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Testing at Atlanta

Terry Labonte was fastest today in testing at Atlanta with a speed of 192.166, Todd Bodine in the #35 Tabasco Pontiac was second at 192.097, others who tested in order was Dick Trickle, Tim Steele, Ward Burton, Kyle Petty, Rusty Wallace, Bobby Hamilton, Ricky Rudd, ...

Truck aero changed after wind tunnel testing

"NASCAR ordered up plenty of wind tunnel time before the Craftsman Truck series went to its first two-mile track, California Truck Speedway, for the No FEAR Challenge last weekend. As a result of the various tests, the aero package for the trucks was altered significantly...

Testing at Atlanta

I hear the #88 Ford was tested at Atlanta last week with a restrictor plate engine(10-27-97)...

Waltrip tests Taurus

"Michael Waltrip tested the 1998 Taurus Winston Cup car last week at Talladega Superspeedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Taurus is replacing the Thunderbird as the Ford production car represented in the Winston Cup series. "Until you actually put the car on the...

Testing at Atlanta

Testing continued at Atlanta with Jeff Gordon being fastest Wednesday at 191+. Others in order were #33, 29, 88, 81 and 00, yes Buckshot Jones tested at Atlanta and may attempt the WC race there on Nov 16th(RPM2Nite)(10-22-97)...

Rockingham testing

"In testing at North Carolina Motor Speedway(Rockingham) last week, Dale Jarrett's Ford had the fastest lap time, but Bobby Hamilton's Pontiac was fastest over the long haul"(iRace)(10-21-97)...

Atlanta testing

During testing at Atlanta on 10-21, Kenny Irwin, Jr was fastest in one of Dale Jarretts Ford T-Birds at 193.711mph. Irwin will of course run the #27 Ford there and the remaining 1997 schedule in WC. The rest of the top 10: #33, 88, 24, 3, 31, 30, 14, 36 and 4.(RPM2Nite...

Lake Speed tests at Daytona

Lake Speed tested a Ford Taurus at Daytona on 10-20. Monday's test with the Taurus at Daytona was a closed test(NASCAR Online), but I am told the speeds were in the 186mph range(10-20-97)...

Ford tests

"NASCAR has given Ford three free tests for the new Taurus but a Ford spokesman said the dates of the tests have yet to established"(Winston Cup Scene)(10-17-97)...

Unleaded fuel test

Many Chevrolet teams stayed at Talladega last week to conduct tests with unleaded fuel for Unocal(NSSN)(10-17-97)...

SB Engine

The SB engine was tested by the #'s 3/31, 5, 18 and 96 teams at Talladega on Monday(NSSN)(10-17-97)...

Atlanta testing

Whoops...half right, it was the #94 Ford that crashed at an Atlanta test but Jerry Nadeau was the driver (sort of confirms the Elliott second team rumors a bit). Nadeau was unhurt and Bill Elliott was the fastest at 191mph, Rick Mast also smacked the wall(NASCAR Online...

Ford testing falls through

NASCAR'S planned open test today for the new Ford Taurus has fallen through, with only one team, the Woods, bringing a car. ''You can't test what you don't have,'' Ford's Don Miller said, saying NASCAR officials still haven't approved three crucial body templates. ...

Testing at Talladega

But.....The #21 Citgo Taurus did test on Monday at Talladega and Michael Waltrip said the car was good and the Woods bros were happy with the results and will test there on Tuesday also. 6 Chevy teams also did some testing of the SB2 engine. That explains the second...

Jeff Gordon tests at Greenville-Pickens

Jeff Gordon, in preparation for the New Hampshire race, tested this week at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina. Many drivers choose the speedway due to it's similarity with New Hampshire. This test will not go against drivers in there regular NASCAR test...

Taurus to the wind tunnel

I hear Roger Penske took a Ford Taurus to a wind tunnel test on Sunday and Monday, no news on any results(6-30-97)...

Gordon tests a new car

Jeff Gordon tested a new DuPont Chevy at Daytona on 6-11-97, to replace the car that he won the Daytona 500 with. The Daytona 500 car is now a part of an exhibit at Daytona USA. Gordon bettered his pole time for last years Firecracker 400 in July 1996 with a speed ...

Park wrecks in Pocono testing

Steve Park crashed the #14 Burger King Chevy testing at Pocono on 5-28-97 and it was the only car the Earnhardt team ready for Park. Supposedly Park lost control in turn 1. They expect to have another car ready for the July race at Pocono(5-29-97)...

Bodine / QVC differences

Did you notice the #7 tested at California? Why would Bodine test there if he was closing up shop? This from the Richmond Times-Dispatch: "Geoff Bodine has no plans to close up shop and quit racing, team officials say. A disagreement with sponsor QVC, seems to have...

Test at Martinsville

Eight Drivers tested at Martinsville on Wednesday 4-9-97. #'s 21,23,31,40,41,42,96 and Randy MacDonald!(#35 or #79?) I hear Waltrip was the fastest, but I haven't seen any speeds posted(4-10-97)...