California Testing – Day 1, morning:

on the first day of testing at California Speeway, 54 cars ran laps, with a double dose of #11A &B at the top, Denny Hamlin took the top two spots in the morning session on Day 1, with the #11B Toyota at 182.523mph, followed by the #11A Toyota at 181.800. Then #12A-Newman was next in a Dodge, followed by #18-Busch, #8A-Martin and #24A-Gordon was the 5th fastest driver and 8th fastest car. The fastest Ford was #99A-Edwards in 10th. John Andretti tested the #34 Chevy again for Front Row Motorsports as he in in Las Vegas. #40A-Franchitti had the slowest car at 173.435. The track qualifying record is 188.425mph, set by Kyle Busch in Feb 2005. Where are #88-Earnhardt Jr., #45-Petty, #43-Labonte on the speed list? they skipped…..The test involves five sessions over the course of two days and teams are only allowed to test in four of those.(SceneDaily.com) See speeds on the California Test Speeds and News page.(1-31-2008)