Cup and Busch teams will test on Monday Oct 13th and Tuesday Oct 14th at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend, drivers expected to test are: Kyle Petty, Jason Leffler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Mike Bliss, Ashton Lewis, David Stremme and others. The test is closed to public.(AMS PR)(10-13-2003) Monday Testing at Atlanta – Hamilton Jr. fastest: Eight NASCAR drivers made laps Monday on the high-banked 1.54-mile oval at Atlanta Motor Speedway, preparing for the Oct. 24-26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend. #35-Bobby Hamilton Jr. was the fastest in the Team Rensi Ford with a speed of 187.551mph. We were fast out of the box, even in a race setup mostly leftover from Kansas, Hamilton said. Its given us a chance to just have a fun, relaxing day and tinker around and just try some things weve been thinking about. Hamilton will be running both the Oct. 25 Aarons 312 Busch race and the Oct. 26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, a natural since Atlanta is one of his favorite tracks. #87-Kyle Busch was the fastest Busch driver at 185.047mph. Mike Wallace tested the #1 Yellow Transportation Dodge at 180.881mph, regular driver David Stremme was there watching Wallace and learning. This place doesnt seem like the fastest track on the circuit unless you get loose or come to a fast stop, Wallace said. But when you do either of those things, you automatically know its the fastest track. Wallace also tested the #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Dodge that he will run at Atlanta in the Cup race. Another Cup team testing was #79-Billy Bigley at 177.285. Other’s testing were Busch drivers #5-Brian Vickers at 184.064, #2-Ron Hornaday at 182.549, #8-Hank Parker Jr. at 180.528, #46-Ashton Lewis at 180.528. Tickets are still available for all three days of racing action during the Oct. 24-26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Atlanta Motor Speedway ticket office at (770) 946-4211.(Atlanta Motor Speedway PR)(10-13-2003)
