Sunday, April 10, 2011

Results Breakdown: Texas (Samsung Mobile 500)

1. J.J. Yeley at 179.816 mph over 8 laps (5th in first practice, 3rd in second practice)
Finished 41st.
2. Carl Edwards at  179.495 mph over 47 laps (8th in first practice, 1st in second practice)
Finished 3rd. Top ten all day.
3. Joe Nemechek at 178.400 mph over 14 laps (18th in first practice, 5th in second practice)
Finished 39th.
4. David Ragan at  178.079 mph over 72 laps (21st in first practice, 7th in second practice)
Finished 7th. Was in top five for most of the day and then fell back late.
5. Trevor Bayne at 177.857 mph over 70 laps (30th in first practice, 8th in second practice)
Finished 17th. Ran right around there all day.
6. Juan Montoya at  177.853 mph over 55 laps (6th in first practice, 18th in second practice)
Finished 13th.
7. Mike Skinner at 177.823 mph over 16 laps (33rd in first practice, 6th in second practice)
Finished 43rd.
8. Marcos Ambrose at  177.819 mph over 69 laps (14th in first practice, 13th in second practice)
Finished 6th. Battled in top three late but fell back.
9. Michael McDowell at 177.781 mph over 16 laps (34th in first practice, 2nd in second practice)
Finished 40th.
10. Casey Mears at  177.723 mph over 42 laps (7th in first practice, 28th in second practice)
Finished 26th.
11. Clint Bowyer at 177.583 mph over 80 laps (15th in first practice, 14th in second practice)
Finished 2nd. Top five all day.
12. Paul Menard at  177.511 mph over 72 laps (23rd in first practice, 9th in second practice)
Finished 5th. Worked his way up all race.
13. Tony Stewart at 177.404 mph over 115 laps (19th in first practice, 20th in second practice)
Finished 12th. Was running 4th when he ran out of fuel. That was the only reason he was up there.
14. Greg Biffle at  177.370 mph over 82 laps (29th in first practice, 12th in second practice)
Finished 4th. Strong all day.
15. A.J. Allmendinger at 177.324 mph over 76 laps (28th in first practice, 15th in second practice)
Finished 19th.
16. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at  177.269 mph over 86 laps (3rd in first practice, 24th in second practice)
Finished 9th. Nothing spectacular but solid top ten.
17. David Reutimann at 177.223 mph over 59 laps (10th in first practice, 27th in second practice)
Finished 29th. Early pit road contact with Logano ruined him. Looked decent before that.
18. Denny Hamlin at  177.087 mph over 86 laps (9th in first practice, 22nd in second practice)
Finished 15th. Just wasn't very good.
19. Mark Martin at 177.085 mph over 85 laps (26th in first practice, 17th in second practice)
Finished 36th. Hard wreck with Truex. Was running mid-twenties before it.
20. Matt Kenseth at  177.063 mph over 88 laps (17th in first practice, 19th in second practice)
Finished 1st. Dominated this race.
21. Ryan Newman at 177.008 mph over 76 laps (31st in first practice, 21st in second practice)
Finished 14th. Ran around there all day.
22. Kyle Busch at  176.998 mph over 75 laps (4th in first practice, 26th in second practice)
Finished 16th. Loose wheel ruined his top five.
23. Robby Gordon at 176.997 mph over 33 laps (35th in first practice, 11th in second practice)
Finished 31st.
24. Kasey Kahne at  176.969 mph over 65 laps (13th in first practice, 25th in second practice)
Finished 21st.
25. Kevin Harvick at 176.961 mph over 68 laps (11th in first practice, 30th in second practice)
Finished 20th. Just couldn't figure the car out.
26. Regan Smith at  176.833 mph over 57 laps (12th in first practice, 35th in second practice)
Finished 37th. Involved in Martin/Truex wreck.
27. Brad Keselowski at 176.782 mph over 70 laps (27th in first practice, 23rd in second practice)
Finished 18th. Led some laps but that's because he didn't pit at those times.
28. Jamie McMurray at  176.763 mph over 91 laps (16th in first practice, 33rd in second practice)
Finished 22nd. 
29. Dave Blaney at 176.685 mph over 40 laps (37th in first practice, 16th in second practice)
Finished 30th.
30. Landon Cassill at  176.680 mph over 73 laps (2nd in first practice, 34th in second practice)
Finished 28th.
31. Jeff Burton at 176.667 mph over 113 laps (20th in first practice, 32nd in second practice)
Finished 11th. Flirted with top ten at times.
32. Brian Vickers at  176.632 mph over 80 laps (25th in first practice, 36th in second practice)
Finished 27th. Red Bull was junk all day.
33. Jimmie Johnson at 176.580 mph over 77 laps (1st in first practice, 38th in second practice)
Finished 8th. Nothing great today.
34. Joey Logano at  176.541 mph over 87 laps (24th in first practice, 31st in second practice)
Finished 24th. Early damage from Reutimann doomed him. 
35. David Starr at 176.424 mph over 31 laps (41st in first practice, 4th in second practice)
Finished 38th.
36. Kurt Busch at  176.383 mph over 100 laps (22nd in first practice, 37th in second practice)
Finished 10th. I think his pit strategy gave him this finish.
37. Bobby Labonte at 176.299 mph over 60 laps (36th in first practice, 29th in second practice)
Finished 25th.
38. Martin Truex, Jr. at  176.108 mph over 90 laps (32nd in first practice,  in 41st second practice)
Finished 35th. Wreck with Martin. Wasn't good, though.
39. Jeff Gordon at 175.852 mph over 100 laps (38th in first practice, 39th in second practice)
Finished 23rd. Not very good all day. Was running 15th but ran out of fuel at end.
40. Travis Kvapil at  175.627 mph over 36 laps (39th in first practice, 40th in second practice)
Did not race.
41. David Gilliland at 175.320 mph over 47 laps (40th in first practice, 42nd in second practice)
Finished 42nd.
42. Andy Lally at  174.414 mph over 51 laps (43rd in first practice, 10th in second practice)
Finished 32nd.
43. Ken Schrader at 173.714 mph over 69 laps (42nd in first practice, 43rd in second practice)
Finished 33rd.
44. Tony Raines at  172.216 mph over 41 laps (44th in first practice, 44th in second practice)
Finished 34th.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Results Breakdown: Martinsville (Goody's Fast Relief 500)

1. Kevin Harvick at 93.035 mph over 99 laps
Finished 1st. Was junk all day but proved his "Closer" nickname correct.
2. Jamie McMurray at 92.974 mph over 120 laps
Finished 7th. Top ten all day after starting on the pole.
3. Clint Bowyer at 92.786 mph over 103 laps
Finished 9th. Was one of the best in middle of the race but lost it late.
4. Marcos Ambrose at 92.726 mph over 110 laps
Finished 29th. Involved in a wreck, nothing great all day.
5. A.J. Allmendinger at 92.687 mph over 119 laps
Finished 14th. Was running top ten for most of the race.
6. Joey Logano at 92.610 mph over 122 laps
Finished 13th.
7. Kyle Busch at 92.604 mph over 124 laps
Finished 3rd. Solid all day.
8. Kasey Kahne at 92.557 mph over 96 laps
Finished 39th. Was running around 20th when he and Truex wrecked.
9. Mark Martin at 92.524 mph over 131 laps
Finished 10th. Probably the highest he was all day.
10. Juan Montoya at 92.509 mph over 128 laps
Finished 4th. Quiet top five for Montoya.
11. Casey Mears at 92.477 mph over 94 laps
Finished 36th.
12. Denny Hamlin at 92.455 mph over 111 laps
Finished 12th. One of the three best cars all day but late caution put him back (green flag stop).
13. Dave Blaney at 92.376 mph over 67 laps
Finished 30th.
14. David Ragan at 92.309 mph over 125 laps
Finished 8th. Nice race all day.
15. Carl Edwards at 92.242 mph over 87 laps
Finished 18th. Lost power steering and flirted with the top ten midway.
16. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at 92.157 mph over 106 laps
Finished 2nd. Almost won.
17. Jeff Burton at 92.156 mph over 122 laps
Finished 24th.
18. Matt Kenseth at 92.137 mph over 94 laps
Finished 6th. Overcame early penalty.
19. Regan Smith at 92.069 mph over 123 laps
Finished 31st.
20. Brad Keselowski at 92.068 mph over 131 laps
Finished 19th.
21. Bobby Labonte at 92.065 mph over 133 laps
Finished 27th. Was having a great day (around 12th) before being wrecked.
22. David Reutimann at 92.053 mph over 105 laps
Finished 15th. Top ten for half of the race.
23. Tony Stewart at 92.025 mph over 154 laps
Finished 34th. Junk all day.
24. Martin Truex, Jr. at 91.977 mph over 125 laps
Finished 40th. Wreck with Kahne.
25. Jeff Gordon at 91.977 mph over 105 laps
Finished 5th. One of the best all day.
26. Greg Biffle at 91.894 mph over 95 laps
Finished 21st. Biffle at Martinsville..
27. Jimmie Johnson at 91.876 mph over 164 laps
Finished 11th. Late pit road speeding penalty kept him from a top five (maybe win).
28. Kurt Busch at 91.862 mph over 117 laps
Finished 16th. Terrible early, worked on it for the finish.
29. Ryan Newman at 91.808 mph over 110 laps
Finished 20th. Top ten car until the engine went sour.
30. Michael McDowell at 91.803 mph over 48 laps
Finished 32nd.
31. Paul Menard at 91.717 mph over 116 laps
Finished 38th. Just bad all day and when he started to recover, he wrecked.
32. Brian Vickers at 91.691 mph over 122 laps
Finished 17th.
33. Joe Nemechek at 91.649 mph over 41 laps
Finished 43rd. Start and park.
34. Mike Skinner at 91.438 mph over 39 laps
Finished 42nd Start and park.
35. Robby Gordon at 91.430 mph over 83 laps
Finished 23rd.
36. Travis Kvapil at 91.364 mph over 66 laps
Finished 37th.
37. Dennis Setzer at 91.320 mph over 42 laps
Didn't race.
38. J.J. Yeley at 91.291 mph over 38 laps
Finished 41st.
39. Trevor Bayne at 91.090 mph over 117 laps
Finished 35th.
40. David Gilliland at 90.987 mph over 62 laps
Finished 33rd.
41. Landon Cassill at 90.956 mph over 77 laps
Finished 26th.
42. Tony Raines at 90.715 mph over 56 laps
Finished 25th. 
43. Ken Schrader at 90.034 mph over 88 laps
Finished 22nd.
44. Hermie Sadler at 88.971 mph over 84 laps
Finished 28th.