NASCAR held its first wet weather tire test at an intermediate track on Monday, and the first reports were positive.
The test was held at Homestead-Miami Speedway a day after its Round of 8 race. Alex Bowman (Chevrolet), John Hunter Nemechek (Toyota), and Ryan Preece (Ford) were the drivers who participated. There were five sets of tires, with four of them being different wet weather options to work through.
“They wet the track down the night before, so it was damp, and they got it wet prior to the start of the test,” NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “From my reports – and we’ll go through this thoroughly later today in our competition meeting – the tires held up really well. They did a great job.
“They were running up against the wall and kind of all over the racetrack in the wet. There was some spray, which we anticipated. The speeds are obviously much higher when we go to mile-and-a-halfs, so we’ve probably got a little work to do there. But overall, it was a really good test. All three drivers agreed on the tire they all liked; they were all in agreement that it was the best tire. We gained a lot.”
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