Four Sprint Cup Teams Set for Goodyear Test This Week at LVMS
The defending race champion, a veteran with a new team and two of NASCAR’s young guns are scheduled to take part in a two-day Goodyear tire test this Wednesday and Thursday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards, who won this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup event at LVMS, will be joined by Mark Martin, Brian Vickers and David Stremme for testing this week. For Martin, it will be a chance to get acquainted with Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet, which he will pilot in the 2009 season. Vickers will be in the Red Bull Toyota, and Stremme will be in his new Penske Dodge. Stremme has INSERT d Ryan Newman in the No. 12 car for next season.
“These two days in Vegas are going to be, quite possibly, the two most important days of our 2009 season,” said Alan Gustafson, crew chief for Martin. “With NASCAR’s latest ‘no testing’ rule, we are very fortunate to have been invited by Goodyear to this test. This gives us two extra days on an intermediate track that only three other teams are getting. We need to maximize that time all we can.”
Goodyear and race teams will be testing in preparation for March 1 Shelby 427 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
The test will be closed to the public.
Tickets remain available for the 2009 NASCAR Weekend. Racing begins on the superspeedway Friday, Feb. 27 with practice and Z-Max Pole Day. The Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide race will be Saturday, Feb. 28. There also will be two nights of racing on the dirt track Feb. 25-26. Passes for the Neon Garage, Lucky 7 Preferred parking and driver introductions also are available by calling 1-800-644-4444 or logging on to www.lvms.com.
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