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Preseason Thunder testing speeds from Daytona

By NASCAR.COM
January 14, 2012 5:56 PM, EST
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The Cup Series kicked off the 2012 season with a three-day test at Daytona International Speedway.

Preseason Thunder: Day 3

Morning Practice Speeds
Pos. Driver Time Speed   Pos. Driver Time Speed
1. Kasey Kahne 44.655 201.545   16. Kevin Harvick 47.010 191.449
2. Jeff Gordon 44.655 201.545   17. A.J. Allmendinger 47.013 191.436
3. Kurt Busch 45.121 199.464   18. Aric Almirola 47.056 191.261
4. Mark Martin 45.122 199.459   19. Joey Logano 47.102 191.075
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 45.134 199.406   20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47.176 190.775
6. Jimmie Johnson 45.136 199.397   21. Greg Biffle 47.188 190.726
7. Jeff Burton 45.215 199.049   22. Denny Hamlin 47.195 190.698
8. Regan Smith 45.216 199.045   23. Clint Bowyer 47.217 190.609
9. Jamie McMurray 46.283 194.456   24. Marcos Ambrose 47.260 190.436
10. Juan Montoya 46.644 192.951   25. Martin Truex Jr. 47.276 190.371
11. Paul Menard 46.721 192.633   26. Carl Edwards 47.317 190.206
12. Danica Patrick 46.868 192.029   27. Matt Kenseth 47.408 189.841
13. Tony Stewart 46.904 191.881   28. Brad Keselowski 47.534 189.338
14. Kyle Busch 46.955 191.673   29. Dave Blaney 47.739 188.525
15. Trevor Bayne 46.967 191.624   30. Joe Nemechek 47.855 188.068

Preseason Thunder: Day 3

Afternoon Practice Speeds
Pos. Driver Time Speed Pos. Driver Time Speed
1. Jeff Gordon 44.874 200.562   14. Kyle Busch 45.419 198.155
2. A.J. Allmendinger 44.877 200.548   15. Aric Almirola 45.446 198.037
3. Brad Keselowski 44.877 200.548   16. Greg Biffle 45.451 198.015
4. Kasey Kahne 44.892 200.481   17. Matt Kenseth 45.452 198.011
5. Denny Hamlin 45.006 199.973   18. Marcos Ambrose 45.488 197.854
6. Joey Logano 45.007 199.969   19. Carl Edwards 45.540 197.628
7. Martin Truex Jr. 45.090 199.601   20. Regan Smith 45.541 197.624
8. Clint Bowyer 45.091 199.596   21. Joe Nemechek 46.199 194.809
9. Juan Montoya 45.190 199.159   22. Jimmie Johnson 46.462 193.707
10. Jamie McMurray 45.248 198.904   23. Paul Menard 46.560 193.299
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 45.310 198.632   24. Kevin Harvick 46.744 192.538
12. Mark Martin 45.368 198.378   25. Trevor Bayne 46.777 192.402
13. Jeff Burton 45.378 198.334   26. Trevor Bayne * 47.001 191.485

* Lap made in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Ford

Preseason Thunder: Day 2

Morning Practice Speeds
Pos. Driver Time Speed Pos. Driver Time Speed
1. Martin Truex Jr. 43.962 204.722   17. Ryan Newman 46.134 195.084
2. Clint Bowyer 43.962 204.722   18. Joey Logano 46.135 195.080
3. Marcos Ambrose 44.304 203.142   19. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 46.155 194.995
4. Aric Almirola 44.304 203.142   20. Greg Biffle 46.184 194.873
5. Mark Martin 44.610 201.748   21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 46.192 194.839
6. Jamie McMurray 44.692 201.378   22. Kasey Kahne 46.193 194.835
7. Juan Montoya 44.693 201.374   23. Kevin Harvick 46.204 194.788
8. Jeff Gordon 45.907 196.049   24. Denny Hamlin 46.209 194.767
9. Kurt Busch 45.915 196.014   25. Regan Smith 46.232 194.670
10. A.J. Allmendinger 45.961 195.818   26. Trevor Bayne 46.292 194.418
11. Jimmie Johnson 46.057 195.410   27. Brad Keselowski 46.364 194.116
12. Tony Stewart 46.063 195.385   28. Matt Kenseth 46.559 193.303
13. Danica Patrick 46.070 195.355   29. Carl Edwards 46.703 192.707
14. Paul Menard 46.072 195.346   30. Casey Mears 46.752 192.505
15. Kyle Busch 46.091 195.266   31. Dave Blaney 46.923 191.804
16. Jeff Burton 46.129 195.105   32. Joe Nemechek 47.983 187.566

Preseason Thunder: Day 2

Afternoon Practice Speeds
Pos. Driver Time Speed Pos. Driver Time Speed
1. Kurt Busch 43.677 206.058   17. Ryan Newman 44.078 204.183
2. Regan Smith 43.678 206.053   18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 44.103 204.068
3. Kyle Busch 43.729 205.813   19. Matt Kenseth 44.105 204.058
4. Jeff Gordon 43.743 205.747   20. Greg Biffle 44.190 203.666
5. Kasey Kahne 43.743 205.747   21. Trevor Bayne 44.228 203.491
6. Paul Menard 43.881 205.100   22. Mark Martin 44.300 203.160
7. Kevin Harvick 43.882 205.095   23. Casey Mears 44.453 202.461
8. Denny Hamlin 43.903 204.997   24. Aric Almirola 44.689 201.392
9. Martin Truex Jr. 43.941 204.820   25. Marcos Ambrose 44.693 201.374
10. Clint Bowyer 43.944 204.806   26. Juan Montoya 44.710 201.297
11. Brad Keselowski 43.964 204.713   27. Jamie McMurray 44.878 200.544
12. AJ Allmendinger 43.965 204.708   28. Carl Edwards 44.882 200.526
13. Danica Patrick 44.044 204.341   29. Jimmie Johnson 45.776 196.610
14. Tony Stewart 44.044 204.341   30. Jeff Burton 46.075 195.334
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 44.046 204.332   31. Dave Blaney 46.724 192.620
16. Joey Logano 44.074 204.202   32. Joe Nemechek 46.856 192.078

Preseason Thunder: Day 1

Morning Practice Speeds
Pos. Driver Time Speed   Pos Driver Time Speed
1. Jeff Gordon 46.687 192.773   17. Matt Kenseth 47.134 190.945
2. Paul Menard 46.785 192.369   18. Kasey Kahne 47.160 190.840
3. Kurt Busch 46.787 192.361   19. Kevin Harvick 47.176 190.775
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 46.885 191.959   20. Clint Bowyer 47.199 190.682
5. Juan Montoya 46.911 191.853   21. Mark Martin 47.225 190.577
6. Jimmie Johnson 46.933 191.763   22. Marcos Ambrose 47.238 190.525
7. Greg Biffle 46.987 191.542   23. Aric Almirola 47.255 190.456
8. Danica Patrick 47.004 191.473   24. Jamie McMurray 47.269 190.400
9. Jeff Burton 47.019 191.412   25. Regan Smith 47.374 189.978
10. Trevor Bayne 47.022 191.400   26. A.J. Allmendinger 47.419 189.797
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 47.025 191.388   27. Carl Edwards 47.435 189.733
12. Tony Stewart 47.032 191.359   28. Brad Keselowski 47.504 189.458
13. Kyle Busch 47.037 191.339   29. Casey Mears 47.508 189.442
14. Joey Logano 47.059 191.249   30. Martin Truex Jr. 47.633 188.945
15. Ryan Newman 47.110 191.042   31. Joe Nemechek 48.304 186.320
16. Denny Hamlin 47.122 190.994

Preseason Thunder: Day 1

Afternoon Practice Speeds
Pos. Driver Time Speed   Pos. Driver Time Speed
1. Kyle Busch 44.466 202.402   17. Greg Biffle 46.941 191.730
2. Joey Logano 44.469 202.388   18. Jeff Burton 46.945 191.714
3. Brad Keselowski 44.505 202.224   19. Juan Montoya 46.969 191.616
4. A.J. Allmendinger 44.506 202.220   20. Matt Kenseth 46.997 191.502
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 44.794 200.920   21. Marcos Ambrose 47.007 191.461
6. Jimmie Johnson 44.795 200.915   22. Ryan Newman 47.010 191.449
7. Denny Hamlin 44.965 200.156   23. Kevin Harvick 47.052 191.278
8. Kasey Kahne 45.047 199.791   24. Trevor Bayne 47.061 191.241
9. Mark Martin 45.782 196.584   25. Martin Truex Jr. 47.095 191.103
10. Clint Bowyer 45.782 196.584   26. Jamie McMurray 47.102 191.075
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 46.164 194.957   27. Regan Smith 47.266 190.412
12. Jeff Gordon 46.482 193.623   28. Carl Edwards 47.285 190.335
13. Paul Menard 46.726 192.612   29. Aric Almirola 47.296 190.291
14. Kurt Busch 46.835 192.164   30. Dave Blaney 47.453 189.661
15. Tony Stewart 46.887 191.951   31. Casey Mears 47.671 188.794
16. Danica Patrick 46.893 191.926   32. Joe Nemechek 48.038 187.352

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