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) Tuesday Testing at Atlanta – Hamilton Jr. fastest again: NASCAR Busch series regular and occasional Winston Cup driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. led the speed chart Tuesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway as 13 drivers and teams prepared for the Oct. 24-26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 weekend. Hamilton Jr. turned a lap of 189.473mph, the fastest of this week’s two-day test session. Hamilton will run both races next weekend, the Oct. 25 Aaron’s 312 Busch Series race and the Oct. 26 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. Other Winston Cup drivers testing Tuesday included Winston Cup drivers #0-Ward Burton and #09-Mike Wallace. Car#, Driver, MPH #35-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 189.473 #8-Hank Parker Jr., 186.604 #0-Ward Burton, 185.853 #5-Brian Vickers, 184.677 #87-Kyle Busch, 183.515 #20-Mike Bliss, 181.532 #79-Billy Bigley Jr., 181.117 #6-Paul Wolfe, 180.645 #09-Mike Wallace, 180.175 #2-Ron Hornaday, 179.417 #46-Ashton Lewis Jr., 178.723 #09-David Stremme, 178.551 #51-Jeremy Clements, 169.128 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 or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com .(Atlanta Motor Speedway PR)(10-14-2003)
