b	Mike Garrety	180.806
50.	33	Ron Hornaday	180.386
51.	06a	Todd Kluever	180.101
52.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	179.619
53.	77b	Burney Lamar	179.565
54.	63a	Jeff Spraker	179.304
55.	10	John Andretti	179.269
56.	06b	Todd Kluever	179.001
57.	0	Kurtis Davis	178.873
58.	72a	Donnie Neuenberger	178.522
59.	34	Paul Tracy	178.334
60.	99a	Michael Waltrip	178.250
61.	21b	Jeff Burton	177.627
62.	23	Chris Wimmer	176.332

Saturday morning drafting session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	5a	Kyle Busch	186.904
2.	57	Justin Labonte	186.796
3.	11a	Paul Menard	186.289
4.	32a	Jason Leffler	185.874
5.	60b	Carl Edwards	185.782
6.	25a	Ashton Lewis Jr.	185.613
7.	47a	Jon Wood	185.563
8.	22a	Kenny Wallace	184.938
9.	90a	Mike Wallace	184.926
10.	9a	Larry Foyt	184.756
11.	34	Paul Tracy	184.517
12.	43	Aaron Fike	184.381
13.	90b	Mike Wallace	184.298
14.	18	J.J. Yeley	184.279
15.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	184.207
16.	59	Stacy Compton	183.932
17.	21a	Jeff Burton	183.824
18.	00m	Johnny Sauter	183.453
19.	8a	Kerry Earnhardt	181.803
20.	05b	Chad Chaffin	181.649
21.	88a	Mark McFarland	181.517
22.	19	Aric Almirola	181.422
23.	05a	Justin Ashburn	181.083
24.	41t	Reed Sorenson	180.999
25.	11b	Paul Menard	180.945
26.	50	Danny O'Quinn	180.788
27.	16a	David Ragan	180.596
28.	2b	Clint Bowyer	180.462
29.	33	Ron Hornaday	180.372
30.	20a	Denny Hamlin	180.292
31.	29a	Kevin Harvick	180.122
32.	95	Steadman Marlin	180.072
33.	87b	Joe Nemechek	179.924
34.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	179.860
35.	36a	Tim Sauter	179.659
36.	06a	Todd Kluever	179.659
37.	1b	Jason Keller	179.548
38.	77b	Burney Lamar	179.480
39.	87a	Joe Nemechek	179.447
40.	27a	David Green	179.233
41.	2a	Clint Bowyer	179.186
42.	56b	Kevin Lepage	179.169
43.	63a	Jeff Spraker	179.019
44.	47b	Jon Wood	178.685
45.	64b	Jamie McMurray	178.430
46.	01a	Jay Sauter	177.915
47.	38b	A.J. Fovt IV	177.637
48.	10	John Andretti	177.382
49.	0	Kurtis Davis	177.343
50.	4a	Mark Green	176.984
51.	35a	Regan Smith	176.852

Saturday morning session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	00m	Johnny Sauter	182.823
2.	8a	Kerry Earnhardt	181.870
3.	5a	Kyle Busch	181.525
4.	05b	Justin Ashburn	181.455
5.	11b	Paul Menard	181.185
6.	41t	Reed Sorenson	181.127
7.	05a	Justin Ashburn	181.094
8.	19	Aric Almirola	180.886
9.	50	Danny O'Quinn	180.756
10.	20b	Denny Hamlin	180.668
11.	90b	Mike Wallace	180.661
12.	57	Justin Labonte	180.585
13.	77a	Burney Lamar	180.527
14.	32a	Jason Leffler	180.437
15.	90a	Mike Wallace	180.437
16.	16a	David Ragan	180.404
17.	87b	Joe Nemechek	180.375
18.	5b	Kyle Busch	180.263
19.	29a	Brandon Miller	180.202
20.	95	Steadman Marlin	180.177
21.	18	J.J. Yeley	180.133
22.	9a	Larry Foyt	180.126
23.	43	Aaron Fike	179.910
24.	88a	Mark McFarland	179.892
25.	1b	Jason Keller	179.809
26.	33	Ron Hornaday	179.730
27.	32b	Jason Leffler	179.562
28.	06a	Todd Kluever	179.508
29.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	179.354
30.	22a	Kenny Wallace	179.329
31.	9b	Larry Foyt	179.261
32.	77b	Burney Lamar	179.211
33.	27a	David Green	179.194
34.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	179.169
35.	21a	Jeff Burton	179.137
36.	87a	Joe Nemechek	178.944
37.	20a	Denny Hamlin	178.937
38.	66a	Andy Hillenburg	178.870
39.	25b	Ashton Lewis Jr.	178.820
40.	60a	Carl Edwards	178.642
41.	2a	Clint Bowyer	178.547
42.	56b	Kevin Lepage	178.518
43.	60b	Carl Edwards	178.352
44.	36a	Tim Sauter	178.274
45.	41a	Reed Sorenson	178.274
46.	63a	Jeff Spraker	178.239
47.	47b	Jon Wood	178.094
48.	59	Stacy Compton	178.087
49.	34	Paul Tracy	177.936
50.	99a	Michael Waltrip	177.852
51.	27b	David Green	177.567
52.	0	Kurtis Davis	177.483
53.	64b	Jamie McMurray	177.298
54.	35a	Regan Smith	176.974
55.	4a	Mark Green	176.821
56.	10	John Andretti	176.810

Friday drafting session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	43	Aaron Fike	187.266
2.	90b	Mike Wallace	186.970
3.	47b	Jon Wood	186.765
4.	47a	Jon Wood	186.610
5.	5b	Kyle Busch	186.471
6.	9a	Larry Foyt	186.455
7.	11a	Paul Menard	186.440
8.	1a	Jason Keller	186.436
9.	33	Ron Hornaday	186.432
10.	22a	Kenny Wallace	186.335
11.	57	Justin Labonte	186.335
12.	20b	Denny Hamlin	186.247
13.	60a	Carl Edwards	186.197
14.	27a	David Green	186.189
15.	34	Paul Tracy	185.981
16.	32b	Jason Leffler	185.877
17.	32a	Jason Leffler	185.862
18.	8b	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	185.843
19.	41t	Reed Sorenson	185.824
20.	77a	Burney Lamar	185.820
21.	8a	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	185.774
22.	64b	Jamie McMurray	185.663
23.	1b	Jason Keller	185.231
24.	5a	Kyle Busch	182.171
25.	19	Aric Almirola	181.463
26.	11b	Paul Menard	181.419
27.	50	Danny O'Quinn	181.247
28.	16a	David Ragan	180.861
29.	05b	Justin Ashburn	180.828
30.	05a	Justin Ashburn	180.814
31.	00m	Johnny Sauter	180.658
32.	20a	Denny Hamlin	180.350
33.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	180.332
34.	18	J.J. Yeley	180.288
35.	87b	Joe Nemechek	180.076
36.	06a	Todd Kluever	179.957
37.	87a	Joe Nemechek	179.573
38.	56b	Kevin Lepage	179.530
39.	9b	Larry Foyt	179.526
40.	66a	Andy Hillenburg	179.365
41.	2a	Clint Bowyer	179.297
42.	88a	Mark McFarland	179.276
43.	36a	Tim Sauter	179.276
44.	29a	Brandon Miller	179.140
45.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	178.923
46.	25a	Ashton Lewis Jr.	178.891
47.	21a	Jeff Burton	178.642
48.	59	Stacy Compton	178.554
49.	95	Steadman Marlin	178.387
50.	01a	Jay Sauter	178.285
51.	10	John Andretti	178.027
52.	63a	Jeff Spraker	177.592
53.	4a	Mark Green	177.546
54.	35a	Regan Smith	176.984

Friday afternoon session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	00m	Johnny Sauter	182.552
2.	05b	Justin Ashburn	182.264
3.	8a	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	181.851
4.	19	Aric Almirola	181.598
5.	05a	Justin Ashburn	181.463
6.	5a	Kyle Busch	181.360
7.	11b	Paul Menard	181.196
8.	20b	Denny Hamlin	181.003
9.	41t	Reed Sorenson	180.905
10.	77a	Burney Lamar	180.672
11.	16a	David Ragan	180.596
12.	57	Justin Labonte	180.592
13.	50	Danny O'Quinn	180.422
14.	87b	Joe Nemechek	180.267
15.	18	J.J. Yeley	180.238
16.	33	Ron Hornaday	180.166
17.	1a	Jason Keller	180.065
18.	43	Aaron Fike	180.032
19.	90b	Mike Wallace	180.014
20.	9a	Larry Foyt	179.853
21.	47a	Jon Wood	179.853
22.	56a	Kevin Lepage	179.759
23.	06a	Todd Kluever	179.383
24.	22a	Kenny Wallace	179.361
25.	06b	Todd Kluever	179.183
26.	2a	Clint Bowyer	179.154
27.	87a	Joe Nemechek	179.087
28.	59	Stacy Compton	179.001
29.	60a	Carl Edwards	178.962
30.	36a	Tim Sauter	178.937
31.	88a	Mark McFarland	178.791
32.	29a	Brandon Miller	178.664
33.	34	Paul Tracy	178.618
34.	95	Steadman Marlin	178.547
35.	64a	Jamie McMurray	178.543
36.	21a	Jeff Burton	178.532
37.	25a	Ashton Lewis Jr.	178.494
38.	64b	Jamie McMurray	178.402
39.	66b	Andy Hillenburg	178.387
40.	27a	David Green	178.271
41.	27b	David Green	178.133
42.	0	Kurtis Davis	177.915
43.	10	John Andretti	177.715
44.	38b	A.J. Fovt IV	177.655
45.	35a	Regan Smith	177.249
46.	01a	Jay Sauter	176.838
47.	4a	Mark Green	176.821
48.	63a	Jeff Spraker	174.493
49.	01b	Jay Sauter	0.000

Friday morning session

Inside the Numbers

Pos.	Car	Driver	Speed
1.	8b	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	183.872
2.	8a	Dale Earndhart Jr.	182.452
3.	05b	Chad Chaffin	182.408
4.	32a	Jason Leffler	182.124
5.	5a	Kyle Busch	181.917
6.	00m	Johnny Sauter	181.660
7.	11b	Paul Menard	181.444
8.	19	Aric Almirola	181.375
9.	00x	Johnny Sauter	181.112
10.	77a	Burney Lamar	181.076
11.	87b	Joe Nemecheck	181.025
12.	2b	Clint Bowyer	181.014
13.	20a	Denny Hamlin	180.955
14.	16a	David Regan	180.821
15.	32b	Jason Leffler	180.810
16.	57	Justin Labonte	180.777
17.	90b	Mike Wallace	180.719
18.	9a	Larry Foyt	180.650
19.	5b	Kyle Busch	180.527
20.	43	Aaron Fike	180.524
21.	33	Ron Hornaday	180.513
22.	50	Danny O'Quinn	180.411
23.	56b	Kevin Lepae	180.238
24.	1b	Jason Keller	180.184
25.	11a	Paul Menard	180.180
26.	1a	Jason Keller	180.148
27.	06a	Todd Kluever	180.133
28.	90a	Mike Wallace	180.122
29.	87a	Joe Nemecheck	180.065
30.	47a	Jon Wood	179.986
31.	9b	Larry Foyt	179.842
32.	38a	A.J. Foyt IV	179.752
33.	41t	Reed Sorenson	179.716
34.	18	J.J. Yeley	179.702
35.	22a	Kenny Wallace	179.687
36.	66a	Andy Hillenburg	179.630
37.	16b	David Ragan	179.626
38.	60a	Carl Edwards	179.619
39.	25a	Ashton Lewis Jr.	179.426
40.	29a	Brandon Miller	179.361
41.	56a	Kevin Lepae	179.351
42.	29b	Brandon Miller	179.344
43.	64b	Jamie McMurray	179.326
44.	88a	Mark McFarland	179.069
45.	27a	David Green	179.069
46.	21a	Jeff Burton	178.987
47.	2a	Clint Bowyer	178.955
48.	99	Michael Waltrip	178.891
49.	36a	Tim Sauter	178.788
50.	59	Stacy Compton	178.724
51.	21b	Jeff Burton	178.688
52.	95	Steadman Marlin	178.685
53.	72a	Donnie Nuenberger	178.685
54.	4b	Mark Green	178.579
55.	47b	Jon Wood	178.440
56.	10	John Andretti	178.175
57.	60b	Carl Edwards	178.158
58.	38b	A.J. Fovt IV	177.813
59.	06b	Todd Kluever	177.767

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