Testing for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pontiac Excitement 400 and Hardee’s 250 NASCAR Busch Series race May 2-3 began at Richmond International Raceway today. Stacy Compton, driver of the #59 Kingsford Busch Series Chevy, led practice with a speed of 122.471. The fastest lap time for the other drivers as reported by the teams include: #81-Martin Truex, Jr. Busch, 122.338 #26-Kevin Grubb, Busch, 122.283 #2-Ron Hornaday, Busch, 121.896 #19-Chad Blount, Busch, 121.567 #97-Kurt Busch, Cup, 121.076 #37-Derrike Cope, Cup, 121.038 Testing will continue Wednesday and Thursday with more drivers scheduled to test. NASCAR Winston Cup Series drivers #21-Ricky Rudd, #40-Sterling Marlin, #77-Dave Blaney and #14-Larry Foyt are expected along with the drivers that tested Tuesday.( RIR PR )(4-16-2003)
