C’est le pilote de la Joe Gibbs Racing, Denny Hamlin ((No. 11 FedEx Toyota) qui a signé le meilleur temps de le première séance d’essais de la Nascar Sprint Cup lundi matin sur le Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Il a bouclé un tour à la vitesse moyenne de 178.265 mph (30.292 secondes) pour devancer Clint Bowyer (No. 07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet) avec 178.259 mph (30.292 secondes).
C’est Matt Kenseth qui signé le troisième temps de cette séance devant Jeff Gordon et le nouveau coéquipier de Hamlin Kyle Busch.
Voici les résultats de la séance d’essais de lundi matin :
1. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 178.265 mph
2. Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 178.259
3. Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 178.153
4. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 178.053
5. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 178.042
6. Mark Martin, No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 177.983
7. Jeff Burton, No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 177.959
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 177.901
9. Elliott Sadler, No. 19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge, 177.895
10. Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 177.889
11. Tony Stewart, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 177.883
12. Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 177.743
13. Brian Vickers, No. 83 Red Bull Racing Toyota, 177.561
14. Dale Jarrett, No. 44 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, 177.509
15. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 177.503
16. David Reutimann, No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, 177.462
17. Casey Mears, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 177.311
18. Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 177.171
19. Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 176.974
20. Ryan Newman, No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge, 176.916
21. Casey Mears, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 176.898
22. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 176.852
23. David Reutimann, No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, 176.742
24. Brian Vickers, No. 83 Red Bull Racing Toyota, 176.638
25. Travis Kvapil, No. 28 Yates Racing Ford, 176.621
26. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 176.592
27. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 176.580
28. Michael Waltrip, No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, 176.523
29. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 176.499
30. AJ Allmendinger, No. 84 Red Bull Racing Toyota, 176.459
31. Kurt Busch, No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge, 176.240
31. Robby Gordon, No. 7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford, 176.240
33. Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge, 175.901
34. Bobby Labonte, No. 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge, 175.867
35. Scott Riggs, No. 66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet, 175.821
36. Sam Hornish Jr., No. 77 Penske Racing Dodge, 175.816
37. Joe Nemechek, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, 175.770
38. Mark Martin, No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 175.764
39. Jamie McMurray, No. 26 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 175.593
40. J.J. Yeley, No. 96 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota, 175.541
41. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 175.444
42. AJ Allmendinger, No. 84 Red Bull Racing Toyota, 175.376
43. Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, 175.370
44. David Ragan, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 175.222
45. Michael McDowell, No. 32 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, 175.029
46. Kurt Busch, No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge, 175.023
47. Ryan Newman, No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge, 174.961
48. Dario Franchitti, No. 40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, 174.848
49. David Gilliland, No. 38 Yates Racing Ford, 174.644
50. Kyle Petty, No. 45 Petty Enterprises Dodge, 174.610
51. Regan Smith, No. 01 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 174.458
52. Ken Schrader, No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge, 174.205
53. Dave Blaney, No. 22 Bill Davis Racing Toyota, 174.874
54. Paul Menard, No. 15 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 173.851
55. Jeremy Mayfield, No. 70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet, 173.734
56. Jeff Burton, No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 173.661
57. Chad McCumbee, No. 70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet, 173.661
58. Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 173.561
59. Bill Elliott, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, 173.455
60. Patrick Carpentier, No. 10 Valvoline Evernham Racing Dodge, 173.238
61. Paul Menard, No. 15 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 172.282
62. David Ragan, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 172.216
63. Jacques Villeneuve, No. 27 Bill Davis Racing Toyota, 171.772
64. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, 171.124
65. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, 171.119
66. Bill Elliott, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, 170.616
67. Regan Smith, No. 01 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 170.363
