11.   Keep up with the latest news, reports on practice laps and gossip from the garage.

12.   Kendall, who never had raced here, unsuccessfully lobbied SCCA officials for some practice laps yesterday morning before qualifying his unfamiliar car.

13.   Lake Speed, who bruised ribs in a practice accident Friday, ran four practice laps Saturday before quitting because of discomfort.

14.   So much so that when Earnhardt pulled into the pits after turning several crisp practice laps, he asked Hamlin if he wanted him to continue practicing.

15.   Starting position is based on speed in practice laps and qualifying races.

16.   Teams typically crank out their fastest practice laps late on Friday afternoon.

17.   The death of Kenny Irwin, killed during a practice lap Friday, hit very close to home for Nemechek.

18.   The drivers have to wear the full racing uniform, attend a training session, and drive practice laps before they are allowed to have a full run.

19.   When a driver pulls into his garage after a practice lap, his crew engineer plugs a Windows laptop into a port inside the car.

20.   Adrian Fernandez had the fastest practice lap both Friday and Saturday.