NASCAR Preseason Thunder
Compiled From Staff and Wire Reports
Wednesday's times and speeds from the second week of preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway. Penske Racing became the first team to test a Car of Tomorrow on the superspeedway with Kurt Busch posting a top speed of 191.188 mph.
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| Day 7, Afternoon Session | |||||
| Pos | No | Name | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 15A | Paul Menard | Chevy | 48.103 | 187.099 |
| 2 | 5B | Kyle Busch | Chevy | 48.189 | 186.765 |
| 3 | 21A | Kenny Schrader | Ford | 48.294 | 186.359 |
| 4 | 39A | Regan Smith | Chevy | 48.359 | 186.108 |
| 5 | 09B | Mike Wallace | Chevy | 48.437 | 185.808 |
| 6 | 6A | David Ragan | Ford | 48.442 | 185.789 |
| 7 | 18B | J.J. Yeley | Chevy | 48.452 | 185.751 |
| 8 | 00B | David Reutimann | Toyota | 48.455 | 185.739 |
| 9 | 78B | Kenny Wallace | Chevy | 48.462 | 185.713 |
| 10 | 24B | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 48.480 | 185.644 |
| 11 | 11A | Denny Hamlin | Chevy | 48.480 | 185.644 |
| 12 | 84A | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 48.504 | 185.552 |
| 13 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | Chevy | 48.511 | 185.525 |
| 14 | 99B | Carl Edwards | Ford | 48.514 | 185.513 |
| 15 | 58A | James Hylton | Chevy | 48.532 | 185.445 |
| 16 | 19A | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 48.536 | 185.429 |
| 17 | 01B | Mark Martin | Chevy | 48.626 | 185.086 |
| 18 | 38C | David Gilliland | Ford | 48.644 | 185.018 |
| 19 | 40A | David Stremme | Dodge | 48.663 | 184.945 |
| 20 | 17C | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 48.699 | 184.809 |
| 21 | 11B | Denny Hamlin | Chevy | 48.716 | 184.744 |
| 22 | 45B | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 48.740 | 184.653 |
| 23 | 01A | Mark Martin | Chevy | 48.750 | 184.615 |
| 24 | 21C | Kenny Schrader | Ford | 48.776 | 184.517 |
| 25 | 92 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | 48.798 | 184.434 |
| 26 | 6B | David Ragan | Ford | 48.807 | 184.400 |
| 27 | 23A | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 48.833 | 184.302 |
| 28 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | 48.839 | 184.279 |
| 29 | 72A | Brandon Whitt | Chevy | 48.862 | 184.192 |
| 30 | 36A | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | 49.034 | 183.546 |
| 31 | 07C | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 49.073 | 183.400 |
| 32 | 55A | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 49.088 | 183.344 |
| 33 | 4A | Ward Burton | Chevy | 49.093 | 183.326 |
| 34 | 39C | Regan Smith | Chevy | 49.097 | 183.311 |
| 35 | 70H | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 49.190 | 182.964 |
| 36 | 00A | David Reutimann | Toyota | 49.253 | 182.730 |
| 37 | 15B | Paul Menard | Chevy | 49.262 | 182.697 |
| 38 | 84B | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 49.272 | 182.660 |
| 39 | 18A | J.J. Yeley | Chevy | 49.308 | 182.526 |
| 40 | 38A | David Gilliland | Ford | 49.334 | 182.430 |
| 41 | 2A | *Kurt Busch | Dodge | 49.357 | 182.345 |
| 42 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 49.375 | 182.278 |
| 43 | 78A | Kenny Wallace | Chevy | 49.379 | 182.264 |
| 44 | 45A | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 49.406 | 182.164 |
| 45 | 31x | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 49.482 | 181.884 |
| 46 | 12C | *Ryan Newman | Dodge | 49.513 | 181.770 |
| 47 | 36B | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | 49.525 | 181.726 |
| 48 | 24A | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 49.533 | 181.697 |
| 49 | 49B | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 49.541 | 181.668 |
| 50 | 12B | *Ryan Newman | Dodge | 49.636 | 181.320 |
| 51 | 70C | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 49.700 | 181.087 |
| 52 | 07A | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 49.751 | 180.901 |
| 53 | 99A | Carl Edwards | Ford | 49.873 | 180.458 |
| 54 | 2C | *Kurt Busch | Dodge | 49.877 | 180.444 |
| 55 | 09A | Mike Wallace | Chevy | 50.006 | 179.978 |
| 56 | 19B | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 50.131 | 179.530 |
| Day 7, Morning Session | |||||
| Pos | No | Name | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2C | *Kurt Busch | Dodge | 47.074 | 191.188 |
| 2 | 24A | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 48.755 | 184.596 |
| 3 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 48.842 | 184.268 |
| 4 | 38A | David Gilliland | Ford | 48.901 | 184.045 |
| 5 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | 48.966 | 183.801 |
| 6 | 5A | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 48.984 | 183.733 |
| 7 | 11A | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 48.989 | 183.715 |
| 8 | 55A | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 48.998 | 183.681 |
| 9 | 00A | David Reutimann | Toyota | 49.020 | 183.599 |
| 10 | 36A | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | 49.055 | 183.468 |
| 11 | 4A | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | 49.094 | 183.322 |
| 12 | 6B | David Ragan | Ford | 49.135 | 183.169 |
| 13 | 23A | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 49.148 | 183.120 |
| 14 | 92 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | 49.180 | 183.001 |
| 15 | 18A | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 49.184 | 182.986 |
| 16 | 17C | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 49.186 | 182.979 |
| 17 | 39C | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 49.208 | 182.897 |
| 18 | 01B | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 49.217 | 182.864 |
| 19 | 70H | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 49.220 | 182.852 |
| 20 | 45A | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 49.240 | 182.778 |
| 21 | 07C | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 49.252 | 182.734 |
| 22 | 31x | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 49.254 | 182.726 |
| 23 | 12B | *Ryan Newman | Dodge | 49.448 | 182.009 |
| 24 | 2A | *Kurt Busch | Dodge | 49.481 | 181.888 |
| 25 | 84B | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 49.505 | 181.800 |
| 26 | 15B | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 49.513 | 181.770 |
| 27 | 15A | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 49.532 | 181.701 |
| 28 | 21A | Kenny Schrader | Ford | 49.570 | 181.561 |
| 29 | 55B | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 49.599 | 181.455 |
| 30 | 78B | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 49.610 | 181.415 |
| 31 | 38C | David Gilliland | Ford | 49.610 | 181.415 |
| 32 | 24B | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 49.615 | 181.397 |
| 33 | 07A | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 49.618 | 181.386 |
| 34 | 70C | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 49.656 | 181.247 |
| 35 | 19A | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 49.674 | 181.181 |
| 36 | 12C | *Ryan Newman | Dodge | 49.723 | 181.003 |
| 37 | 11B | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 49.770 | 180.832 |
| 38 | 99B | Carl Edwards | Ford | 49.792 | 180.752 |
| 39 | 01A | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 49.850 | 180.542 |
| 40 | 78A | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 49.884 | 180.419 |
| 41 | 09A | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 49.944 | 180.202 |
| 42 | 99A | Carl Edwards | Ford | 50.002 | 179.993 |
| 43 | 49B | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 50.072 | 179.741 |
| 44 | 49A | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 50.122 | 179.562 |
| 45 | 19B | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 50.278 | 179.005 |
| 46 | 72A | Brandon Whitt | Chevrolet | 50.331 | 178.816 |
| 47 | 84A | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 50.420 | 178.501 |
| 48 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 50.480 | 178.288 |
