Goodyear will conduct a tire test Wednesday at Phoenix International Raceway. Teams participating include #1-McMurray (Chevy) and #2-Keselowski (Dodge).(NASCAR)(10-23-2012)
UPDATE: The testing will be Tuesday and Wendesday. Additional teams include: #11-Hamlin (Toyota), #14-Stewart (Chevy), #27-Menard (Chevy), #78-Busch (Chevy), #99-Edwards (Ford).(10-23-2012)
UPDATE 2: As the 2012 season winds down, the on-track debut of the new 2013 car at Daytona in February looms large. And to that end, major collaborative efforts between NASCAR and its teams highlighted the Goodyear test for the redesigned race car at Phoenix International Raceway. Over the last two days, another bullet was marked off the checklist in preparation for the much-anticipated event as #2-Brad Keselowski, #14-Tony Stewart, #11-Denny Hamlin, #99-Carl Edwards, #78-Kurt Busch, #1-Jamie McMurray, #27-Paul Menard and Brendan Gaughan [in a Childress car] participated in a Goodyear tire test for the next-generation cars at Phoenix International Raceway. Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition said information gleaned from drivers has helped hasten the evolution of the 2013 car. ‘When you have events that are like this – that are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – your relationships are won,’ Pemberton said. ‘Everyone is working on a test plan and everybody basically pulls on the same end of the rope. And so, people have a tendency to drop their guard and talk more openly about the car and the testing and the results of the things that they are testing. We have great relationships with all of our teams and all of our drivers for the most part.’ The next test for Goodyear and the 2013 cars is scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(NASCAR)(10-25-2012)
