Daytona's first round of Winston Cup testing effectively wrapped up even though one extra day was set aside to make up a rainout.
With this session done, the Trucks hit the Big D while the second wave of Winston Cup cars await their turn. With three Toyotas in the first session, there should be substantially more come the next session, and this first session pretty much showed what to expect with a new effort - some teething trouble but the potential for big production come the 500. Only Brian Vickers in the Red Bull Racing #83 looked shaky among the three Toyotas involved in this session.
The Chevrolets predictably dominated most of the speed charts while Ford showed some moxie, especially with the surprise of the session, Ricky Rudd. Dodge was decent as they debuted a flusher new Charger nose, but decent needs to be better than that come Speedweeks.
We also got some more looks at the Spec Car - aka Car of Tomorrow - as NASCAR gave some public display of their new inspection station, a cage within which laser scanners are to determine whether or not cars pass inspection.
It thus largely wrapped up the session as preseason testing continues.
3 comments:
I'm traveling that way Monday and will stop by and watch the Cup cars go vroom...
I got to see the trucks last fall at Dega. The CTS aero package is really enjoyable to watch on a 'plate' track.
I am not as surprised about Rudd. Yates, even with all of their problems in the last few years, has a very strong Plate program.
Good blog!
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