Three NASCAR Nextel Cup Teams – among the top teams in auto racing – will conduct the first Cup Series tests in Iowa racing history this week at Iowa Speedway. Tests begin Tuesday and run through Friday with the public viewing area open each day from 9:00-5:00. Teams from Joe Gibbs Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Penske Racing will test the Car of Tomorrow beginning at 9:00am Tuesday and continue through 5:00pm Wednesday, weather permitting. The Penske Racing Busch Series Team is scheduled to test Thursday and Friday, 9:00-5:00. Penske Racing drivers #2-Kurt Busch and #12-Ryan Newman are among the drivers scheduled to test drive the “Car of Tomorrow” at Iowa Speedway.(Iowa Speedway PR/Site)(10-24-2006)
UPDATE: Two Nextel Cup Teams – Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates – and Penske Racing successfully tested the Car of Tomorrow this week at Iowa Speedway. Penske Team drivers, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch, along with Ganassi Team driver, Kevin Hamlin, tested different models of the Car of Tomorrow Tuesday and Wednesday in Iowa. The tests were the first Cup Series tests ever conducted on the new 7/8 mile asphalt oval track designed by former Nextel Cup Champion, Rusty Wallace.(Iowa Speedway site and images of the cars on their Gallery)(10-26-2006)
