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Food City 300 · Friday 18 September · NOAPS Final Practice

The session in numbers

39
cars ran
in NOAPS Final Practice
34
median laps
Half the field ran more than this. Under 10 laps is too few to read a long run.
+0.49s
track change
How much slower the track got per lap from the start of the session to the end, on equal tyres. The board takes this out.
+0.11s
tyre wear, 20 laps
How much slower a typical car was per lap on 20-lap-old tyres than on fresh ones. The board takes this out too.

The board

Every clean green lap from NOAPS Final Practice, with tyre wear and the track changing through the session taken out, so cars that ran at different times on different tyres compare fairly. Pit laps, caution laps and the lap into the pits are left out. Click a column to sort.

Long runDriverTeamGapLapsOne lapSalaryvs price
1Brent CrewsJoe Gibbs Racingfastest ±0.10382$9,500+5
2Justin AllgaierJR Motorsports+0.060 ±0.10456$12,500-1
3Jesse LoveRichard Childress Racing+0.070 ±0.11333$10,000+2
4Ryan SiegRSS Racing+0.077 ±0.10295$7,300+12
5Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs Racing+0.093 ±0.10321$8,800+3
6William SawalichJoe Gibbs Racing+0.095 ±0.104010$7,700+7
7Anthony AlfredoViking Motorsports+0.096 ±0.10357$7,000+12
8Corey DayHendrick Motorsports+0.110 ±0.103612$8,700+1
9Carson KvapilJR Motorsports+0.120 ±0.094419$11,500-7
10Rajah CaruthJR Motorsports+0.122 ±0.103014$8,200+1
11Parker RetzlaffViking Motorsports+0.129 ±0.09468$7,500+3
12Nick SanchezPeterson Racing Group+0.132 ±0.122322$7,200+5
13Sam MayerHaas Factory Team+0.136 ±0.09429$10,200-9
14Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs Racing+0.136 ±0.094611$8,500-4
15Sheldon CreedHaas Factory Team+0.142 ±0.104218$10,500-12
16Austin HillRichard Childress Racing+0.154 ±0.10524$9,000-9
17Sammy SmithJR Motorsports+0.162 ±0.112716$8,000-5
18Brennan PooleAlpha Prime Racing+0.174 ±0.102920$6,400+7
19Harrison BurtonSam Hunt Racing+0.179 ±0.093923$7,100-1
20Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements Racing+0.184 ±0.113613$6,9000
21Stefan ParsonsDGM Racing x JIM+0.185 ±0.113425$6,200+6
22Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport+0.211 ±0.103121$6,7000
23Dean ThompsonSam Hunt Racing+0.260 ±0.094317$6,6000
24Andrew PattersonJordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport+0.295 ±0.103730$6,800-3
25Jake FinchJR Motorsports+0.347 ±0.103427$7,400-10
26Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport+0.358 ±0.103229$5,800+5
27Logan BeardenYoung's Motorsports+0.410 ±0.113332$5,900+3
28Lavar ScottAlpha Prime Racing+0.421 ±0.141626$5,500+5
29Kyle SiegRSS Racing+0.441 ±0.103815$6,100-1
30Patrick StaropoliBig Machine Racing+0.443 ±0.094633$6,500-6
31Josh WilliamsDGM Racing x JIM+0.456 ±0.103331$6,300-5
32Landon S Huffman+0.460 ±0.102628––
33Garrett SmithleySS GreenLight Racing+0.474 ±0.113334$5,400+1
34Carson WareJoey Gase Motorsports+0.557 ±0.103735$5,200+2
35David StarrJoey Gase Motorsports+0.570 ±0.112736$5,100+2
36Ryan EllisYoung's Motorsports+0.672 ±0.103837$6,000-7
37Josh BilickiSS GreenLight Racing+0.742 ±0.113338$5,600-5
38Natalie Decker+1.003 ±0.122539––
–JJ YeleyRSS Racing–2524$5,300–
Long run
Rank on long-run pace, fastest first. A dash means too few clean laps to score.
Gap
Seconds per lap slower than the fastest car. The ± is the range his pace could really sit in given how many laps he ran; two cars whose ranges overlap were not clearly different.
Laps
Laps run in the session.
One lap
Rank of his single fastest lap.
vs price
Places above (+) or below (−) his DraftKings salary rank that he ran in practice.

What stood out

Quicker than his price

Ran better than his salary says he should. The vs-price number is how many places above his salary rank he ran.

DriverLapsLong runOne lapSalaryvs price
Ryan Sieg294th5th$7,300+12
Anthony Alfredo357th7th$7,000+12
William Sawalich406th10th$7,700+7
Brennan Poole2918th20th$6,400+7
Stefan Parsons3421st25th$6,200+6

Slower than his price

Priced up, but practice did not back it up.

DriverLapsLong runOne lapSalaryvs price
Sheldon Creed4215th18th$10,500-12
Jake Finch3425th27th$7,400-10
Sam Mayer4213th9th$10,200-9
Austin Hill5216th4th$9,000-9
Carson Kvapil449th19th$11,500-7

One-lap car, not a long-run car

Quick over a single lap and well down over a long run. That is qualifying trim, and it does not carry into the race.

DriverLapsLong runOne lapSalaryvs price
Austin Hill5216th4th$9,000-9
Kyle Sieg3829th15th$6,100-1

Charts

Long-run pace against salary. Higher is faster. A car high on the chart and far left ran well above its price. Hover a dot for the driver. Not shown: Ellis, Bilicki, more than 0.6 seconds a lap off.
Quicker than his priceSlower than his priceEveryone else
+0.0+0.1+0.2+0.3+0.4+0.5+0.6$5k$7k$9k$11k$13kDK salaryseconds per lap off the fastestBrent Crews: $9,500, +0.000s/lap, 38 lapsJustin Allgaier: $12,500, +0.060s/lap, 45 lapsJesse Love: $10,000, +0.070s/lap, 33 lapsRyan Sieg: $7,300, +0.077s/lap, 29 lapsBrandon Jones: $8,800, +0.093s/lap, 32 lapsWilliam Sawalich: $7,700, +0.095s/lap, 40 lapsAnthony Alfredo: $7,000, +0.096s/lap, 35 lapsCorey Day: $8,700, +0.110s/lap, 36 lapsCarson Kvapil: $11,500, +0.120s/lap, 44 lapsRajah Caruth: $8,200, +0.122s/lap, 30 lapsParker Retzlaff: $7,500, +0.129s/lap, 46 lapsNick Sanchez: $7,200, +0.132s/lap, 23 lapsSam Mayer: $10,200, +0.136s/lap, 42 lapsTaylor Gray: $8,500, +0.136s/lap, 46 lapsSheldon Creed: $10,500, +0.142s/lap, 42 lapsAustin Hill: $9,000, +0.154s/lap, 52 lapsSammy Smith: $8,000, +0.162s/lap, 27 lapsBrennan Poole: $6,400, +0.174s/lap, 29 lapsHarrison Burton: $7,100, +0.179s/lap, 39 lapsJeremy Clements: $6,900, +0.184s/lap, 36 lapsStefan Parsons: $6,200, +0.185s/lap, 34 lapsJeb Burton: $6,700, +0.211s/lap, 31 lapsDean Thompson: $6,600, +0.260s/lap, 43 lapsAndrew Patterson: $6,800, +0.295s/lap, 37 lapsJake Finch: $7,400, +0.347s/lap, 34 lapsBlaine Perkins: $5,800, +0.358s/lap, 32 lapsLogan Bearden: $5,900, +0.410s/lap, 33 lapsLavar Scott: $5,500, +0.421s/lap, 16 lapsKyle Sieg: $6,100, +0.441s/lap, 38 lapsPatrick Staropoli: $6,500, +0.443s/lap, 46 lapsJosh Williams: $6,300, +0.456s/lap, 33 lapsGarrett Smithley: $5,400, +0.474s/lap, 33 lapsCarson Ware: $5,200, +0.557s/lap, 37 lapsDavid Starr: $5,100, +0.570s/lap, 27 lapsCrewsAllgaierLoveSiegSawalichAlfredoMayerCreedFinch
How the fastest cars held their pace. Lap time against tyre age for the top 8 on the board, on each car's longest run, smoothed over five laps, with the track changing through the session taken out. Faster is higher. A flat line kept its speed as the tyres wore; a line dropping to the right fell off.
Brent CrewsJustin AllgaierJesse Love4th to 8th
16.316.416.516.616.716.816.9010203040tyre age (laps)lap time (seconds)William Sawalich, run of 45 lapsCorey Day, run of 45 lapsBrent Crews, run of 45 lapsJustin Allgaier, run of 36 lapsRyan Sieg, run of 22 lapsAnthony Alfredo, run of 21 lapsCrewsAllgaier
Team pace. The average long-run gap across each team's cars, for teams with two or more in the session. Shorter is faster. The number in brackets is how many cars the team ran.
Joe Gibbs Racing (4)Joe Gibbs Racing: 4 cars, average +0.081s/lap, best 1st+0.081Richard Childress Racing (2)Richard Childress Racing: 2 cars, average +0.112s/lap, best 3rd+0.112Viking Motorsports (2)Viking Motorsports: 2 cars, average +0.112s/lap, best 7th+0.112Haas Factory Team (2)Haas Factory Team: 2 cars, average +0.139s/lap, best 13th+0.139JR Motorsports (5)JR Motorsports: 5 cars, average +0.162s/lap, best 2nd+0.162Sam Hunt Racing (2)Sam Hunt Racing: 2 cars, average +0.220s/lap, best 19th+0.220RSS Racing (2)RSS Racing: 2 cars, average +0.259s/lap, best 4th+0.259Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport (3)Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport: 3 cars, average +0.288s/lap, best 22nd+0.288Alpha Prime Racing (2)Alpha Prime Racing: 2 cars, average +0.297s/lap, best 18th+0.297DGM Racing x JIM (2)DGM Racing x JIM: 2 cars, average +0.321s/lap, best 21st+0.321Young's Motorsports (2)Young's Motorsports: 2 cars, average +0.541s/lap, best 27th+0.541Joey Gase Motorsports (2)Joey Gase Motorsports: 2 cars, average +0.564s/lap, best 34th+0.564SS GreenLight Racing (2)SS GreenLight Racing: 2 cars, average +0.608s/lap, best 33rd+0.608average seconds per lap off the fastest car