Several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams tested tires for Goodyear Monday and today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Among those testing were Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #43-A.J. Allmendinger, #20-Joey Logano, #27-Paul Menard and #42-Juan Pablo Montoya. Stenhouse, NASCAR Nationwide Series 2010 rookie of the year, drives the #6 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. With just two races remaining on the 2011 schedule (Phoenix and Homestead, Fla.), Stenhouse leads the NNS point standings, just 17 ahead of Elliott Sadler. While Stenhouse’s main function was to test tires for the manufacturer, his task did present two opportunities. “Testing is going pretty good,” Stenhouse said during a break. “It’s got a really good speed, it’s fast and I think they’re learning a lot, so it’s going pretty good. I don’t get the opportunity to be in a (NASCAR Sprint) Cup (Series) car very often so I take full advantage of it from a driver’s standpoint. To learn the differences between our Nationwide cars and these Cup cars.” The tests were not open to the public. Tickets for the LVMS 2012 NASCAR Weekend, including the March 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 and NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 (March 10) may be purchased online at www.LVMS.com or by calling the ticket office at (702) 644-4444.(LVMS)(11-10-2011)
