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BROOKLYN, Mich. (April 9, 2014) – Blazing fast speeds continued at Michigan International Speedway on Wednesday during the second of a two-day tire test.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer said he went 217 mph during the morning session.
“That’s white-of-your-eyes-fast,” he added. Continue reading “Blazing Fast speeds headline day two of Goodyear Tire Test at MIS”
By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical
The point of racing has always been to prove that you are faster than the competition, but in NASCAR – at least since the inception of the restrictor plate in 1988 – the 200 mph lap average has really been where the sanctioning body has stepped in to slow the cars down in the name of safety.
Buddy Baker was the first driver in NASCAR to ever record a 200mph lap time in testing. Baker put down a lap of 200.447 mph at Talladega Superspeedway in March of 1970. However a driver didn’t officially break the 200mph barrier in an official qualifying session until Benny Parsons accomplished the feat in 1982. From 1982 to 1987 speeds slowly crept faster and faster until Bill Elliott took the pole for the 1987 Talladega 500 with a speed of over 212 mph.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Teams Test At Newly Repaved Michigan International Speedway
Teams On The Fast Track For Second Week In A Row
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 14, 2012) – For the second consecutive week, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams tested on a newly repaved race track and the reaction coming out of Thursday’s test session at Michigan International Speedway ranged from “holding your breath” to “being quite a rush.”
Speeds exceeded the 200 mile per hour barrier, with four drivers posting fastest lap times in excess of 200 miles per hour in the morning session when conditions were ideal for going fast. Teams arrived a day early to prepare for Sunday’s running of the 44th annual Quicken Loans 400 at MIS (1 p.m., TNT).
Continue reading “Speeds Topping 200mph at Michigan International Speedway”
Fast Laps Surpassed During Each Test Session
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 7, 2012) – Speed – and plenty of it – was the buzz word at Pocono Raceway during the second of two days of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing at the newly-paved 2.5-mile triangular-shaped track as teams prepare for Sunday’s Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR.
Kasey Kahne put down the overall fastest lap of the test at 179.490 mph during today’s afternoon session. A.J. Allmendinger set the pace in the morning session at 177.190 mph – well ahead of the 175.380 mph fast lap Mark Martin recorded on Wednesday. A total of 41 cars tested today; yesterday 36 cars were on track.
Continue reading “Drivers Anticipating Excitement Sunday At Repaved Pocono”
Combined Times Day 2
Rank Car No. Driver Manu. Time Speed Session
1 51 Kurt Busch Chv 43.677 206.058 D2PM
2 78 Regan Smith Chv 43.678 206.053 D2PM
3 18 Kyle Busch Tyt 43.729 205.813 D2PM
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 43.743 205.747 D2PM
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chv 43.743 205.747 D2PM
6 27 Paul Menard Chv 43.881 205.100 D2PM
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 43.882 205.095 D2PM
8 11 Denny Hamlin Tyt 43.903 204.997 D2PM
9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Tyt 43.941 204.820 D2PM
10 15 Clint Bowyer Tyt 43.944 204.806 D2PM
The Final Lap Weekly 