Average Practice Speeds: Loudon 2

To be successful this week, I would highly recommend paying close attention to the average speeds chart I post. Eleven of the top thirteen in terms of average speed last Loudon race finished in the top thirteen, and Montoya was well on his way to making it twelve out of thirteen (he was fourth fastest in average speed).

Top 5 for Practice Two:
1. Tony Stewart
2. Sam Hornish, Jr.
3. Jamie McMurray
4. Ryan Newman
5. Clint Bowyer

Top 5 for Happy Hour:
1. Jamie McMurray
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Tony Stewart
5. Juan Montoya

10-Lap Average speeds are much more important than one fast lap. The top ten fastest at 10-lap averages in happy hour were:

1. Jeff Gordon
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Tony Stewart
5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Paul Menard
8. Jeff Burton
9. Denny Hamlin
10. Joey Logano

Average speeds are calculated by taking the average speed of each driver in each practice and multiplying it by the number of laps ran. When you do this for each practice and add the two totals together, and then divide by the total number of laps ran, you get a pretty good indicator on who has a fast car. 



1. Clint Bowyer @ 128.686 mph over 72 laps
2. Jimmie Johnson @ 128.440 mph over 101 laps
3. Kasey Kahne @ 128.232 mph over 86 laps
4. Juan Montoya @ 128.227 mph over 50 laps
5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. @ 128.206 mph over 81 laps
6. Jamie McMurray @ 128.190 mph over 91 laps
7. Martin Truex, Jr. @ 128.149 mph over 70 laps
8. Denny Hamlin @ 128.111 mph over 100 laps
9. A.J. Allmendinger @ 128.080 mph over 78 laps
10. Mark Martin @ 128.059 mph over 81 laps
11. Kevin Harvick @ 128.009 mph over 65 laps
12. Tony Stewart @ 128.003 mph over 94 laps
13. Joey Logano @ 127.996 mph over 84 laps
14. Greg Biffle @ 127.996 mph over 84 laps
15. Sam Hornish, Jr. @ 127.948 mph over 84 laps
16. Kurt Busch @ 127.893 mph over 81 laps
17. Brad Keselowski @ 127.801 mph over 67 laps
18. Kyle Busch @ 127.788 mph over 105 laps
19. David Reutimann @ 127.707 mph over 73 laps
20. Paul Menard @ 127.700 mph over 95 laps
21. Marcos Ambrose @ 127.652 mph over 61 laps
22. Carl Edwards @ 127.644 mph over 86 laps
23. Jeff Gordon @ 127.640 mph over 70 laps
24. Jeff Burton @ 127.635 mph over 80 laps
25. Matt Kenseth @ 127.599 mph over 52 laps
26. Elliott Sadler @ 127.593 mph over 75 laps
27. Ryan Newman @ 127.331 mph over 80 laps
28. David Ragan @ 127.250 mph over 101 laps
29. Regan Smith @ 127.117 mph over 59 laps
30. Reed Sorenson @ 126.889 mph over 54 laps
31. Dave Blaney @ 126.682 mph over 68 laps
32. Scott Speed @ 126.360 mph over 54 laps