Earnhardt tops morning practice
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led Tuesday morning’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test session at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Earnhardt Jr. paced the field with a top lap of 182.593 mph in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Richard Childress Racing’s Jeff Burton followed with a lap of 182.439.
Only 10 drivers participated in the session. There are six sessions scheduled over the two-day test period, which started Monday, with each team eligible to compete in four of those. The teams return to the track at 1 p.m. EDT today with the final session at 6 p.m.
Hendrick’s Jeff Gordon was third fastest Tuesday morning, followed by Haas CNC Racing’s Johnny Sauter and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Juan Pablo Montoya.
Morning Results
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Rank |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88B | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 29.574 | 182.593 |
| 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 29.599 | 182.439 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 29.650 | 182.125 |
| 4 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 29.812 | 181.135 |
| 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 29.917 | 180.499 |
| 6 | 31B | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 29.929 | 180.427 |
| 7 | 50 | Stanton Barrett | Chevy | 30.165 | 179.015 |
| 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 30.230 | 178.630 |
| 9 | 70B | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 30.232 | 178.619 |
| 10 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 30.337 | 178.000 |
| 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 30.449 | 177.346 |
| 12 | 24B | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 30.524 | 176.910 |
| 13 | 34 | Jeff Green | Chevy | 31.003 | 174.177 |