Carpentier tops final pre-qualifying practice
The Toyota teams continued to shine in Daytona 500 practice Saturday afternoon, setting three of the four top speeds in the second and final practice session of the day at Daytona International Speedway.
But topping the charts was the Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge of driver Patrick Carpentier, who ran 186.150 mph in the 90-minute practice period.
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Pos |
Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Laps | Gap | -Next |
| 1 | *10 | Patrick Carpentier # | Valvoline Dodge | 48.348 | 186.150 | 5 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | *55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 48.364 | 186.089 | 5 | -0.016 | -0.016 |
| 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Toyota | 48.397 | 185.962 | 5 | -0.049 | -0.033 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 48.402 | 185.943 | 8 | -0.054 | -0.005 |
| 5 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 48.410 | 185.912 | 2 | -0.062 | -0.008 |
| 6 | *78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 48.418 | 185.881 | 8 | -0.070 | -0.008 |
| 7 | *00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 48.468 | 185.690 | 8 | -0.120 | -0.050 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 48.472 | 185.674 | 2 | -0.124 | -0.004 |
| 9 | *83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 48.473 | 185.670 | 2 | -0.125 | -0.001 |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet | 48.476 | 185.659 | 5 | -0.128 | -0.003 |
| 11 | *21 | Bill Elliott | Little Debbie Ford | 48.494 | 185.590 | 2 | -0.146 | -0.018 |
| 12 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 48.503 | 185.556 | 5 | -0.155 | -0.009 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 48.505 | 185.548 | 8 | -0.157 | -0.002 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | alltel Dodge | 48.555 | 185.357 | 5 | -0.207 | -0.050 |
| 15 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / CARQUEST Chevrolet | 48.563 | 185.326 | 5 | -0.215 | -0.008 |
| 16 | *44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Toyota | 48.567 | 185.311 | 5 | -0.219 | -0.004 |
| 17 | 38 | David Gilliland | freecreditreport.com Ford | 48.567 | 185.311 | 5 | -0.219 | -0.000 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 48.586 | 185.239 | 5 | -0.238 | -0.019 |
| 19 | 40 | Dario Franchitti # | Dodge Journey Dodge | 48.602 | 185.178 | 2 | -0.254 | -0.016 |
| 20 | *37 | Eric McClure | Hefty Chevrolet | 48.643 | 185.021 | 5 | -0.295 | -0.041 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline Dodge | 48.654 | 184.980 | 2 | -0.306 | -0.011 |
| 22 | *84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull Toyota | 48.668 | 184.926 | 5 | -0.320 | -0.014 |
| 23 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 48.677 | 184.892 | 5 | -0.329 | -0.009 |
| 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 48.677 | 184.892 | 5 | -0.329 | -0.000 |
| 25 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 48.684 | 184.866 | 8 | -0.336 | -0.007 |
| 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Dodge | 48.690 | 184.843 | 5 | -0.342 | -0.006 |
| 27 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 48.695 | 184.824 | 8 | -0.347 | -0.005 |
| 28 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Ford | 48.727 | 184.703 | 8 | -0.379 | -0.032 |
| 29 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV Toyota | 48.748 | 184.623 | 5 | -0.400 | -0.021 |
| 30 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker Dodge | 48.762 | 184.570 | 5 | -0.414 | -0.014 |
| 31 | *60 | Boris Said | 7-Eleven Food Stores / Slurpee Ford | 48.764 | 184.562 | 8 | -0.416 | -0.002 |
| 32 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 48.777 | 184.513 | 6 | -0.429 | -0.013 |
| 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 48.780 | 184.502 | 8 | -0.432 | -0.003 |
| 34 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility Chevrolet | 48.796 | 184.441 | 8 | -0.448 | -0.016 |
| 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 48.840 | 184.275 | 5 | -0.492 | -0.044 |
| 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. # | Mobil 1 Dodge | 48.870 | 184.162 | 5 | -0.522 | -0.030 |
| 37 | 01 | Regan Smith # | The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet | 48.870 | 184.162 | 2 | -0.522 | -0.000 |
| 38 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Peak Chevrolet | 48.871 | 184.158 | 5 | -0.523 | -0.001 |
| 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target Dodge | 48.871 | 184.158 | 2 | -0.523 | -0.000 |
| 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo Dodge | 48.889 | 184.090 | 5 | -0.541 | -0.018 |
| 41 | *49 | Ken Schrader | HealthLife.com Dodge | 48.893 | 184.075 | 5 | -0.545 | -0.004 |
| 42 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Ford | 48.900 | 184.049 | 5 | -0.552 | -0.007 |
| 43 | *2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 48.900 | 184.049 | 2 | -0.552 | -0.000 |
| 44 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 48.904 | 184.034 | 5 | -0.556 | -0.004 |
| 45 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon /Haas | 48.935 | 183.917 | 5 | -0.587 | -0.031 |
| 46 | *87 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 49.035 | 183.542 | 8 | -0.687 | -0.100 |
| 47 | *34 | John Andretti | Makoto Chevrolet | 49.127 | 183.199 | 5 | -0.779 | -0.092 |
| 48 | *09 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet | 49.240 | 182.778 | 5 | -0.892 | -0.113 |
| 49 | *50 | Stanton Barrett | NOS Energy Drink / Ski Motorsports | 49.550 | 181.635 | 10 | -1.202 | -0.310 |
| 50 | *08 | Carl Long | Millstar / Rhino's Energy Drink Dodge | 49.679 | 181.163 | 3 | -1.331 | -0.129 |
*Required to qualify on time