2001 Daytona Manufacturer Test Speeds
NOTE: Speeds from the DIS Site, DIS PR's, SpeedVision, and NOL
  • Dodge Testing Speeds at Daytona, Day 2:
    1.  #92, Stacy Compton, 180.821 mph
    2.  #93, Dave Blaney, 180.603
    3.  #22a, Greg Sacks for Ward Burton, 180.451
    4.  #9a, Bill Elliott, 179.928
    5.  #43, John Andretti, 179.376
    6.  #40, Sterling Marlin, 179.333
    7.  #01, Jason Leffler, 178.891
    8.  #93a, Dave Blaney, 178.841
    9.  #45, Kyle Petty, 178.696
    10. #19, Casey Atwood, 178.557
    11. #9b, Bill Elliott, 178.504
    12. #22, Greg Sacks for Ward Burton, 178.481
    13. #44, Buckshot Jones, 178.409
    14. #40x, Sterling Marlin, 176.122
    15. #92k, Stacy Compton, 174.415
    Dodge wrapped up its two-day manufacturer test session at Daytona International Speedway with Stacy Compton and the #92 Kodiak Dodge Intrepid R/T on top of the speed chart. Compton posted the fast lap among the 10 teams testing at the famed 2.5-mile tri-oval in the morning session with a lap of 180.821mph. “The guys worked hard to make sure when we did unload, we were pretty good,” Compton said. “I felt like we could come down here and be pretty competitive with the cars that were here. We unloaded and ran descent yesterday. We made some changes. We ran a little bit better this morning. We made some more changes and sort of leveled off.” Said Blaney: “We made a bunch of gains. We came down here with a whole bunch of things to throw at these cars – everything. A lot of the stuff we threw at (the car) was pretty good. Do our times stack up to the other guys? I don’t know. The weather conditions change that a little bit. We’ll find out here in a couple of weeks.” Sacks, the 1985 Pepsi Firecracker 400 champion, filled in for Burton in the #22 Caterpillar Dodge Intrepid R/T. Burton, who was treated and released at Halifax Medical Center on Tuesday for a nosebleed, rested at his hotel in the morning and visited his team at the track in the afternoon. Sacks, an area resident, was happy to help out Burton and Bill Davis Racing. “I’ve got to ask (crew chief) Tommy (Baldwin) how much I owe him when the day is over,” Sacks said. “It’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time.” Unlike the other manufacturers, Dodge teams passed up on drafting sessions. “We’ve all got to work on getting these cars into the races,” said Ray Evernham, owner of the #9 Dodge Intrepid R/T driven by Bill Elliott and the #19 Dodge Intrepid R/T driven by rookie Casey Atwood. “Then we can rely on past experience, hopefully, to make sure they race good in the draft. We’ve got to get our drivers in the race so they’ve got the opporuntiy to draft.” Said Elliott: “I feel things have gone well. I’m just trying to adjust. I guess I come into it and don’t know what to expect. We come here with a total new rules package and it’s gonna take a little time to sort through this stuff.” Testing will continue at the Speedway on Friday when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicks off its three-day test session in preparation for the Feb. 16 Florida Dodge Dealers 250. The test session is free and open to the public with access through the lobby of DAYTONA USA(DIS PR). Have some images of the Dodge testing at Daytona, see my Dodge Image page(1-17-2001)

  • Dodge Morning Speeds 1-17, Day 2:
    1.  #92, Stacy Compton, 180.821 mph
    2.  #93, Dave Blaney, 180.343
    3.  #22a, Greg Sacks for Ward Burton, 180.043
    4.  #9a, Bill Elliott, 179.928
    5.  #43, John Andretti, 178.880
    6.  #93a, Dave Blaney, 178.841
    7.  #22, Greg Sacks for Ward Burton, 178.781
    8.  #19, Casey Atwood, 178.557
    9.  #9b, Bill Elliott, 178.504
    10. #44, Buckshot Jones, 178.084
    11. #45, Kyle Petty, 177.961
    12. #40, Sterling Marlin, 177.729
    13. #01, Jason Leffler, 177.518
    14. #40x, Sterling Marlin, 176.122
    Dodge kicked off its second and final day of its manufactuer test at Daytona on Wednesday shortly after 9:00am/et. All the Dodge teams are attending the test sesson: Bill Elliott, Casey Atwood (Evernham Motorsports), John Andretti, Buckshot Jones and Kyle Petty (Petty Enterprises), Ward Burton, Dave Blaney (Bill Davis Racing), Sterling Marlin, Jason Leffler (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) and Stacy Compton (Melling Racing). Greg Sacks is filling in for Ward Burton in the #22 Caterpillar Dodge Intrepid R/T. Burton, who was treated and released at Halifax Medical Center on Tuesday for a nosebleed, is resting at his hotel in the morning and returned to the track this afternoon. It’s uncertain whether he’ll return to the car(DIS PR). Have some images of the Dodge testing at Daytona, see my Dodge Image page(1-17-2001)

  • Dodge Testing Speeds/Images at Daytona - Day 1 - UPDATE: 9a-Bill Elliot 179.664mph, #92-Stacy Compton 179.666, #93-Dave Blaney 179.433, #9b-Bill Elliot 178.101 and #43-John Andretti 178.094. Also have some images of the Dodge testing at Daytona, see my Dodge Image page. Other cars there: #01-Jason Leffler, #19-Casey Atwood, #22-Ward Burton, #40-Sterling Marlin, #44-Buckshot Jones, #45-Kyle Petty. Greg Sacks will not test the #01 car since Leffler was released in time to test the car
    UPDATE - final speeds - day 1:
    1.  9a-Bill Elliott, 180.574
    2.  92-Stacy Compton, 180.169
    3.  93-Dave Blaney, 179.404
    4.  43-John Andretti, 178.919
    5.  40-Sterling Marlin, 178.529
    6.  9b-Bill Elliott, 178.525
    7.  22a-Ward Burton, 178.006v 8.  45-Kyle Petty, 177.992
    9.  01-Jason Leffler, 177.848
    10. 44-Buckshot Jones, 177.480
    11. 22-Ward Burton, 177.371
    12. 19-Casey Atwood, 177.029
    13. 93a-Dave Blaney, 176.620
    14. 19a-Casey Atwood, 174.951(1-16-2001)
    UPDATE: from SpeedVision, about the Dodge Engines: Engine problems, especially water leaks and cooling trouble, were reported in early runs of the new Dodge engine, which combines a hemi-style block with a GM-type top end (siamesed valves at 12 to 14deg). Lead engineer Tim Culbertson scoffed that those alleged problems, saying a few minor difficulties appeared which were solved quickly. "We had a water lead in a block, but that problem was pretty much resolved in 10 days, and parts were available in 10 days," Culbertson said. "We found that problem, solved it, made parts." Culbertson said the new engines had been run as much as 1200mi, with rebuilds after 600mi, without failure of any kind(SpeedVision)(1-17-2001)

  • Speeds from MRN's site midway thru Tuesday, Jan 16th, day 1, of testing:
    1.  9a-Bill Elliott, 179.691mph
    2.  92-Stacy Compton, 179.666
    3.  93-Dave Blaney, 179.437
    4.  9b-Bill Elliott, 178.098
    5.  43-John Andretti, 178.091
    6.  40-Sterling Marlin, 177.655
    7.  19-Casey Atwood, 177.462
    8.  45-Kyle Petty, 177.308
    9.  22-Ward Burton, 177.079
    10. 01-Jason Leffler, 177.002
    11. 22a-Ward Burton, 176.692
    12. 44-Buckshot Jones, 176.644(MRN Radio)

    GM(Chevy/Pontiac) TESTING - JAN 11-12, 2001

    See my Total Cumulative Speed Chart with all 87 Ford/GM cars (so far)

    GM Speeds Cumulative January 11-12, 2001

    Drafting Speeds
      Car# Driver Manu Speed Day
    1 25b Jerry Nadeau Chevy 185.755 1/12
    2 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 185.387 1/12
    3 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 184.087 1/12
    4 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 184.045 1/12
    5 37 Derrike Cope Pontiac 183.884 1/12
    6 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 182.882 1/12
    7 27a Kenny Wallace Pontiac 182.463 1/12
    Non-Drafting Speeds
      Car# Driver Manu Speed Day
    1 1 Steve Park Chevy 182.190 1/12
    2 20a Tony Stewart Pontiac 182.065 1/11
    3 24b Jeff Gordon Chevy 181.561 1/12
    4 31a Mike Skinner Chevy 181.444 1/11
    5 1a Steve Park Chevy 181.269 1/11
    6 18a Andy Hillenburg Pontiac 181.068 1/12
    7 15a Michael Waltrip Chevy 181.032 1/11
    8 27 Kenny Wallace Pontiac 181.021 1/11
    9 20b Tony Stewart Pontiac 180.992 1/12
    10 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 180.970 1/12
    11 55a Bobby Hamilton Chevy 180.905 1/12
    12 36m Ken Schrader Pontiac 180.857 1/12
    13 71 Dave Marcis Chevy 180.788 1/12
    14 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 180.766 1/12
    15 4 Robby Gordon Chevy 180.629 1/12
    16 25a Jerry Nadeau Chevy 180.429 1/11
    17 18b Andy Hillenburg Pontiac 180.386 1/12
    18 8a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 180.364 1/11
    19 84 Norm Benning Chevy 180.357 1/12
    20 3a Dale Earnhardt Chevy 180.267 1/12
    21 18b Bobby Labonte Pontiac 180.072 1/11
    22 3b Dale Earnhardt Chevy 179.932 1/12
    23 4x Robby Gordon Chevy 179.910 1/12
    24 10v Johnny Benson Pontiac 179.903 1/12
    25 24a Jeff Gordon Chevy 179.691 1/11
    26 15b Michael Waltrip Chevy 179.419 1/12
    27 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 179.315 1/11
    28 36 Ken Schrader Chevy 179.304 1/11
    29 50 Rick Mast Chevy 179.269 1/12
    30 5t Terry Labonte Chevy 179.126 1/12
    31 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy 179.094 1/12
    32 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 178.994 1/11
    33 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 178.649 1/11
    34 33a Joe Nemechek Chevy 178.476 1/12
    35 14a Gary Bradberry Pontiac 178.465 1/12
    36 14a Ron Hornaday Pontiac 176.988 1/11
    37 37 Derrike Cope Pontiac 176.630 1/11
    38 27a Kenny Wallace Pontiac 176.550 1/11
    39 14b Ron Hornaday Pontiac 176.091 1/11

    GM Testing - January 12, 2001 - Day 2

      Car# Driver Manu Speed
    Drafting Speeds
    1 25b Jerry Nadeau Chevy 185.755
    2 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 185.387
    3 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 184.087
    4 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 184.045
    5 37 Derrike Cope Pontiac 183.884
    6 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 182.882
    7 27a Kenny Wallace Pontiac 182.463
    Non-Drafting Speeds
      Car# Driver Manu Speed
    1 1 Steve Park Chevy 182.190
    2 24b Jeff Gordon Chevy 181.561
    3 31a Mike Skinner Chevy 181.346
    4 1a Steve Park Chevy 181.236
    5 20a Tony Stewart Pontiac 181.145
    6 18a Andy Hillenburg Pontiac 181.068
    7 20b Tony Stewart Pontiac 180.992
    8 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 180.970
    9 55a Bobby Hamilton Chevy 180.905
    10 15a Michael Waltrip Chevy 180.890
    11 36m Ken Schrader Pontiac 180.857
    12 71 Dave Marcis Chevy 180.788
    13 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 180.766
    14 4 Robby Gordon Chevy 180.629
    15 18b Andy Hillenburg Pontiac 180.386
    16 84 Norm Benning Chevy 180.357
    17 27 Kenny Wallace Pontiac 180.335
    18 8a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 180.328
    19 3a Dale Earnhardt Chevy 180.267
    20 3b Dale Earnhardt Chevy 179.932
    21 4x Robby Gordon Chevy 179.910
    22 10v Johnny Benson Pontiac 179.903
    23 24a Jeff Gordon Chevy 179.598
    24 15b Michael Waltrip Chevy 179.419
    25 50 Rick Mast Chevy 179.269
    26 5t Terry Labonte Chevy 179.126
    27 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy 179.094
    28 33a Joe Nemechek Chevy 178.476
    29 14a Gary Bradberry Pontiac 178.465

    GM Testing - January 11, 2001 - Day 1

      Car# Driver Manu Speed
    1 20a Tony Stewart Pontiac 182.065
    2 31a Mike Skinner Chevy 181.444
    3 1a Steve Park Chevy 181.269
    4 1 Steve Park Chevy 181.101
    5 15a Michael Waltrip Chevy 181.032
    6 27 Kenny Wallace Pontiac 181.021
    7 25a Jerry Nadeau Chevy 180.429
    8 8a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 180.364
    9 71 Dave Marcis Chevy 180.310
    10 36m Ken Schrader Pontiac 180.187
    11 20b Tony Stewart Pontiac 180.151
    12 18b Bobby Labonte Pontiac 180.072
    13 3a Dale Earnhardt Chevy 179.903
    14 24b Jeff Gordon Chevy 179.881
    15 10v Johnny Benson Pontiac 179.759
    16 18a Bobby Labonte Pontiac 179.723
    17 24a Jeff Gordon Chevy 179.691
    18 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 179.598
    19 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 179.315
    20 36 Ken Schrader Chevy 179.304
    21 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 179.144
    22 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 178.994
    23 3b Dale Earnhardt Chevy 178.813
    24 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 178.649
    25 55a Bobby Hamilton Chevy 178.554
    26 33 Joe Nemechek Chevy 178.465
    27 4 Robby Gordon Chevy 178.356
    28 33a Joe Nemechek Chevy 178.161
    29 15b Michael Waltrip Chevy 178.070
    30 5t Terry Labonte Chevy 177.859
    31 50 Rick Mast Chevy 177.711
    32 25b Jerry Nadeau Chevy 177.054
    33 14a Ron Hornaday Pontiac 176.988
    34 37 Derrike Cope Pontiac 176.630
    35 27a Kenny Wallace Pontiac 176.550
    36 14b Ron Hornaday Pontiac 176.091
    37 84 Norm Benning Chevy 173.414

  • Park fastest at Mid-day DIS test day 2: #1-Steve Park was the fastest General Motors car during pre-season testing at the Daytona with speed of 182.190mph, halfway thru the day. Rain the start of testing to be pushed back until 10:30am/et. The two-day test session is scheduled to end Friday afternoon at 5:30pm/et. Saturday has been reserved in the event of rain but no word if the teams will stick around to test on Saturday because of the lost 1 1/2 hours on Friday. #31-Mike Skinner was 2nd at 180.952mph(MRN Radio)(1-12-2001)

  • Day 1 GM Speeds at Daytona: early speeds from Chevy's test at Daytona:
    1) 1a-Steve Park, 181.335mph
    2) 1-Steve Park, 180.945
    3) 20b-Tony Stewart, 180.618
    4) 31a-Mike Skinner, 180.169
    5) 8a-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 180.054
    8) 71-Dave Marcis, 179.695
    (MRN Radio site) AND for the full rundown see NASCAR Online: Thursday's Test Speeds but they differ a bit from the early speeds(1-11-2001)

  • GM tests on Thursday/Friday UPDATE: As Ford teams completed their test session on Wednesday, General Motors teams are ready to test at Daytona on Thursday when they begin a two-day test session in preparation for the Feb. 18 Daytona 500. Almost all of the Chevrolet and Pontiac teams will be attending the two-day test session, which includes a weather date on Saturday. Testing is free and open to the public with access through DAYTONA USA. Fans can purchase tickets for Speedweeks events online or by calling the Speedway ticket office at (904) 253-7223.(DIS Site)(1-10-2001)
    UPDATE 21 teams: the list of 21 teams/driver at the General Motor(GM - Chevy/Pontiac) testing at Daytona:
    #1-Steve Park, Chevy
    #3-Dale Earnhardt, Chevy
    #4-Robby Gordon, Chevy
    #5-Terry Labonte, Chevy
    #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevy
    #10-Johnny Benson, Pontiac
    #14-Ron Hornaday, Pontiac
    #15-Michael Waltrip, Chevy
    #18-Bobby Labonte, Pontiac
    #20-Tony Stewart, Pontiac
    #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy
    #25-Jerry Nadeau, Chevy
    #27-Kenny Wallace, Pontiac
    #31-Mike Skinner, Chevy
    #33-Joe Nemechek, Chevy
    #36-Ken Schrader, Pontiac
    #37-Derrike Cope, Pontiac
    #50-Rick Mast, Chevy
    #55-Bobby Hamilton, Chevy
    #71-Dave Marcis, Chevy
    #84-Norm Benning, Chevy
    14 Chevy's; 7 Pontiacs.(1-11-2001)

    FORD TESTING - JAN 8-10, 2001

  • Ford Daytona Testing - Day 2 and UPDATE Day 3(1/2 day): Matt Kenseth was once again the fastest Ford on Tuesday with a speed of 181.539mph. This was the fastest for a single car run. There was also a short drafting test. 77a-Robert Pressley was the fastest in drafting at 183.745mph followed by #88-Dale Jarrett at 183.737. The testing is scheduled to conclude at noon on Wednesday. GM(Chevy and Pontiac) cars will begin a two-day test Thursday morning(NOL).(1-9-2001)
    UPDATE Day 3: Speeds were much faster Wednesday morning with 2b-Rusty Wallace running the fastest at 187.719mph followed by 97b-Kurt Busch at 187.496 due to drafting. Single run testing had #99-Jeff Burton the fastest at 180.126mph, see the breakdown in speeds at NOL and see another story with speeds at the DIS Site(1-10-2001)

    FORD Speeds Cumulative January 8-9, 2001

    Cumulative speeds are NON-drafting test speeds

    Wednesday Speeds NOT included as they were not separated as drafting/non-drafting speeds

      Car# Driver Speed(mph) Date
    1 17a Matt Kenseth 182.271 1/8
    2 17b Matt Kenseth 181.539 1/9
    3 32b Ricky Craven 181.510 1/9
    4 6a Mark Martin 180.984 1/9
    5 77b Robert Pressley 180.437 1/9
    6 77a Robert Pressley 180.144 1/8
    7 88 Dale Jarrett 180.032 1/8
    8 21a Elliott Sadler 179.921 1/8
    9 12s Jeremy Mayfield 179.903 1/9
    10 97b Kurt Busch 179.842 1/8
    11 97a Kurt Busch 179.817 1/8
    12 11 Brett Bodine 179.777 1/9
    13 2a Rusty Wallace 179.422 1/9
    14 21b Elliott Sadler 179.408 1/9
    15 6 Mark Martin 179.276 1/8
    16 28h Ricky Rudd 179.090 1/8
    17 51 Jeff Purvis 179.047 1/8
    18 26 Jimmy Spencer 178.998 1/8
    19 12 Jeremy Mayfield 178.518 1/9
    20 96a Andy Houston 178.486 1/9
    21 7b Mike Wallace 178.313 1/9
    22 90a Hut Stricklin 178.257 1/9
    23 2b Rusty Wallace 178.101 1/8
    24 99a Jeff Burton 177.922 1/9
    25 75c Wally Dallenbach 177.890 1/9
    26 66a Todd Bodine 177.459 1/9
    27 26k Jimmy Spencer 177.218 1/8
    28 7a Mike Wallace 176.821 1/8
    29 90 Hut Stricklin 176.108 1/9
    30 32a Ricky Craven 176.001 1/8
    31 99 Jeff Burton 175.922 1/8
    32 66b Todd Bodine 174.676 1/8
    33 96b Andy Houston 174.125 1/8
    34 75d Wally Dallenbach 173.987 1/8
    35 85 Carl Long 172.834 1/9


    Cummulative Speeds - Fastest by Driver

      Car# Driver Speed(mph) Date
    1 17a Matt Kenseth 182.271 1/8
    2 32b Ricky Craven 181.510 1/9
    3 6a Mark Martin 180.984 1/9
    4 77b Robert Pressley 180.437 1/9
    5 88 Dale Jarrett 180.032 1/8
    6 21a Elliott Sadler 179.921 1/8
    7 12s Jeremy Mayfield 179.903 1/9
    8 97b Kurt Busch 179.842 1/8
    9 11 Brett Bodine 179.777 1/9
    10 2a Rusty Wallace 179.422 1/9
    11 28h Ricky Rudd 179.090 1/8
    12 51 Jeff Purvis 179.047 1/8
    13 26 Jimmy Spencer 178.998 1/8
    14 96a Andy Houston 178.486 1/9
    15 7b Mike Wallace 178.313 1/9
    16 90a Hut Stricklin 178.257 1/9
    17 99a Jeff Burton 177.922 1/9
    18 75c Wally Dallenbach 177.890 1/9
    19 66a Todd Bodine 177.459 1/9
    20 85 Carl Long 172.834 1/9


    FORD January 10, 2001 - Day 3(1/2 day)

      Car# Driver Speed
    1 2b Rusty Wallace 187.719
    2 97b Kurt Busch 187.496
    3 88 Dale Jarrett 187.332
    4 21a Elliott Sadler 185.693
    5 99a Jeff Burton 185.529
    6 6a Mark Martin 185.399
    7 28h Ricky Rudd 185.376
    8 17a Matt Kenseth 185.239
    9 99 Jeff Burton 183.940
    10 7a Mike Wallace 183.842
    11 32a Ricky Craven 182.419
    12 77a Robert Pressley 182.297
    13 32b Ricky Craven 179.333
    14 96a Andy Houston 179.126
    15 6 Mark Martin 179.008
    16 77b Robert Pressley 178.568
    17 2a Rusty Wallace 178.497
    18 28 Ricky Rudd 178.267
    19 26 Jimmy Spencer 177.802
    20 7b Mike Wallace 177.680
    21 75c Wally Dallenbach 177.648
    22 51 Jeff Purvis 177.613
    23 90a Hut Stricklin 177.585
    24 66a Todd Bodine 177.382
    25 85 Carl Long 173.077

    FORD January 9, 2001 - Day 2

    Drafting Test

    Car# Driver Speed(mph)
    77a Robert Pressley 183.745
    88 Dale Jarrett 183.737
    28h Ricky Rudd 183.643
    2b Rusty Wallace 183.569
    28 Ricky Rudd 183.184


    Top Speeds Non-Drafting, Single Runs

      Car# Driver Speed(mph)
    1 32b Ricky Craven 181.510
    2 6a Mark Martin 180.984
    3 17a Matt Kenseth 180.466
    4 77b Robert Pressley 180.437
    5 12s Jeremy Mayfield 179.903
    6 11 Brett Bodine 179.777
    7 97a Kurt Busch 179.641
    8 21a Elliott Sadler 179.555
    9 2a Rusty Wallace 179.422
    10 21b Elliott Sadler 179.408
    11 97b Kurt Busch 179.158
    12 12 Jeremy Mayfield 178.518
    13 96a Andy Houston 178.486
    14 26 Jimmy Spencer 178.412
    15 7b Mike Wallace 178.313
    16 90a Hut Stricklin 178.257
    17 99a Jeff Burton 177.922
    18 75c Wally Dallenbach 177.890
    19 51 Jeff Purvis 177.743
    20 66a Todd Bodine 177.459
    21 26k Jimmy Spencer 176.862
    22 90 Hut Stricklin 176.108
    23 85 Carl Long 172.834
    Speeds from the Daytona Intl Speedway site, also see a more condensed version at NASCAR Online(1-9-2001)

    FORD January 8, 2001 - Day 1

  • Ford Testing at Daytona UPDATE: Fords are at Daytona to test there. The cars didn't get on the track until 1:00pm/et due to weather. The list of drivers there: #2-R Wallace, #6-Martin, #7-M Wallace, #11-B Bodine, #12-Mayfield, #17-Kenseth, #21-Sadler, #26-Spencer, #28-Rudd, #32-Craven, #51-Purvis, #66-T Bodine, #75-Dallenbach, #77-Pressley, #85-Long, #90-Stricklin, #96-Houston, #97-Busch, #99-Burton
    UPDATE: 20 teams with 36 cars made test runs at DIS on Monday (32 cars actually have seen the track so far). #17-Kenseth was the fastest at 181.848mph. 2nd was #77-Pressley, followed by #21-Sadler 179.921, #6-Martin 179.889 and #97-Busch 179.838mph(NASCAR Online). Testing closes today at 5:00pm/et and is scheduled to run from 9:00am - 5:00pm/et on Tuesday, not sure if they will use Wednesday since 1/2 of Monday's session was rained out. They are using the same rules as were used in the Oct 2000 race at Talladega(see next story). Comparison to 2000? The Daytona 500 pole speed was 191.091mph by #88-Dale Jarrett who also took the pole at July 2000's Pepsi 400 at Daytona with a speed of 187.547mph
    UPDATE 2: Ford teams will continue their test through Wednesday. General Motors teams will test on Thursday and Friday and Dodge teams will practice Jan. 16-17th. The complete list of speeds:
    1. 17a, Matt Kenseth, 182.271 mph
    2. 17b, Matt Kenseth, 181.159
    3. 77a, Robert Pressley, 180.144
    4. 88, Dale Jarrett, 180.032
    5. 21a, Elliott Sadler, 179.921
    6. 6a, Mark Martin, 179.899
    7. 97b, Kurt Busch, 179.842
    8. 97a, Kurt Busch, 179.817
    9. 77b, Robert Pressley, 179.401
    10. 6, Mark Martin, 179.276
    11. 12s, Jeremy Mayfield, 179.258
    12. 21b, Elliott Sadler, 179.158
    13. 28h, Ricky Rudd, 179.090
    14. 2a, Rusty Wallace, 179.080
    15. 51, Jeff Purvis, 179.047
    16. 26, Jimmy Spencer, 178.998
    17. 11, Brett Bodine, 178.905
    18. 32b, Ricky Craven, 178.841
    19. 12, Jeremy Mayfield, 178.232
    20. 7b, Mike Wallace, 178.119
    21. 2b, Rusty Wallace, 178.101
    22. 90a, Hut Stricklin, 177.725
    23. 96a, Andy Houston, 177.543
    24. 66a, Todd Bodine, 177.294
    25. 99a, Jeff Burton, 177.218
    26. 26k, Jimmy Spencer, 177.218
    27. 75c, Wally Dallenbach, 177.124
    28. 7a, Mike Wallace, 176.821
    29. 32a, Ricky Craven, 176.001
    30. 99, Jeff Burton, 175.922
    31. 66b, Todd Bodine, 174.676
    32. 96b, Andy Houston, 174.125
    33. 75d, Wally Dallenbach, 173.987
    (1-8-2001)

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