Testing today, Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at Martinsville Speedway for the Goodys Body Pain 500 on Sunday, April 9. Testing are: #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #17-Matt Kenseth; #10-Johnny Benson; #32-Scott Pruett; #93-Dave Blaney. Earnhardt, Jr., Kenseth, Pruett and Blaney are all rookies in the NASCAR Winston Cup Circuit. Of the drivers testing today, only Earnhardt has raced at Martinsville before and that was in the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division. All of those testing Tuesday will be back on Wednesday with the addition of #9-Stacy Compton. See driver quotes at the Martinsville Speedway site. Test Speeds Today At Martinsville Speedway: #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 20.16 seconds, 93.928mph; #17-Matt Kenseth 20.35 seconds, 93.051mph; #32-Scott Pruett 20.35, 93.051mph; #10-Johnny Benson never made a qualifying run but ran 20.40 seconds, 92.823 in race setup and on old tires(3-28-2000)
