The Chip Ganassi Racing team with driver Sterling Marlin and the Melling Racing team with driver Stacy Compton will be at Daytona International Speedway Tuesday, October 31, and Wednesday, November 1, for a two day Dodge manufacturers test. The test will be CLOSED to the public and the press(DIS PR)(10-28-2000) UPDATE: added TWO images of the #92 running at DIS in the Paint Scheme Gallery UPDATE 2: see a story about the testing at Speed Magazine: Dodge gets busy at Daytona (11-1-2000) UPDATE 3: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates driver Sterling Marlin and Melling Racing driver Stacy Compton completed a two-day test of the Dodge Intrepid R/T today on the high banks of the Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Feb. 18 Daytona 500. The drivers shook down their Intrepids with the new Dodge engine thats still awaiting NASCAR approval. Both Marlins and Comptons Dodges were fitted with restrictor plates and NASCARs aerodynamic package that was recently used in the Winston 500 at Talladega. Marlin and Compton were both pleased with the results of the test and said the Intrepid picked up speed from its recent test session at Daytonas sister track. At least 10 teams will field Dodge Intrepids for the season-opening Daytona 500 and preparing for the seasons biggest and most prestigious race is no easy chore. Marlin is confident that the car and engine can compete for a victory in the restrictor-plate race. They had a little trouble in Talladega, but it was a core that slipped in a block, said Marlin, a two-time Daytona 500 champion. That got fixed. Casey has been to Kentucky and theyve run like 1,400 miles on a motor turning 9,200 rpms(DIS PR)(11-2-2000) UPDATE 4: hearing that the teams used Ford engines at the testing at Daytona(11-3-2000)
