Wild ride for Almirola: Aric Almirola cut a right rear tire on his No. 18B Chevrolet and took a wild ride down the Superstretch where he ended up on his roof. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was not injured in the incident.

“Our right rear tire shredded apart and those things don’t ride real good on the inner liner,” Almirola said. “It got loose and got sideways. I don’t know what happened after that. I closed my eyes and when I opened them again all I saw was sparks on the race track.

“We got upside down and I was fine. I was sliding around and I was talking to my guys on the roof telling them I was fine and then as soon as I hit the grass it just dug in and started flipping. I’m just really thankful for all the precautionary measures that NASCAR takes with all its safety equipment because I’m walking back to the trailer, probably going to clean up and go home.”

Fastest of the day: The second wave of Busch Series arrived on Sunday to kick off their first of three days of testing for the Feb. 17 Orbitz 300 season opener while the first wave of teams wrapped up their third and final day.

Jamie McMurray posted two of the top three speeds in Sunday’s morning qualifying testing session. In the No. 37A Ford, McMurray turned the fastest lap of the morning session with a lap of 184.219 mph. He posted the third fastest lap in the No. 37B Ford with a lap of 183.206.

In the afternoon drafting session, Indy Racing League star Sam Hornish Jr. was the fastest in the No. 12B Penske Racing Dodge with a lap of 187.833 mph while Hendrick Motorsports driver Casey Mears was second fastest with a lap of 187.309 mph in the No. 24A Chevrolet.

“I feel pretty good about it,” Mears said. “We got a good draft. We got a good run but I feel like we got the car working pretty good there by the end of the day and it sucked up real well. We seemed to be able to go to the front of the pack. There wasn’t much of a pack. There were probably six or eight cars at most but it seemed like we were able to get up and through there pretty well. I’m excited about it.”

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Sunday morning’s NASCAR Busch Series testing session speeds:

1 37A Jamie McMurray Ford 48.855 184.219 
2 32A Dave Blaney Toyota 49.040 183.524
3 37B Jamie McMurray Ford 49.125 183.206
4 88A Shane Huffman Chevrolet 49.213 182.879
5 16B Todd Kluever Ford 49.237 182.789 
6 18A Aric Almirola Chevrolet 49.374 182.282
7 6A David Ragan Ford 49.375 182.278
8 20B Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 49.377 182.271
9 06A Erik Darnell Ford 49.410 182.149 
10 99B David Reutimann Toyota 49.431 182.072
11 21A Timothy Peters Chevrolet 49.432 182.068
12 47A Jon Wood Ford 49.484 181.877 
13 60A Carl Edwards Ford 49.488 181.862
14 24A Casey Mears Chevrolet 49.527 181.719 
15 21B Timothy Peters Chevrolet 49.570 181.561
16 59A Marcos Ambrose Ford 49.572 181.554
17 25A David Gilliland Ford 49.594 181.474
18 0A Eric McClure Chevrolet 49.608 181.422 
19 38B Jason Leffler Toyota 49.619 181.382 
20 12A Sam Hornish, Jr. Dodge 49.663 181.221 
21 27A Ward Burton Ford 49.674 181.181
22 2A Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 49.721 181.010 
23 24B Casey Mears Chevrolet 49.776 180.810
24 7A Mike Wallace Chevrolet 49.799 180.727 
25 04A Regan Smith Chevrolet 49.800 180.723 
26 7B Mike Wallace Chevrolet 49.808 180.694
27 16A Todd Kluever Ford 49.822 180.643 
28 17A Matt Kenseth Ford 49.826 180.629
29 29B Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 49.856 180.520
30 66B Steve Wallace Dodge 49.870 180.469 
31 14A Kyle Krisiloff Ford 49.884 180.419
32 42B Kevin Hamlin Dodge 49.903 180.350 
33 9B Bill Elliott Dodge 49.908 180.332
34 35B Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Ford 49.921 180.285
35 17B Matt Kenseth Ford 49.932 180.245 
36 29A Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 49.969 180.112 
37 12B Sam Hornish, Jr. Dodge 49.992 180.029
38 33B R. Hornaday/ C. Gale Chevrolet 50.007 179.975
39 9A Bill Elliott Dodge 50.020 179.928 
40 41A Reed Sorenson Dodge 50.032 179.885 
41 66A Steve Wallace Dodge 50.037 179.867
42 1A J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 50.046 179.835 
43 22A Chad Blount Dodge 50.221 179.208 
44 72A Randy MacDonald Chevrolet 50.245 179.122 
45 77B Kertus Davis Chevrolet 50.250 179.104 
46 35A Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Ford 50.260 179.069 
47 60B Carl Edwards Ford 50.443 178.419
48 33A R. Hornaday/C. Gale Chevrolet 50.578 177.943
49 41B Reed Sorenson Dodge 50.848 176.998 
50 1B J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 50.998 176.478 
51 23B Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 52.572 171.194 

1 12B Sam Hornish, Jr. Dodge 47.915 187.833
2 24A Casey Mears Chevrolet 48.049 187.309 
3 20B Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 48.124 187.017 
4 25A David Gilliland Ford 48.124 187.017
5 5A Kyle Busch Chevrolet 48.138 186.962
6 27A Ward Burton Ford 48.151 186.912
7 66B Steve Wallace Dodge 48.183 186.788
8 37A Jamie McMurray Ford 48.287 186.386 
9 60B Carl Edwards Ford 48.354 186.127
10 35A Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Ford 48.380 186.027
11 23B Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 48.447 185.770
12 59A Marcos Ambrose Ford 48.449 185.762
13 60A Carl Edwards Ford 48.452 185.751
14 7A Mike Wallace Chevrolet 48.503 185.556 
15 9A Bill Elliott Dodge 48.560 185.338 
16 1A J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 48.609 185.151
17 5B Kyle Busch Chevrolet 48.673 184.907 
18 37B Jamie McMurray Ford 48.690 184.843 
19 7B Mike Wallace Chevrolet 48.858 184.207
20 41B Reed Sorenson Dodge 48.901 184.045 
21 27B Ward Burton Ford 49.115 183.243 
22 17A Matt Kenseth Ford 49.254 182.726 
23 18B Aric Almirola Chevrolet 49.280 182.630
24 6A David Ragan Ford 49.309 182.522 
25 06A Erik Darnell Ford 49.369 182.301
26 16B Todd Kluever Ford 49.389 182.227
27 21B Timothy Peters Chevrolet 49.492 181.848 
28 47A Jon Wood Ford 49.509 181.785 
29 04A Regan Smith Chevrolet 49.526 181.723 
30 24B Casey Mears Chevrolet 49.529 181.712
31 29B Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 49.533 181.697
32 14A Kyle Krisiloff Ford 49.621 181.375 
33 70B Justin Diercks Chevrolet 49.662 181.225
34 04B Regan Smith Chevrolet 49.714 181.036
35 42B Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 49.805 180.705
36 12A Sam Hornish, Jr. Dodge 49.824 180.636 
37 41A Reed Sorenson Dodge 49.883 180.422
38 29A Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 49.914 180.310 
39 35B Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Ford 49.924 180.274
40 9B Bill Elliott Dodge 49.933 180.242 
41 33B R. Hornaday/C. Gale Chevrolet 49.995 180.018 
42 22A Chad Blount Dodge 50.001 179.996
43 77B Kertus Davis Chevrolet 50.107 179.616 
44 1B J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 50.214 179.233
45 77A Kertus Davis Chevrolet 50.469 178.327
46 34B Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 50.530 178.112