Testing at Texas: Cup driver #21-Elliott Sadler, and BGN drivers, #10-Scott Riggs, #57-Jason Keller, #38-Christian Elder and #36-Hank Parker, Jr. arrived Monday for the planned two-day test session in preparation for the April 7 NASCAR Samsung/RadioShack 500 and the April 6 O’Reilly 300. The speedway re-paved the track surface last summer with a new granite-based asphalt. This was the first chance for some of the drivers to test it out. “The track is really fast,” said Sadler, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford. “Of course, it’s always been fast, but it’s a lot smoother since they re-paved it. The track did a really good job with the new asphalt. By the time we’re out for Happy Hour, there should be plenty of rubber down for two grooves.” Fourteen Cup and BGN drivers scheduled to test at the speedway in March. (TMS PR)(3-5-2002)
