Jeff Gordon fastest overall at Lowe’s
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| Jeff Gordon was fastest overall after 2 days of testing |
| Rhonda McCole/AR1.com |
Jeff Gordon led the way in the second day of Sprint Cup testing on Wednesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, notching the fastest speed of the two-session as teams gear up for next month’s Bank America 500.
Gordon’s wheeled his Chevrolet to top speed of 187.233 mph was the fastest among the over 50 teams that took part in the two day session, besting Greg Biffle’s top speed in Tuesday night’s session of 185.605 mph.
Red Bull Racing's Scott Speed, who will apparently replace AJ Allmendinger in the team's No. 84 car next year, was second fastest for the second straight evening, posting a speed of 186.638 mph, followed by the Toyota of Denny Hamlin at 186.599 mph. Dodge pilots Juan Pablo Montoya (185.957 mph) and Elliott Sadler (185.790 mph) rounded out the top five.
Gordon, the defending winner of the Bank of America 500, is still in the hunt for his fifth series title, holding onto ninth place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings. Pete McCole reporting from Lowe's
Wednesday PM Results
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Manu. | Lap Time | Top Speed |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 28.841 | 187.233 |
| 2 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 28.933 | 186.638 |
| 3 | 11B | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 28.939 | 186.599 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 29.039 | 185.957 |
| 5 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 29.065 | 185.790 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 29.087 | 185.650 |
| 7 | 77B | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | 29.114 | 185.478 |
| 8 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 29.121 | 185.433 |
| 9 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 29.123 | 185.420 |
| 10 | 00 | Michael McDowell * | Toyota | 29.158 | 185.198 |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 29.235 | 184.710 |
| 12 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Chevy | 29.250 | 184.615 |
| 13 | 7B | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 29.271 | 184.483 |
| 14 | 40 | Bryan Clauson | Dodge | 29.277 | 184.445 |
| 15 | 33B | Stephen Leicht | Chevy | 29.318 | 184.187 |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 29.339 | 184.055 |
| 17 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 29.347 | 184.005 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 29.360 | 183.924 |
| 19 | 45B | Chad McCumbee | Dodge | 29.405 | 183.642 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 29.424 | 183.524 |
21st thru 58th
| 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 29.441 | 183.418 |
| 22 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 29.470 | 183.237 |
| 23 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 29.482 | 183.163 |
| 24 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier * | Dodge | 29.496 | 183.076 |
| 25 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 29.525 | 182.896 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 29.542 | 182.791 |
| 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 29.545 | 182.772 |
| 28 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 29.546 | 182.766 |
| 29 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 29.574 | 182.593 |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 29.580 | 182.556 |
| 31 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 29.585 | 182.525 |
| 32 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 29.592 | 182.482 |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 29.628 | 182.260 |
| 34 | 18B | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 29.640 | 182.186 |
| 35 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 29.650 | 182.125 |
| 36 | 9B | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 29.673 | 181.984 |
| 37 | 07B | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 29.694 | 181.855 |
| 38 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 29.695 | 181.849 |
| 39 | 88B | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 29.696 | 181.843 |
| 40 | 70B | Tony Raines | Chevy | 29.725 | 181.665 |
| 41 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 29.726 | 181.659 |
| 42 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 29.743 | 181.555 |
| 43 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevy | 29.761 | 181.446 |
| 44 | 01 | Regan Smith * | Chevy | 29.761 | 181.446 |
| 45 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 29.762 | 181.439 |
| 46 | 31B | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 29.822 | 181.074 |
| 47 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 29.823 | 181.068 |
| 48 | 2B | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 29.833 | 181.008 |
| 49 | 02 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 29.836 | 180.989 |
| 50 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 29.848 | 180.917 |
| 51 | 22B | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 29.878 | 180.735 |
| 52 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 29.924 | 180.457 |
| 53 | 25B | Brad Keselowski | Chevy | 29.966 | 180.204 |
| 54 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 29.988 | 180.072 |
| 55 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Chevy | 30.001 | 179.994 |
| 56 | 66B | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 30.087 | 179.480 |
| 57 | 96 | Brad Coleman | Toyota | 30.234 | 178.607 |
| 58 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevy | 30.368 | 177.819 |
*Rookie
Overall Results
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Manu. | Lap Time | Top Speed | Fastest Session |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 28.841 | 187.233 | Wed PM |
| 2 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 28.933 | 186.638 | Wed PM |
| 3 | 11B | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 28.939 | 186.599 | Wed PM |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 29.039 | 185.957 | Wed PM |
| 5 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 29.065 | 185.790 | Wed PM |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 29.087 | 185.650 | Wed PM |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 29.094 | 185.605 | Tues PM |
| 8 | 77B | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | 29.114 | 185.478 | Wed PM |
| 9 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 29.121 | 185.433 | Wed PM |
| 10 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 29.123 | 185.420 | Wed PM |
| 11 | 00 | Michael McDowell * | Toyota | 29.158 | 185.198 | Wed PM |
| 12 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Chevy | 29.250 | 184.615 | Wed PM |
| 13 | 7B | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 29.271 | 184.483 | Wed PM |
| 14 | 40 | Bryan Clauson | Dodge | 29.277 | 184.445 | Wed PM |
| 15 | 33B | Stephen Leicht | Chevy | 29.318 | 184.187 | Wed PM |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 29.339 | 184.055 | Wed PM |
| 17 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 29.347 | 184.005 | Wed PM |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 29.360 | 183.924 | Wed PM |
| 19 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 29.374 | 183.836 | Tues PM |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 29.376 | 183.824 | Tues PM |
| 21 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 29.378 | 183.811 | Tues PM |
| 22 | 45B | Chad McCumbee | Dodge | 29.405 | 183.642 | Wed PM |
| 23 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 29.441 | 183.418 | Wed PM |
| 24 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 29.470 | 183.237 | Wed PM |
| 25 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 29.482 | 183.163 | Wed PM |
| 26 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier * | Dodge | 29.496 | 183.076 | Wed PM |
| 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 29.525 | 182.896 | Wed PM |
| 28 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 29.542 | 182.791 | Wed PM |
| 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 29.545 | 182.772 | Wed PM |
| 30 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 29.546 | 182.766 | Wed PM |
| 31 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 29.563 | 182.661 | Tues PM |
| 32 | 88B | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 29.566 | 182.642 | Tues AM |
| 33 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 29.574 | 182.593 | Wed PM |
| 34 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 29.580 | 182.556 | Wed PM |
| 35 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 29.592 | 182.482 | Wed PM |
| 36 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevy | 29.612 | 182.359 | Tues PM |
| 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 29.628 | 182.260 | Wed PM |
| 38 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 29.650 | 182.125 | Wed PM |
| 39 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevy | 29.679 | 181.947 | Tues PM |
| 40 | 07B | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 29.694 | 181.855 | Wed PM |
| 41 | 2B | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 29.703 | 181.800 | Tues PM |
| 42 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 29.743 | 181.555 | Wed PM |
| 43 | 01 | Regan Smith * | Chevy | 29.761 | 181.446 | Wed PM |
| 44 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 29.762 | 181.439 | Wed PM |
| 45 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 29.792 | 181.257 | Tues PM |
| 46 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 29.823 | 181.068 | Wed PM |
| 47 | 02 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 29.836 | 180.989 | Wed PM |
| 48 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Chevy | 29.933 | 180.403 | Tues PM |
| 49 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 30.027 | 179.838 | Tues PM |
| 50 | 66B | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 30.055 | 179.671 | Tues PM |
| 51 | 96 | Brad Coleman | Toyota | 30.145 | 179.134 | Tues PM |
| 52 | 75 | Derrike Cope | Chevy | 30.222 | 178.678 | Tues PM |