NASCAR has scheduled a Sprint Cup Series test for Homestead-Miami Speedway on Wednesday, August 26. One team from each organization will be eligible to take part in the test, which will run from 9:00am-5:00pm. Teams will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday, November 22, where the Championship 4 drivers will battle for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Testing will be open to the public from 9:00am-5:00pm in the infield Pit Road Cabanas, as well as from the chair-back seats in the Speedway Club on the fourth floor of the tower building. Fans may enter and park in the parking lot on SW 336thStreet and SW 137th Avenue and take a tram into the infield to watch testing. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase in the infield.(Homestead-Miami Speedway)(8-18-2016)
UPDATE: Four drivers will participate in a Goodyear tire test at the 1.5-mile South Florida track Monday and Tuesday with an open test scheduled for Wednesday “ NASCAR allowing each Sprint Cup Series team to be represented by one car. Trevor Bayne (Roush Fenway Racing), Clint Bowyer ( Michael Waltrip Racing), Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing) and Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) are scheduled for the Goodyear test.
AND One team from each organization in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is slated to test at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Wednesday, August 26. Testing will run from 9:00 to 5:00pm/et.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams / drivers scheduled to participate:
#6-Trevor Bayne, Ford, (Roush Fenway Racing)
#21-Ryan Blaney, Ford, (Wood Brothers Racing)
#15-Clint Bowyer, Toyota, (Michael Waltrip Racing)
#31-Ty Dillon, Chevy, (Richard Childress Racing)
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, (Hendrick Motorsports)
#11-Denny Hamlin, Toyota, (Joe Gibbs Racing)
#4-Kevin Harvick, Chevy, (Stewart-Haas Racing)
#42-Kyle Larson, Chevy, (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)
#22-Joey Logano, Ford, (Team Penske)
#78-Martin Truex Jr., Chevy, (Furniture Row Racing)
(HMS)(8-25-2015)
UPDATE 2: Rain interrupted much of Wednesday’s testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR extended the test until 10:00pm. Teams ended up with approximately 3 hours of on-track time. Fastest was #11-Hamlin at 176.696mph, then #21-Blaney 176.206 & #4-Harvick 176.062mph.(8-27-2015)
