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2007 NEXTEL CUP TESTING NEWS
DAYTONA 500, Session 1
DAYS 1-4, Jan. 8-11

2007 Daytona 500 Testing Speeds, News and Results

Daytona Testing Schedule/Drivers: updated 1-11-2007
Teams/Drivers expected to participate in the first Nextel Cup Series test session on Jan. 8-10
(Note this list is tentative and subject to change):
#48-Jimmie Johnson
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
#9-Kasey Kahne
#20-Tony Stewart [Mike McLaughlin to sub]
#29-Kevin Harvick
#16-Greg Biffle
#26-Jamie McMurray
#88-Ricky Rudd
#10-Scott Riggs
#1-Martin Truex Jr.
#43-Bobby Labonte
#96-Tony Raines
#7-Robby Gordon [PJ Jones to sub]
#22-Dave Blaney
#25-Casey Mears
#14-Sterling Marlin
#41-Reed Sorenson
#66-Jeff Green
#60-Boris Said
#27-Kirk Shelmerdine
#44-Dale Jarrett
#83-Brian Vickers
#13-Joe Nemechek
#04-Eric McClure
#33-Scott Wimmer
#37-Bill Elliott
(26 drivers/teams tested)
Teams/Drivers expected to participate in the second Nextel Cup Series test session on Jan. 15-17
(Note that this list is tentative and subject to change):
#17-Matt Kenseth
#31-Jeff Burton
#6-David Regan
#5-Kyle Busch
#24-Jeff Gordon
#11-Denny Hamlin
#99-Carl Edwards
#07-Clint Bowyer
#12-Ryan Newman
#19-Elliott Sadler
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya
#38-David Gilliland
#2-Kurt Busch
#18-J.J. Yeley
#01-Mark Martin
#45-Kyle Petty
#21-Ken Schrader
#40-David Stremme
#55-Michael Waltrip
#78-Kenny Wallace
#15-Paul Menard
#00-David Reutimann
#84-#A.J. Allmendinger
#4-Ward Burton [per team, moved to 2nd week]
#72-Brandon Whitt
#49-Mike Bliss
#23-Mike Skinner
#36-Jeremy Mayfield
#58-James Hylton
#70-Johnny Sauter
(30 drivers/teams currently listed)
(DIS Site)
NOT TESTING:
#74-Derrike Cope
UNKNOWN testing plans
#34/61/92-Front Row Motorsports, no plans announced
#89-Morgan Shepherd
(12-25-2006/1-11-2007)
Shepherd testing news, may test this week: Faith Motorsports and #89-Morgan Shepherd will not be attending NASCAR's Pre-Season Thunder test session January 8-10 at Daytona, the team announced January 7. The team had registered and was scheduled to test at the first of two sessions, but does not have a speedway car ready to test and has not been able to obtain a car that is race ready from another Dodge team, co-owner Dana Tomes said. "If things come together this week we will try to make next week's session, but if not we will probably not be able to do a speedway test before the season starts," Tomes said. "We are involved heavily in sponsorship talks with various potential sponsors right now and we should know in a week or two what we will be able to do this season as far as how many races we will be able to enter. We are hopeful that we can secure sponsorship to run the whole year, but right now those negotiations are still ongoing." Tomes said the team is open to running in NASCAR's Busch or Craftsman Truck Series if a potential sponsor has that desire. "Right now we are discussing several different options," he said. "There is a chance that nothing will come of any of it, but we are optimistic that prior to the Daytona events in February we will have something to announce."(morganshepherd.com)(1-15-2007)
Cope not testing at Daytona: per the Derrike Cope site....Derrike confirmed that the #74 Dodge will not be testing in Daytona. No further information is available at this time.(1-11-2007)
Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart not testing at Daytona: #20-Tony Stewart and #7-Robby Gordon don't plan to attend the preseason Nextel Cup testing session scheduled to begin Monday [Jan 8th] at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart did not test at the track in 2005 and 2006 and once again will skip the session with approval from his team. Daytona testing typically means more for crews to get the cars set up right than it does for the drivers. Veteran racer Mike McLaughlin will test the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy for Stewart. Gordon is competing in the Dakar Rally, which runs Jan. 6-21 through seven countries in Europe and Africa. Gordon, who has made the switch from Chevy to Ford, likely will be replaced by P.J. Jones for the test session.(SceneDaily.com)(1-2-2007)
Jackson Hewitt Preseason Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway [during NASCAR testing] is scheduled for January 9, 13, 16, 20, 21 2007. No drivers times have been anounced as of late December 2006
NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder Fan Fests will coincide with January's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series testing sessions. The NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder Fan Fest, which includes fan forums, entertainment, show cars and displays, start at 5 p.m. but fans will be able to enter the NEXTEL FANZONE beginning at 9 a.m. to watch all of the exciting testing action. Fans can still watch all of the January testing sessions free from the Oldfield Grandstands located just outside of DAYTONA USA.
Fan Fest Dates:
Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Saturday, January 13, 2007 - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Saturday, January 20, 2007 - NASCAR Busch Series
Sunday, January 21, 2007 - NASCAR Busch Series
Tuesday's Planned Fan Fest activities:
9:00am/et: Gates (Turn 4 tunnel) and Nextel FanZone open. Admission $15. 9:00am-12noon and 1:00-5pm/et: Nextel Cup Series testing
3:00 5:00pm/et: Fred Ramos Band performs on the entertainment stage
5:00-9:45pm/et: Silent auction
5:15-5:30pm/et: Chevy/Daytona 500 Pace Car unveiling at Nextel FanZone's main stage
5:30-9:00pm/et: Hot Laps rides in a race car around the track for an additional $20
6:00-9:30pm/et: Nextel Cup driver fan-forum sessions
6:30-6:40pm/et: Chex Most Popular Driver Award announcement at Nextel FanZone's main stage
10:00pm/et: Gates close to guests
Fan forum schedule for NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder on Tuesday, Jan. 9
Note: Schedule is tentative and subject to change
6:00pm/et: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Dave Blaney, Brian Vickers
6:45pm/et.: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, Reed Sorenson, Jeff Green
7:30pm/et: Kasey Kahne, Casey Mears, Scott Riggs, Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek
8:15pm/et: TBA
(DIS Site)

TESTING - Day 1

Day 1 - Daytona: AM: 25 drivers in 47 cars took laps at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 1 AM practice: #96-Raines was the fastest at 183.974mph, followed by #48-Johnson, #22-Blaney, #26-McMurray and #20-McLaughlin [subbing for Stewart]. The fastestDodgewas #41-Sorenson at 18th. The afternoon session has been rained out, so testing has been extended to include a half day Thursday, Jan 11th, the testing was scheduled to end Wednesday.
(1-8-2007)
RAIN: Rain has forced the cancellation of the Monday afternoon session of testing at NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway. A half day testing session has been added on Thursday.(NASCAR PR)(1-8-2007)
Cup Scene Daily Daytona Testing Day 1 Blog/Photos/Audio
RacingOne: Daytona Testing, Day 1, News, Photos

THE SPEEDS - Day 1 - Jan. 8, 2007

DAY 1- Jan 8, 2007 AM Speeds
rank	car#	driver	manu	time	Speed mph	laps run
1	96	Tony Raines	Chevy	48.920	183.974	11
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.948	183.869	14
3	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	48.978	183.756	29
4	26A	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.992	183.703	14
5	20B	Mike McLaughlin	Chevy	48.993	183.700	9
6	66H	Jeff Green	Chevy	48.993	183.700	12
7	88A	Ricky Rudd	Ford	49.057	183.460	8
8	20	Mike McLaughlin	Chevy	49.060	183.449	12
9	16A	Greg Biffle	Ford	49.116	183.240	15
10	8A	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevy	49.128	183.195	24
11	22A	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.239	182.782	17
12	25A	Casey Mears	Chevy	49.262	182.697	17
13	60B	Boris Said	Ford	49.276	182.645	8
14	44B	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.284	182.615	20
15	88B	Ricky Rudd	Ford	49.336	182.423	6
16	60A	Boris Said	Ford	49.340	182.408	17
17	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	49.342	182.400	17
18	41X	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.392	182.216	17
19	14X	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	49.397	182.197	17
20	7A	P.J. Jones	Ford	49.298	182.194	8
21	96A	Tony Raines	Chevy	49.405	182.168	8
22	16B	Greg Biffle	Ford	49.409	182.153	6
23	8B	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevy	49.410	182.149	3
24	66	Jeff Green	Chevy	49.419	182.116	16
25	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.420	182.113	8
26	10B	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.483	181.881	12
27	13B	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	49.514	181.767	8
28	43B	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.535	181.690	9
29	26B	Jamie McMurray	Ford	49.536	181.686	8
30	13B	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	49.544	181.657	14
31	10A	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.599	181.455	12
32	1A	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevy	49.612	181.408	18
33	1B	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevy	49.642	181.298	9
34	83B	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.688	181.130	2
35	9A	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	49.701	181.083	12
36	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	49.704	181.072	8
37	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.750	180.905	5
38	33A	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.755	180.886	18
39	07	P.J. Jones	Ford	49.789	180.763	5
40	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.790	180.759	15
41	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.808	180.694	5
42	04	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.846	180.556	18
43	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	49.864	180.491	9
44	25	Casey Mears	Chevy	49.882	180.426	5
45	44	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.887	180.408	7
46	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	50.033	179.881	5
47	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	50.253	179.094	6

(NASCAR Media)(1-8-2007)

TESTING - Day 2 - Jan. 9, 2007

Daytona 500 testing, Day 2: AM: 26 drivers in 47 cars took laps at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 2 AM practice: #26-McMurray was the fastest at 184.090mph, followed in the top 5 by #20B-McLaughlin [subbing for Stewart], #48-Johnson, #88A-Rudd and #96-Raines, The fastestToyotawas #44-Jarrett and the fastestDodgewas #41-Sorenson at 14th. There were eight Fords testing, eight Dodges, five Toyotas and 26 Chevys.
PM: 26 drivers in 47 cars at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 2 PM practice, the leaders were drafting, but not all drivers drafted. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the fastest at 186.606mph, followed by 25B-Mears, #96A-Raines, #41-Sorenson and #37-Elliott. The fastest Ford was #88B-Rudd at 6th. The fastest Toyota was #44-Jarrett at 14th.(1-9-2007)
Cup Scene Daily:
Daytona 500 Testing Blog: Day 2 by Greg Engle
RacingOne: Daytona Testing, Day 2, News, Photos

DAY 2- Jan 9, 2007 AM Speeds
rank	car#	driver	manu	time	Speed mph	laps run
1	26A	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.889	184.090	15
2	20B	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	48.918	183.981	9
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.933	183.925	11
4	88A	Ricky Rudd	Ford	48.947	183.872	14
5	96	Tony Raines	Chevy	48.965	183.805	11
6	8B	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	48.966	183.801	5
7	13B	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	49.044	183.509	11
8	25A	Casey Mears	Chevy	49.049	183.490	8
9	20	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	49.062	183.441	12
10	60B	Boris Said	Ford	49.071	183.408	26
11	16A	Greg Biffle	Ford	49.077	183.385	12
12	16B	Greg Biffle	Ford	49.082	183.367	8
13	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.095	183.318	17
14	44B	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.101	183.296	15
15	66H	Jeff Green	Chevy	49.112	183.255	9
16	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	49.112	183.255	17
17	8A	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	49.143	183.139	15
18	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	49.144	183.135	14
19	1A	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.180	183.001	18
20	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.195	182.945	12
21	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.215	182.871	15
22	10B	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.232	182.808	12
23	22A	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.237	182.789	15
24	14X	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	49.242	182.771	14
25	43B	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.242	182.771	21
26	13A	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	49.255	182.723	11
27	96A	Tony Raines	Chevy	49.297	182.567	11
28	66	Jeff Green	Chevy	49.305	182.537	12
29	26B	Jamie McMurray	Ford	49.310	182.519	12
30	10A	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.313	182.508	12
31	33B	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.340	182.408	9
32	1B	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.407	182.160	9
33	9A	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	49.432	182.068	15
34	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.450	182.002	3
35	7	PJ Jones	Ford	49.478	181.899	9
36	7A	PJ Jones	Ford	49.542	181.664	11
37	83B	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.551	181.631	17
38	44A	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.595	181.470	10
39	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevy	49.605	181.433	9
40	25B	Casey Mears	Chevy	49.653	181.258	8
41	41X	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.741	180.937	6
42	04	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.751	180.901	9
43	33A	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.752	180.897	15
44	48A	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	49.925	180.270	9
45	04A	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.931	180.249	12
46	29A	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.932	180.245	15
47	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	50.162	179.419	12

(NASCAR Media)(1-9-2007)

DAY 2- Jan 9, 2007 PM Speeds
rank	car#	driver	manu	time	Speed mph	laps run
1	8A	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	48.230	186.606	46
2	25B	Casey Mears	Chevy	48.273	186.440	13
3	96A	Tony Raines	Chevy	48.276	186.428	42
4	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	48.279	186.416	18
5	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	48.284	186.397	46
6	88B	Ricky Rudd	Ford	48.306	186.312	32
7	10B	Scott Riggs	Dodge	48.315	186.278	48
8	26B	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.327	186.231	27
9	16A	Greg Biffle	Ford	48.401	185.947	31
10	88A	Ricky Rudd	Ford	48.410	185.912	31
11	16B	Greg Biffle	Ford	48.411	185.908	31
12	9A	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	48.463	185.709	27
13	26A	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.486	185.621	24
14	14X	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.606	185.162	20
15	44A	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	48.698	184.813	25
16	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	48.712	184.759	24
17	20B	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	48.741	184.649	14
18	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.762	184.570	17
19	96	Tony Raines	Chevy	48.810	184.388	17
20	25A	Casey Mears	Chevy	48.810	184.388	20
21	66	Jeff Green	Chevy	48.823	184.339	20
22	13A	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	48.828	184.320	23
23	13B	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	48.829	184.317	20
24	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.832	184.305	23
25	20	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	48.884	184.109	17
26	8B	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	48.890	184.087	2
27	66H	Jeff Green	Chevy	48.903	184.038	20
28	60B	Boris Said	Ford	48.920	183.974	47
29	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	48.939	183.902	26
30	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	48.941	183.895	32
31	43B	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	48.955	183.842	20
32	1A	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.004	183.658	23
33	44B	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.005	183.655	17
34	22A	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.131	183.184	26
35	83B	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.182	182.994	20
36	04A	EricMcClure	Chevy	49.207	182.901	35
37	33B	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.258	182.711	15
38	7	P.J. Jones	Ford	49.261	182.700	18
39	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevy	49.270	182.667	16
40	7A	P.J. Jones	Ford	49.417	182.124	19
41	33A	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.437	182.050	27
42	1B	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.480	181.892	17
43	29A	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.560	181.598	5
44	83A	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.568	181.569	8
45	41X	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.571	181.558	17
46	48A	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	49.684	181.145	10
47	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	49.734	180.963	11

(NASCAR Media)(1-9-2007)

TESTING - Day 3 - Jan. 10, 2007

Daytona 500 testing, Day 3: AM: 26 drivers in 40 cars took laps at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 3 AM practice: #20B-Mike McLaughlin [subbing for Stewart] was the fastest at 184.090mph, followed in the top 5 by #14X-Sterling Marlin, #26A-Jamie McMurray, #66H-Jeff Green, and #48-Jimmie Johnson. The fastest Toyota was #22-Dave Blaney at 14th and the fastest Dodge was #43B-Bobby Labonte at 17th.
PM: 26 driver in 45 cars took to the track in PM testing at Daytona with many of the teams participating in drafting sessions. #66-Jeff Green (Chevy) set the pace with a top speed of 186.722mph. The remainder of the top five drivers were #44C-Dale Jarrett (Toyota), #96A-Tony Raines (Chevy), #10A-Scott Riggs (Dodge) and #7A-P.J. Jones (Ford).
NOTES: #29-Harvick and #44-Jarrett brought a third car [had to remove one of the other 2 and neither was a COT as reported before] and A.J. Allmendinger was in the #83 for Vickers [to get used to the track a bit], Regan Smith subbed for #13-Nemechek [who had a previous commitment] and Kerry Earnhardt subbed for Dale Jr. who was tired or testing the #8 Chevy and headed back to Mooresville with DEI's Richie Gilmore.(Speeds Daytona 500 Testing show)(1-10-2007)
Kerry to take over testing for Dale Jr. at Daytona: Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he plans on leaving the rest of the testing of the #8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevy to sibling Kerry Earnhardt. Speaking at the NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder Fan Fest, Earnhardt Jr. seemed satisfied with his two days of testing, which wound up with him on top of the drafting chart Tuesday night. Kerry Earnhardt will test Wednesday. The teams also can stay and do single-car runs during a four-hour session Thursday.(SceneDaily.com)(1-10-2007)
Jarrett to test COT at Daytona, Allmendinger to test #83: during Speed's coverage of Nextel Cup testing at Daytona, Bob Dilner reported that Dale Jarrett will be testing a third #44Toyotaat Daytona this week, a COT model. ROTY Candidate A.J. Allmendinger, slated to run the #84 Red Bull Toyota in 2007, will share testing of the #83 Red Bull Toyotatoday with teammate Brian Vickers.(Speed's coverage of Nextel Cup testing at Daytona)(1-10-2007)
Cup Scene Daily:
LIVE Daytona Blog: Day 3 by Greg Engle
RacingOne: Daytona Testing, Day 3, News, Photos

DAY 3- Jan 10, 2007 AM Speeds
Pos	Car	Driver	Manu	Time	Speed mph	# Laps
1	20B	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	48.785	184.483	18
2	14X	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.865	184.181	8
3	26A	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.941	183.895	21
4	66H	Jeff Green	Chevy	48.948	183.869	21
5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.990	183.711	17
6	25A	Casey Mears	Chevy	49.010	183.636	14
7	20	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	49.035	183.542	6
8	29X	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.039	183.527	9
9	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.079	183.378	11
10	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	49.080	183.374	8
11	1A	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.109	183.266	9
12	13B	Regan Smith	Chevy	49.128	183.195	11
13	96	Tony Raines	Chevy	49.149	183.117	20
14	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.196	182.942	18
15	88B	Ricky Rudd	Ford	49.203	182.916	14
16	16B	Greg Biffle	Ford	49.215	182.871	15
17	43B	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.239	182.782	25
18	13A	Regan Smith	Chevy	49.260	182.704	11
19	44B	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.262	182.697	15
20	8A	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevy	49.355	182.352	14
21	22A	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.358	182.341	18
22	60A	Boris Said	Ford	49.377	182.271	35
23	10B	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.379	182.264	11
24	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	49.394	182.208	14
25	10A	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.399	182.190	5
26	04A	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.429	182.079	27
27	33B	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.435	182.057	10
28	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.464	181.951	21
29	26B	Jamie McMurray	Ford	49.507	181.792	6
30	33A	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.549	181.638	15
31	1B	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.612	181.408	6
32	7	PJ Jones	Ford	49.643	181.294	13
33	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevy	49.659	181.236	3
34	48A	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	49.703	181.076	7
35	83B	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.737	180.952	5
36	44C	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.830	180.614	14
37	7A	PJ Jones	Ford	49.838	180.585	6
38	9A	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	49.846	180.556	11
39	41X	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.865	180.487	3
40	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	50.040	179.856	6

(NASCAR Media)(1-10-2007)

DAY 3- Jan 10, 2007 PM Speeds
Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed mph	Laps run
1	66	Jeff Green	Chevy	48.200	186.722	95
2	44C	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	48.253	186.517	35
3	96A	Tony Raines	Chevy	48.270	186.451	28
4	10A	Scott Riggs	Dodge	48.278	186.420	17
5	7A	PJ Jones	Ford	48.284	186.397	44
6	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	48.288	186.382	96
7	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.288	186.382	11
8	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	48.289	186.378	37
9	1B	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	48.295	186.355	45
10	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	48.305	186.316	69
11	10B	Scott Riggs	Dodge	48.348	186.150	64
12	88B	Ricky Rudd	Ford	48.438	185.805	97
13	16B	Greg Biffle	Ford	48.451	185.755	81
14	16A	Greg Biffle	Ford	48.451	185.755	11
15	22A	Dave Blaney	Toyota	48.452	185.751	58
16	14X	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.452	185.751	74
17	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	48.459	185.724	97
18	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.483	185.632	2
19	25B	Casey Mears	Chevy	48.523	185.479	52
20	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	48.534	185.437	42
21	9A	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	48.538	185.422	34
22	48A	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.609	185.151	31
23	83A	Brian Vickers	Toyota	48.616	185.124	59
24	20B	Mike Mclaughlin	Chevy	48.762	184.570	35
25	04	Eric McClure	Chevy	48.766	184.555	11
26	44B	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	48.810	184.388	30
27	26A	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.876	184.139	15
28	13B	Regan Smith	Chevy	49.032	183.554	23
29	8A	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevy	49.072	183.404	32
30	29A	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	49.106	183.277	29
31	66H	Jeff Green	Chevy	49.108	183.270	2
32	8B	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevy	49.127	183.199	3
33	1A	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	49.154	183.098	16
34	25A	Casey Mears	Chevy	49.179	183.005	2
35	13A	Regan Smith	Chevy	49.247	182.752	12
36	96	Tony Raines	Chevy	49.294	182.578	5
37	60A	Boris Said	Ford	49.363	182.323	47
38	04A	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.421	182.109	39
39	7	PJ Jones	Ford	49.451	181.998	20
40	26B	Jamie McMurray	Ford	49.468	181.936	12
41	83B	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.553	181.624	20
42	33B	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.560	181.598	32
43	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevy	49.627	181.353	18
44	33A	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.634	181.327	12
45	41X	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	49.641	181.302	9

(NASCAR Media)(1-10-2007)

TESTING - Day 4 - Jan. 11, 2007

Daytona 500 testing, Day 4: AM: Only 16 drivers in 25 cars took laps at Daytona 500 Testing in Day 4 AM practice: #88B-Rudd was the fastest at 186.405mph, followed in the top 5 by #26A-McMurray, #29-Harvick, #10B-Riggs and #14X-Marlin. The fastest Toyota was #22-Dave Blaney at 9th. Four were Ford's, Five Toyota's, Eight Chevy's and Eight Dodge's.(1-11-2007)
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DAY 4 - Jan 11, 2007 AM Speeds
Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed mph	Laps run
1	88B	Ricky Rudd	Ford	48.282	186.405	23
2	26A	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.541	185.410	30
3	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	48.611	185.143	38
4	10B	Scott Riggs	Dodge	48.631	185.067	11
5	14X	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.674	184.904	29
6	13B	Regan Smith	Chevy	48.943	183.887	26
7	33B	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.023	183.587	9
8	43B	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.044	183.509	29
9	22A	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.059	183.453	36
10	60B	Boris Said	Ford	49.063	183.438	38
11	60A	Boris Said	Ford	49.084	183.359	26
12	83B	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.085	183.355	29
13	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	49.127	183.199	11
14	33A	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.196	182.942	18
15	9A	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	49.202	182.919	14
16	44C	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	49.213	182.879	37
17	04A	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.217	182.864	8
18	10A	Scott Riggs	Dodge	49.236	182.793	2
19	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevy	49.279	182.634	5
20	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	49.337	182.419	20
21	04	Eric McClure	Chevy	49.427	182.087	26
22	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	49.589	181.492	17
23	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	49.604	181.437	13
24	37B	Bill Elliott	Dodge	49.778	180.803	4
25	83A	Brian Vickers	Toyota	49.843	180.567	28

(NASCAR Media)(1-11-2007)

Session 1 Cumulative Speeds Best by Driver DAY 1-4, Jan 8-11, 2007 Speeds
Pos	Car	Driver	Manu	Time	Speed mph	# Laps Run	When
1	66	Jeff Green	Chevy	48.200	186.722	95	Day3PM
2	8A	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Chevy	48.230	186.606	46	Day2PM
3	44C	Dale Jarrett	Toyota	48.253	186.517	35	Day3PM
4	96A	Tony Raines	Chevy	48.270	186.451	28	Day3PM
5	25B	Casey Mears	Chevy	48.273	186.440	13	Day2PM
6	10A	Scott Riggs	Dodge	48.278	186.420	17	Day3PM
7	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	48.279	186.416	18	Day2PM
8	88B	Ricky Rudd	Ford	48.282	186.405	23	Day4AM
9	37	Bill Elliott	Dodge	48.284	186.397	46	Day2PM
10	7A	PJ Jones	Ford	48.284	186.397	44	Day3PM
11	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevy	48.288	186.382	11	Day3PM
12	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	48.289	186.378	37	Day3PM
13	1B	Martin Truex Jr	Chevy	48.295	186.355	45	Day3PM
14	9B	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	48.305	186.316	69	Day3PM
15	26B	Jamie McMurray	Ford	48.327	186.231	27	Day2PM
16	16A	Greg Biffle	Ford	48.401	185.947	31	Day2PM
17	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	48.459	185.724	97	Day3PM
18	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	48.483	185.632	2	Day3PM
19	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	48.611	185.143	38	Day4AM
20	83A	Brian Vickers	Toyota	48.616	185.124	59	Day3PM
21	20B	Mike McLaughlin	Chevy	48.741	184.649	14	Day2PM
22	04	Eric McClure	Chevy	48.766	184.555	11	Day3PM
23	13A	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	48.828	184.320	23	Day2PM
24	60B	Boris Said	Ford	48.920	183.974	47	Day2PM
25	13B	Regan Smith	Chevy	48.943	183.887	26	Day4AM
26	33B	Scott Wimmer	Chevy	49.023	183.587	9	Day4AM
27	8A	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevy	49.072	183.404	32	Day3PM
28	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Chevy	49.270	182.667	16	Day2PM

(NASCAR Media)(1-11-2007)

Daytona 500 Testing Session 1 overall: after four days of testing at Daytona International Speedway for the 2007 Daytona 500, the fastest was #66-Jeff Green at 186.722 followed by #8A-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #44C-Dale Jarrett, #96A-Tony Raines and #25B-Casey Mears. Slowest of the 28 drivers was #27-Kirk Shelmerdine at 182.667mph. 4,842 total laps were run this week. #41-Reed Sorenson ran the most laps in a given session (105 on Wednesday afternoon). #22-Dave Blaney ran the most total laps (295) this week. Of the 26 teams that tested this week, 13 were Chevys, five were Dodges, five were Fords and three were Toyotas.(1-11-2007)

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