Bruton Smith believes NASCAR will ban testing next year to help contain costs. NASCAR limited teams to five tests this year at Winston Cup tracks, sending many to ovals in Lakeland, Fla., and Sparta, Ky. “It’s very simple,” said Smith, whose company owns six tracks that play host to Winston Cup races. “If you’re going to California and you want to test, you come in one day early so you don’t make another trip. That would free up these teams an awful lot and save millions and millions of dollars. This sport is expensive to begin with. You can’t continually add expense to it.”( Richmond Times Dispatch )(5-17-2003)
