NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series testing will take place at Homestead-Miami Speedway with test sessions scheduled for Monday, October 31 – Wednesday, November 2 and Monday, November 7 – Wednesday, November 9. The teams and drivers will be preparing for the upcoming Ford Championship Weekend, the season-finales for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, Nov. 18-20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Several drivers currently in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup are expected to participate in the test sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway including points leader Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson (2nd place), Ryan Newman (3rd), Carl Edwards (5th), Rusty Wallace (6th) , Mark Martin (7th) Kurt Busch (8th) and Matt Kenseth (9th). Driver participation is tentative and subject to change.
The test sessions are closed to the general public until further notice due to repairs on the Speedway grandstands following Hurricane Wilma.
For more information or to order tickets to Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, please call (305) 230-RACE or log on the Speedway’s official website – homesteadmiamispeedway.com.
Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Testing Schedule
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Drivers/Teams
(Driver/Team Participation Tentative, Subject to Change)
Monday, October 31 – Tuesday, November 1
#39-David Stremme; #41-Casey Mears
Tuesday, November 1 – Wednesday, November 2
#97-Kurt Busch; #41-Casey Mears; #10-Joe Nemechek
Monday, November 7 – Tuesday, November 8
#07-Dave Blaney; #0-Mike Bliss; #31-Jeff Burton; #29-Kevin Harvick
Tuesday, November 8 – Wednesday, November 9
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.; #88-Dale Jarrett; #48-Jimmie Johnson; #9-Kasey Kahne; #45-Kyle Petty; #38-Elliott Sadler; #20-Tony Stewart; #1-Martin Truex Jr.*; #2-Rusty Wallace;
* To test NBS #8 on Tuesday, Nov. 8; NNC #1 on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
(Homestead-Miami Speedway PR)(10-28-2005)
