Trading places took on new meaning for Gillett Evernham Motorsports teammates #10-Patrick Carpentier and #9-Kasey Kahne Tuesday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Each driver hopped in the other’s seat for a few laps – a crucial learning exercise for Carpentier, a 2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate. “It’s been wonderful,” he said of Kahne’s willingness to help. “They’ve been working with me, helping quite a bit. We’ll see how it goes this afternoon, but it really helps me in the way I describe the car,” Carpentier said of Kahne’s driving comparison. “If his car is really different, I’ll say, “Maybe that’s what I need to have and get used to. I have to get a bit better car.’ He’s pretty nice to just say, “Stop this test.’ Get in the car, says what he thinks about it. It’s always helpful.” The Sprint Cup field – were completing their second day of testing at Las Vegas, part of NASCAR Preseason Thunder, NASCAR’s annual preseason test sessions.(NASCAR PR) MORE Turn 3 doubled as Calamity Corner today. #55-Michael Waltrip, #20-Tony Stewart and #31-Jeff Burton left their marks on the Turn 3 fence but no injuries were sustained. The NASCAR Nationwide Series (formerly Busch Series) will test at LVMS Wednesday and Thursday.(LVMS PR) AND: The afternoon session was shortened by about 10 minutes when #24-Jeff Gordon’s car dropped oil on the track as darkness was closing in on the speedway. In other on-track incidents, #31-Jeff Burton wrecked his Chevrolet in the morning session, while #20-Tony Stewart scraped the wall in the afternoon and #55-Michael Waltrip spun his car.(ESPN.com)(1-30-2008)
