Brad Keselowski led the way with a lap of 28.888 seconds in the second practice for the AAA Texas 500 from Texas. Rounding out the top five was Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, and Carl Edwards.
Pos
#
Driver
Team
Time
Behind
1
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Dodge
28.888
Leader
2
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe’s Chevrolet
28.898
-0.010
3
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Office Toyota
29.022
-0.134
4
16
Greg Biffle
3M Ford
29.040
-0.152
5
99
Carl Edwards
Aflac Ford
29.140
-0.252
6
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy Toyota
29.154
-0.266
7
18
Kyle Busch
Snickers Toyota
29.174
-0.286
8
14
Tony Stewart
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
29.186
-0.298
9
5
Kasey Kahne
Hendrickcars.com/Great Clips Chevrolet
29.209
-0.321
10
56
Martin Truex Jr.
Carlyle Tools by NAPA Toyota
29.293
-0.405
11
24
Jeff Gordon
Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
29.304
-0.416
12
20
Joey Logano
Home Depot/redbeacon.com Toyota
29.335
-0.447
13
43
Aric Alrmirola
Farmland Ford
29.351
-0.463
14
17
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Brad Keselowski,
Denny Hamlin,
Greg Biffle,
Carl Edwards,
Clint Bowyer,
Kyle Busch,
Kasey Kahne,
Jeff Gordon,
Joey Logano,
Matt Kenseth,
Kevin Harvick,
Marcos Ambrose,
Paul Menard,
Ryan Newman,
Jamie McMurray,
Kurt Busch,
Jeff Burton,
Trevor Bayne,
David Ragan,
Travis Kvapil,
Michael McDowell,
David Gilliland,
Bobby Labonte,
Reed Sorenson,
Danica Patrick,
Landon Cassill,
Ken Schrader,
Josh Wise,
Dave Blaney,
Mike Bliss,
Joe Nemechek,
Martin Truex, Jr.,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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