Fastest on the day: Bobby Hamilton’s #4 Dodge was the fastest after the second day of testing with a lap of 180.774. Following Hamilton, rounding out the top speeds were #99-Carl Edwards (180.647), #25-Phil Bonifield (180.556), #18-Chad Chaffin (180.350) and #59-Steve Grissom (180.281).
Daytona Mystic: Dodge driver Chad Chaffin of Smyrna, Tenn., said he’s excited about driving at Daytona International Speedway: “Twenty years ago, maybe 30 years ago, (Daytona) was the only race that was really on TV. Everybody grows up dreaming about racing at Daytona, so it’s great to be here. There’s a lot of mystic involved with the place.”
#25-Phil Bonifield had the fastest speed Sunday morning, turning a lap of 180.556mph in a Chevrolet. But apparently, the truck didn’t have the minimum rear spoiler angle. NASCAR doesn’t require the teams to go through technical inspection during testing, so a team can use just about any setup it wants. Hamilton decided to sit out the morning test, but he was quickest of the day in the afternoon with a lap of 180.774 in the #4 Dodge. That speed is second-fastest of the week, trailing only Carl Edwards’ lap at 181.218 who ran his fast lap on Saturday.
. Testing open: All the test sessions during Preseason Thunder is free and open to the public with access to the Oldfield Grandstand through the lobby of DAYTONA USA.(DIS PR/NASCAR.com)(1-11-2004)
