Second fastest was Casey Mears with a lap speed of 200.322 mph, and was followed by Jeff Gordon (199.633 mph) who was third fastest, current series points leader Brad Keselowski (199.562) fourth and David Ragan (199.554) was fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the practice session were Denny Hamlin (199.546 mph) who was sixth fastest, Regan Smith (199.131) seventh, Carl Edwards (198.421) eighth, Michael Waltrip (197.958) ninth and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (197.888) posting the tenth fastest lap speed.
The teams will return to the track later this afternoon for their 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET) scheduled “Happy Hour” (final) practice session before returning Saturday afternoon at 12:15 PM (ET) for their qualifying session.
The 44th annual Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 is set to get underway around 2:20 PM (ET) Sunday afternoon, and television coverage will be provided by ESPN beginning with their 1:00 PM (ET) NASCAR Countdown pre-race show.
2012 NSCS Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota | 47.772 | 200.452 | 5 | 13 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 47.803 | 200.322 | 5 | 26 | -0.031 | -0.031 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 47.968 | 199.633 | 13 | 31 | -0.196 | -0.165 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 47.985 | 199.562 | 7 | 33 | -0.213 | -0.017 |
| 5 | 34 | David Ragan | MHP-8 hour Alert Ford | 47.987 | 199.554 | 4 | 14 | -0.215 | -0.002 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 47.989 | 199.546 | 5 | 13 | -0.217 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet | 48.089 | 199.131 | 3 | 22 | -0.317 | -0.1 |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 48.261 | 198.421 | 13 | 21 | -0.489 | -0.172 |
| 9 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | CharlieLoudermilkAaron'sDreamMachine Toyota | 48.374 | 197.958 | 9 | 28 | -0.602 | -0.113 |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | DietMountainDewPaintthe88/Natl.Guard Chev | 48.391 | 197.888 | 6 | 31 | -0.619 | -0.017 |
| 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet | 48.414 | 197.794 | 22 | 31 | -0.642 | -0.023 |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 48.455 | 197.627 | 4 | 21 | -0.683 | -0.041 |
| 13 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott / Kingsford / Bush Beans Toyota | 48.477 | 197.537 | 7 | 16 | -0.705 | -0.022 |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / National Breast Cancer Foundation Ford | 48.487 | 197.496 | 13 | 23 | -0.715 | -0.01 |
| 15 | 38 | David Gilliland | PeanutPatchBoiledPeanuts Ford | 48.496 | 197.46 | 12 | 14 | -0.724 | -0.009 |
| 16 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | SKF Dodge | 48.501 | 197.439 | 11 | 16 | -0.729 | -0.005 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 48.529 | 197.325 | 12 | 22 | -0.757 | -0.028 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 48.536 | 197.297 | 4 | 23 | -0.764 | -0.007 |
| 19 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hrEnergyBenefittingAvonFndn. Toyota | 48.566 | 197.175 | 7 | 20 | -0.794 | -0.03 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Certain Teed Insulation / Menards Chevrolet | 48.622 | 196.948 | 4 | 15 | -0.85 | -0.056 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Chevrolet | 48.632 | 196.907 | 5 | 24 | -0.86 | -0.01 |
| 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | FordEcoBoost/NatlBreastCancerFdn. Ford | 48.67 | 196.754 | 12 | 20 | -0.898 | -0.038 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 48.671 | 196.75 | 5 | 6 | -0.899 | -0.001 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet | 48.682 | 196.705 | 11 | 25 | -0.91 | -0.011 |
| 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 48.694 | 196.657 | 4 | 25 | -0.922 | -0.012 |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target / Gillette Chevrolet | 48.732 | 196.503 | 11 | 17 | -0.96 | -0.038 |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Newman | US Army Chevrolet | 48.934 | 195.692 | 4 | 5 | -1.162 | -0.202 |
| 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Gwaltney Ford | 48.965 | 195.568 | 8 | 25 | -1.193 | -0.031 |
| 29 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Chevrolet | 48.985 | 195.488 | 13 | 14 | -1.213 | -0.02 |
| 30 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota | 49.035 | 195.289 | 6 | 10 | -1.263 | -0.05 |
| 31 | 10 | David Reutimann | CVP@Tmone.com Chevrolet | 49.041 | 195.265 | 8 | 10 | -1.269 | -0.006 |
| 32 | *30 | David Stremme | SwanEnergyInc.com Toyota | 49.537 | 193.31 | 7 | 14 | -1.765 | -0.496 |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar / DriveCat.com Chevrolet | 49.685 | 192.734 | 5 | 17 | -1.913 | -0.148 |
| 34 | *21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane / Warriors in Pink Ford | 50.159 | 190.913 | 7 | 12 | -2.387 | -0.474 |
| 35 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services Ford | 50.445 | 189.831 | 5 | 20 | -2.673 | -0.286 |
| 36 | *97 | Timmy Hill(i) | AM/FMEnergyWood&PelletStoves Toyota | 50.446 | 189.827 | 3 | 3 | -2.674 | -0.001 |
| 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 50.515 | 189.567 | 8 | 14 | -2.743 | -0.069 |
| 38 | *98 | Michael McDowell | K-LOVE / Curb Records Ford | 50.677 | 188.961 | 3 | 3 | -2.905 | -0.162 |
| 39 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 50.922 | 188.052 | 3 | 3 | -3.15 | -0.245 |
| 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 50.976 | 187.853 | 3 | 3 | -3.204 | -0.054 |
| 41 | *26 | Josh Wise # | MDS Transport Ford | 51.162 | 187.17 | 2 | 2 | -3.39 | -0.186 |
| 42 | *33 | Cole Whitt(i) | LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet | 51.223 | 186.947 | 6 | 6 | -3.451 | -0.061 |
| 43 | *23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Toyota | 51.401 | 186.3 | 7 | 7 | -3.629 | -0.178 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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