Practice #2 : Kentucky Speedway

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  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Daniel Suarez
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 41 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Daniel Suarez won the Pole Award for the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart with a lap of 29.254 seconds, 184.590 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 91 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his first in seven races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Brad Keselowski (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 10th in 19 races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Laps Actual: 269 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.076 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 51 Minutes 37 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 141.070
  • Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,028 (12.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
  • Race Winner: Kurt Busch
  • Age: 40
  • Team : No. 1 - Monster Energy Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Matt McCall
  • Kurt Busch won the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 31st victory in 667 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Erik Jones (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Joey Logano leads the point standings by 11 points over Kyle Busch.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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DRIVER
DRIVER
#
MAKE
SINGLE BEST LAP
RANK
SPEED
TIME
BHND
LAP
LAPS
TOTAL
MULTI-LAP AVERAGES
5-LAP
10-LAP
15-LAP
20-LAP
25-LAP
30-LAP
10-LAP AVG
SPEED
FROM
TO

Brad Keselowski
2
Ford
1
182.303
29.621
0.000
1
46
29.898
30.013
30.132
30.249
179.928
26
35
Kevin Harvick
4
Ford
2
181.794
29.704
0.083
2
38
29.931
29.999
30.055
180.010
23
32
Denny Hamlin
11
Toyota
3
181.763
29.709
0.088
38
38
30.031
30.051
30.063
179.698
19
28
Ryan Blaney
12
Ford
4
181.702
29.719
0.098
33
33
29.983
0
0
Clint Bowyer
14
Ford
5
181.458
29.759
0.138
2
42
30.098
30.197
30.222
178.824
11
20
Chase Elliott
9
Chevrolet
6
181.372
29.773
0.152
2
36
30.171
30.252
178.502
25
34
Erik Jones
20
Toyota
7
181.336
29.779
0.158
38
38
29.936
30.189
178.903
16
25
Daniel Suarez
41
Ford
8
181.305
29.784
0.163
43
63
29.823
29.885
29.987
30.078
180.697
41
50
Kyle Larson
42
Chevrolet
9
181.214
29.799
0.178
2
30
30.151
30.200
178.811
21
30
Kyle Busch
18
Toyota
10
181.196
29.802
0.181
15
53
29.849
29.987
30.023
180.080
13
22
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17
Ford
11
181.172
29.806
0.185
27
27
30.116
0
0
Jimmie Johnson
48
Chevrolet
12
181.032
29.829
0.208
20
41
29.912
30.128
30.251
179.238
6
15
Kurt Busch
1
Chevrolet
13
180.959
29.841
0.220
15
49
29.990
30.058
30.065
179.655
15
24
Alex Bowman
88
Chevrolet
14
180.705
29.883
0.262
33
45
30.055
174.914
35
44
William Byron
24
Chevrolet
15
180.542
29.910
0.289
27
57
29.969
30.071
30.170
30.187
179.579
14
23
Paul Menard
21
Ford
16
180.367
29.939
0.318
23
44
30.158
160.685
35
44
Austin Dillon
3
Chevrolet
17
180.319
29.947
0.326
18
38
30.124
30.266
178.428
25
34
Daniel Hemric
8
Chevrolet
18
180.210
29.965
0.344
33
39
30.130
30.311
178.160
10
19
Joey Logano
22
Ford
19
180.120
29.980
0.359
5
56
30.049
30.106
30.096
30.110
30.121
179.366
4
13
Martin Truex Jr
19
Toyota
20
179.796
30.034
0.413
10
32
30.111
0
0
Matt DiBenedetto
95
Toyota
21
179.629
30.062
0.441
2
34
30.284
173.557
15
24
Michael McDowell
34
Ford
22
179.611
30.065
0.444
24
24
30.424
0
0
Corey Lajoie
32
Ford
23
179.402
30.100
0.479
24
24
30.878
0
0
Aric Almirola
10
Ford
24
179.390
30.102
0.481
27
36
30.177
30.192
30.198
30.244
178.860
18
27
Ryan Newman
6
Ford
25
179.384
30.103
0.482
17
23
30.160
30.267
178.414
14
23
Chris Buescher
37
Chevrolet
26
179.009
30.166
0.545
31
51
30.261
30.312
30.343
178.148
37
46
Bubba Wallace
43
Chevrolet
27
178.808
30.200
0.579
40
53
30.276
30.302
178.206
27
36
Ryan Preece
47
Chevrolet
28
178.277
30.290
0.669
20
27
30.378
151.337
18
27
Matt Tifft
36
Ford
29
177.871
30.359
0.738
17
35
30.482
30.621
176.358
23
32
Bayley Currey
51
Ford
30
177.819
30.368
0.747
15
15
30.922
0
0
David Ragan
38
Ford
31
177.731
30.383
0.762
11
28
30.432
0
0
Ty Dillon
13
Chevrolet
32
177.229
30.469
0.848
18
25
30.558
166.962
16
25
Landon Cassill
00
Chevrolet
33
174.814
30.890
1.269
18
33
30.978
169.595
9
18