Talladega rained out Tuesday and delayed Wednesday: The wet weather that postponed Tuesday’ Dodge test session at Talladega Superspeedway was also wet enough to delay Wednesday’ testing until nearly 2:00pm/et. The Dodge test session at Talladega was to have ended Tuesday with the two-day Ford test session beginning on Wednesday. With Tuesday’ cancellation, that left both the Ford and Dodge camps in the NASCAR Winston Cup garage on Wednesday with a total of 20 cars 10 Dodges, 10 Fords. Teams are preparing for the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Representing the Dodge camp were Chip Ganassi Racing drivers #40-Sterling Marlin, #42-Jamie McMurray and #41-Casey Mears; Evernham Motorsports, with #9-Bill Elliott and #19-Jeremy Mayfield; Petty Enterprises, with #45-Kyle Petty; Bill Davis Racing, with #22-Ward Burton and Gary Bradberry in the #23; and Penske Racing South, with #12-Ryan Newman and Buddy Baker in the #2 Dodge. Representing Fords were Roush Racing drivers #6-Mark Martin, #99-Jeff Burton, #97-Kurt Busch, #16-Greg Biffle and Clay Rodgers in the #17; Yates Racing with #88-Dale Jarrett and #38-Elliott Sadler; the Wood Brothers with #21-Ricky Rudd; Haas/Carter Motorsports with Geoffrey Bodine in the #26; and Jasper Motorsports with Jeff Fultz in the #77.(Talladega Superspeedway PR)(12-12-2002)
