DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 18, 2013) – After rain interrupted day one at Charlotte Motor Speedway, teams tested all day and into the evening under the lights on Friday. Fans and teams have embraced the Gen-6 car, but test time is still crucial as Speedweeks in Daytona nears.
Each test has been an opportunity for crew chiefs and drivers to understand the new characteristics of the Gen-6 car. The playing field has been leveled out as all teams have had an equal amount of time to prepare for the 2013 season and Speedweeks, which begins with The Sprint Unlimited (Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. on FOX, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio) and culminates with the 55th running of the Daytona 500 (Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. on FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM Satellite Radio).
The Gen-6 car offers a clean slate to teams, including Jeff Burton and his No.31 Richard Childress Racing team as they look to rebound after a 2012 season that resulted in a 19th-place points finish.
“I think that by anybody’s measurements we didn’t have a good year through the company last year,” Burton said. “We went almost the whole year without winning a race. I think it is easier to start over than it is taking an existing vehicle and starting over. It gives us a chance to stop and say ‘okay what is the best way to develop a car’ and through that, build a program that works for that. I think the timing of that is good for RCR [Richard Childress Racing] in general. Whether that will yield results or not, we will see. I think the timing of it is good for us.”
Today’s session, which was again delayed by weather, was an opportunity for teams to find some extra speed and fine-tune their Gen-6 cars.
“This is the deal where we all roll out new cars at the same time and everybody is trying to get a jump on the rest of the guys,” said Martin Truex Jr, driver of the No. 56 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. “We’re going to get as much time on the track as we can get.”
Aric Almirola topped the charts with a top speed of 194.021 mph to round out the last open test before the start of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
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Pos Car# Drivers Name Make Laps Best Time Best Speed 1. 43 Aric Almirola Frd 74 27.832 194.021 2. 99 Carl Edwards Frd 93 27.882 193.673 3. 13 Casey Mears Frd 109 27.924 193.382 4. 9 Marcos Ambrose Frd 131 27.938 193.285 5. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chv 138 28.009 192.795 6. 55 Mark Martin Tyt 97 28.032 192.637 7. 16 Greg Biffle Frd 92 28.036 192.610 8. 56 Martin Truex Jr. Tyt 94 28.063 192.424 9. 15 Clint Bowyer Tyt 109 28.070 192.376 10. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Frd 131 28.075 192.342 11. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chv 85 28.092 192.226 12. 5 Kasey Kahne Chv 101 28.095 192.205 13. 20 Matt Kenseth Tyt 92 28.104 192.143 14. 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 121 28.108 192.116 15. 22 Joey Logano Frd 139 28.123 192.014 16. 14 Tony Stewart Chv 70 28.134 191.939 17. 18 Kyle Busch Tyt 156 28.158 191.775 18. 78 Kurt Busch Chv 67 28.172 191.680 19. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chv 97 28.194 191.530 20. 39 Ryan Newman Chv 66 28.196 191.517 21. 1 Jamie McMurray Chv 79 28.214 191.394 22. 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 62 28.216 191.381 23. 31 Jeff Burton Chv 97 28.241 191.211 24. 21 Trevor Bayne Frd 122 28.278 190.961 25. 11 Michael McDowell Tyt 204 28.315 190.712 26. 30 David Stremme Tyt 80 28.332 190.597 27. 10 Danica Patrick Chv 114 28.342 190.53 28. 2 Brad Keselowski Frd 96 28.355 190.443 29. 47 Bobby Labonte Tyt 46 28.468 189.687 30. 27 Paul Menard Chv 107 28.469 189.680 31. 7 Dave Blaney Chv 64 28.645 188.515 32. 34 David Ragan Frd 96 28.752 187.813 33. 95 Scott Speed Frd 41 28.882 186.968
Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCAR Media
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