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Dale Jr. to test at Texas this week, looking at the tires UPDATE:

March 16, 2004 at 12:00 AM
  • Working with Goodyear’s softer compound radial tire will be high on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s to-do list when he tests at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on Tuesday and Wednesday. “We’ve got a lot of things we’ve got to work on. I’ve got a lot to learn,” Junior said after his victory here. “This tire has thrown me a curveball personally.” The Eagle radial scheduled for use in the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at TMS on April 4 carries the code D-6818 (left side) and D-6820 (right side). A company spokesperson said it is the same compound Goodyear supplied for the 2003 Cup finale at the reconfigured and repaved Homestead-Miami Speedway, which now features progressive banking in the corners. Homestead-Miami and TMS are the only 1.5-mile tracks sharing that compound.(Fort Worth Star Telegram)(3-15-2004)
    UPDATE: NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bill Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., J.J. Yeley, and Larry Foyt will be testing at Texas Motor Speedway for the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 and the O’Reilly 300 races on Tuesday, March 16th and Wednesday, March 17th.(Texas Motor Speedway PR)(3-16-2004)