Average Practice Speeds: Charlotte 2 – Bank of America 500 (2012 Chase Race #5)

The Sprint Cup Series had what I like to call a normal practice schedule in Charlotte this weekend. This means there was a practice session on Thursday followed by qualifying. Then, on Friday, there were two more practices in which all of the teams focused strictly on their race trim setups. I feel like this gives us fantasy racers a better feel as to who’s car is really fast and who’s can just put down one fast lap. This makes average practice speeds even more important, in my opinion. Greg Biffle won the pole for this year’s Bank of America 500, and the full starting lineup for Saturday night’s race can be found by clicking here.

Important Practice Notes: 1st practice notes on Friday (click here). 2nd practice–first on Saturday–notes (click here). Happy Hour notes (click here).

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 Average Practice Speeds:

Average practice speeds are calculated by taking the average speed of each driver in each practice and multiplying it by the number of laps ran. When you do this for each practice and add the  totals together, and then divide by the total number of laps ran, you get an average of their practice speed, instead of just the one lap statistic you see when you look at practice sheets. I have found over the years that this is much more accurate as to whether or not someone has a car that is good for one lap or one that can consistently be fast. These numbers, however, can be skewed if a team puts new tires on frequently or rarely changes the tires. Note: The chart below includes the speeds from the 2nd and final practice sessions of the weekend. The speeds from the first practice session on Friday included qualifying runs.