there is a two-day Goodyear Tire test scheduled at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 20-21, 2010. Teams scheduled to test: #14-Stewart, #48-Johnson, #29-Harvick, #78-Smirh, #42-Montoya (Chevy’s); #17-Kenseth, #9-Kahne, #38-Conway (Ford’s); #12-Keselowski (Dodge); #18-Busch, #13-Papis, #00-Reutimann, #7-Gordon & #82-Speed (Toyota)(4-19/20-2010)
UPDATE: Fourteen NASCAR Sprint Cup teams tested Tuesday, April 20 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, preparing for the 17th annual Brickyard 400. Teams from each Sprint Cup manufacturer were on hand to rubber in the track and test different configurations with Goodyear tires and the new NASCAR-mandated spoiler that will be used during the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 25. The private testing continues on Wednesday, April 21. “It’s a little bit different feel,” Kyle Busch said of the new spoiler and tire combination. “I’m never really good here. This is a place I struggle at. We’re trying to get better and find something that really works for us. Right now, the tires are good.” Despite his self-proclaimed struggles, Busch expects the 2010 Brickyard 400 to feature the same strong competition as past years despite the new spoiler. “To me, it’s not much different than what we had here last year with the wing, so we’re working on just trying to get a better balance for me,” Busch said. Two-time Brickyard 400 winner Tony Stewart also was optimistic about the new spoiler and tire combination. “The spoiler is a little bit of a balance change,” Stewart said. “It’s not going to be a huge deal on the Goodyear side. It’s more for the team side of finding the balance and what they have to do.” And even with so many career starts at IMS and two Brickyard 400 victories, Stewart still loves to race at Indianapolis. “Oh, God, yeah,” Stewart said. “It’s a part of my life.”(IMS Site)(4-20-2010)
UPDATE: The test is scheduled to end Wednesday. There is no charge to attend, but spectators are restricted to the south end of the property near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Lap times will not be released, Speedway officials said.(Indianapolis Star)(4-20-2010)
