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UNOH 250 · Thursday 17 September · NOAPS Final Practice

The session in numbers

36
trucks ran
in NOAPS Final Practice
28
median laps
Half the field ran more than this. Under 10 laps is too few to read a long run.
+2.59s
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.
+0.43s
tyre wear, 20 laps
How much slower a typical truck 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 trucks 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
1Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosportfastest ±0.21145$6,600+20
2Sheldon CreedHaas Factory Team+0.158 ±0.18298$9,500+3
3Parker RetzlaffViking Motorsports+0.164 ±0.163022$7,400+12
4Sam MayerHaas Factory Team+0.199 ±0.164113$9,200+2
5Corey DayHendrick Motorsports+0.234 ±0.183411$8,700+3
6Jesse LoveRichard Childress Racing+0.243 ±0.17386$11,000-4
7William SawalichJoe Gibbs Racing+0.246 ±0.182012$8,000+5
8Rajah CaruthJR Motorsports+0.260 ±0.182817$7,700+5
9Justin AllgaierJR Motorsports+0.286 ±0.173521$13,000-8
10Carson KvapilJR Motorsports+0.336 ±0.163515$10,500-7
11Brent CrewsJoe Gibbs Racing+0.346 ±0.182910$10,000-7
12Ryan SiegRSS Racing+0.349 ±0.17224$7,500+2
13Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs Racing+0.396 ±0.16353$8,500-4
14Harrison BurtonSam Hunt Racing+0.432 ±0.173218$7,200+2
15Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport+0.437 ±0.172228$5,500+16
16Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs Racing+0.450 ±0.18252$8,300-6
17Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements Racing+0.471 ±0.16301$6,800+2
18Sammy SmithJR Motorsports+0.540 ±0.172319$8,100-7
19Kyle SiegRSS Racing+0.549 ±0.163514$6,300+5
20Anthony AlfredoViking Motorsports+0.549 ±0.172433$7,000-2
21Dean ThompsonSam Hunt Racing+0.585 ±0.172924$6,500+1
22Austin HillRichard Childress Racing+0.587 ±0.16387$9,000-15
23Brennan PooleAlpha Prime Racing+0.601 ±0.17249$6,000+3
24Andrew PattersonJordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport+0.732 ±0.172616$6,700-4
25Mason MaggioDGM Racing x JIM+0.758 ±0.172726$5,700+4
26Lee PulliamPeterson Racing Group+0.764 ±0.164127$7,100-9
27Josh WilliamsDGM Racing x JIM+0.991 ±0.172531$5,9000
28Patrick StaropoliBig Machine Racing+1.154 ±0.133720$6,200-3
29Lavar ScottAlpha Prime Racing+1.165 ±0.153123$5,400+3
30Garrett SmithleySS GreenLight Racing+1.167 ±0.191829$5,200+4
31Matt DiBenedettoYoung's Motorsports+1.231 ±0.152325$6,400-8
32Josh BilickiSS GreenLight Racing+1.262 ±0.172534$5,600-2
33Joey GaseJoey Gase Motorsports+1.409 ±0.182132$5,3000
34Blake LothianJoey Gase Motorsports+1.519 ±0.182035$5,000+2
–Dawson CramMike Harmon Racing–336$5,100–
–Ryan EllisYoung's Motorsports–1730$5,800–
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 truck. The ± is the range his pace could really sit in given how many laps he ran; two trucks 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
Jeb Burton141st5th$6,600+20
Blaine Perkins2215th28th$5,500+16
Parker Retzlaff303rd22nd$7,400+12

Slower than his price

Priced up, but practice did not back it up.

DriverLapsLong runOne lapSalaryvs price
Austin Hill3822nd7th$9,000-15
Lee Pulliam4126th27th$7,100-9
Justin Allgaier359th21st$13,000-8
Matt DiBenedetto2331st25th$6,400-8
Carson Kvapil3510th15th$10,500-7

One-lap truck, not a long-run truck

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
Jeremy Clements3017th1st$6,800+2
Brandon Jones2516th2nd$8,300-6
Austin Hill3822nd7th$9,000-15
Brennan Poole2423rd9th$6,000+3

Long-run truck the one-lap board missed

The opposite: unremarkable on one lap, strong over a long run.

DriverLapsLong runOne lapSalaryvs price
Parker Retzlaff303rd22nd$7,400+12
Justin Allgaier359th21st$13,000-8
Blaine Perkins2215th28th$5,500+16
Anthony Alfredo2420th33rd$7,000-2

Barely ran

Under 10 laps. Not enough to read a long run from. Treat these with caution, not as a verdict.

DriverLapsLong runOne lapSalaryvs price
Dawson Cram3–36th$5,100–

Charts

Long-run pace against salary. Higher is faster. A truck high on the chart and far left ran well above its price. Hover a dot for the driver. Not shown: Gase, Lothian, more than 1.3 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+0.7+0.8+0.9+1.0+1.1+1.2+1.3$5k$7k$9k$11k$13kDK salaryseconds per lap off the fastestJeb Burton: $6,600, +0.000s/lap, 14 lapsSheldon Creed: $9,500, +0.158s/lap, 29 lapsParker Retzlaff: $7,400, +0.164s/lap, 30 lapsSam Mayer: $9,200, +0.199s/lap, 41 lapsCorey Day: $8,700, +0.234s/lap, 34 lapsJesse Love: $11,000, +0.243s/lap, 38 lapsWilliam Sawalich: $8,000, +0.246s/lap, 20 lapsRajah Caruth: $7,700, +0.260s/lap, 28 lapsJustin Allgaier: $13,000, +0.286s/lap, 35 lapsCarson Kvapil: $10,500, +0.336s/lap, 35 lapsBrent Crews: $10,000, +0.346s/lap, 29 lapsRyan Sieg: $7,500, +0.349s/lap, 22 lapsTaylor Gray: $8,500, +0.396s/lap, 35 lapsHarrison Burton: $7,200, +0.432s/lap, 32 lapsBlaine Perkins: $5,500, +0.437s/lap, 22 lapsBrandon Jones: $8,300, +0.450s/lap, 25 lapsJeremy Clements: $6,800, +0.471s/lap, 30 lapsSammy Smith: $8,100, +0.540s/lap, 23 lapsKyle Sieg: $6,300, +0.549s/lap, 35 lapsAnthony Alfredo: $7,000, +0.549s/lap, 24 lapsDean Thompson: $6,500, +0.585s/lap, 29 lapsAustin Hill: $9,000, +0.587s/lap, 38 lapsBrennan Poole: $6,000, +0.601s/lap, 24 lapsAndrew Patterson: $6,700, +0.732s/lap, 26 lapsMason Maggio: $5,700, +0.758s/lap, 27 lapsLee Pulliam: $7,100, +0.764s/lap, 41 lapsJosh Williams: $5,900, +0.991s/lap, 25 lapsPatrick Staropoli: $6,200, +1.154s/lap, 37 lapsLavar Scott: $5,400, +1.165s/lap, 31 lapsGarrett Smithley: $5,200, +1.167s/lap, 18 lapsMatt DiBenedetto: $6,400, +1.231s/lap, 23 lapsJosh Bilicki: $5,600, +1.262s/lap, 25 lapsBurtonCreedRetzlaffAllgaierPerkinsHillPulliam
How the fastest trucks held their pace. Lap time against tyre age for the top 8 on the board, on each truck'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.
Jeb BurtonSheldon CreedParker Retzlaff4th to 8th
31.731.831.932.032.132.232.332.432.532.632.732.801020tyre age (laps)lap time (seconds)Sam Mayer, run of 26 lapsCorey Day, run of 28 lapsRajah Caruth, run of 19 lapsJesse Love, run of 17 laps
Team pace. The average long-run gap across each team's trucks, for teams with two or more in the session. Shorter is faster. The number in brackets is how many trucks the team ran.
Haas Factory Team (2)Haas Factory Team: 2 trucks, average +0.178s/lap, best 2nd+0.178JR Motorsports (4)JR Motorsports: 4 trucks, average +0.356s/lap, best 8th+0.356Viking Motorsports (2)Viking Motorsports: 2 trucks, average +0.357s/lap, best 3rd+0.357Joe Gibbs Racing (4)Joe Gibbs Racing: 4 trucks, average +0.359s/lap, best 7th+0.359Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport (3)Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport: 3 trucks, average +0.390s/lap, best 1st+0.390Richard Childress Racing (2)Richard Childress Racing: 2 trucks, average +0.415s/lap, best 6th+0.415RSS Racing (2)RSS Racing: 2 trucks, average +0.449s/lap, best 12th+0.449Sam Hunt Racing (2)Sam Hunt Racing: 2 trucks, average +0.508s/lap, best 14th+0.508DGM Racing x JIM (2)DGM Racing x JIM: 2 trucks, average +0.875s/lap, best 25th+0.875Alpha Prime Racing (2)Alpha Prime Racing: 2 trucks, average +0.883s/lap, best 23rd+0.883SS GreenLight Racing (2)SS GreenLight Racing: 2 trucks, average +1.215s/lap, best 30th+1.215Joey Gase Motorsports (2)Joey Gase Motorsports: 2 trucks, average +1.464s/lap, best 33rd+1.464average seconds per lap off the fastest truck