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Las Vegas Testing Thursday:

January 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM
  • A total of 54 teams tested during the four-day NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. NASCAR Nextel Cup teams made up 34 of the testing teams, while 20 NASCAR Busch Series teams participated in the test. “I told Ray (Evernham) when he came in here this morning, the last couple of days I had never seen so many people test, especially this far away. It’s pretty impressive.”
    Rusty Wallace was unofficially the fastest car in testing on Thursday, tearing off a lap in 31.55 seconds, 171.694 mph, while Las Vegas’ Kyle Busch had the top Busch lap at 31.80 seconds, 169.811 mph. Busch’s time is faster than the track record for Busch cars, but the time is unofficial.
    #42-Jamie McMurray looked a lot like #21-Ricky Rudd at the test on Thursday. Because McMurray was testing both his Cup and Busch cars Wednesday, he left his driving uniform in his Cup hauler following testing on Wednesday. McMurray forgot his Cup hauler was leaving on Wednesday, so he arrived at the track Thursday without his uniform. Rudd loaned him a spare.(LVMS PR) see past news on Vegas testing and some speeds on my Cup Testing News Page.(1-30-2004)