Chase Elliott took his first laps around Daytona International Speedway in ARCA testing Friday afternoon. Photo courtesy Chase Elliott.com
Defending Daytona ARCA 200 winner John Wes Townley, in the No. 15 Venturini Motorsports Toyota, was fastest overall in both ARCA test sessions Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Cunningham Motorsports, with a combination of rookies and veterans to include Tyler Reddick, Tom Hessert and Shannon McIntosh, followed on the speed charts.
It was an extremely busy day at the “World Center of Racing” as 58 drivers posted time and speed during two sessions.
Among those was Dawsonville, Georgia’s Chase Elliott, as the second generation racer took his first laps around the 2.5 mile tri-oval.
“It was really exciting for me,” Elliott said of his first laps driving the No. 9 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet around Daytona. “I told Dad this when we were flying down here, it’s weird coming down here and not to come watch him (drive). It’s kind of a weird feeling for him and I both.”
Elliott timed in at 25th fastest on Friday’s speed charts with a lap at 50.207, 179.258 mph.
“The race track has been good,” Elliott said. “Doing qualifying runs is pretty straight forward. If we ever get a chance to do a little bit of drafting, that’s where I’m going to have to learn a lot there. The superspeedway stuff is different for me.”
Bill Elliott is in attendance for the test and Chase plans to pick his brain when it comes to drafting.
“I think his knowledge and his experience is going to be more so beneficial when it comes time to be around other cars,” Elliott said. “I think he’s one of the best when it comes to understanding the air and what it takes to take advantage of it when you’re with other guys around you and trying to get runs on people. Whenever that side comes into play, I’m sure he is going to have some tips for me.”
Elliott’s plans for the 2014 season have not been finalized but he does have plans to compete in the Lucas Oil 200 Presented by MAV American Real, the 80-lap, 200-mile race that is held prior to The Sprint Unlimited.
“To finally be able to come down here and be a part of this is pretty neat,” Elliott said.
Daytona testing continues Saturday and Sunday with two test sessions each day.
ARCA Racing Series
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL
Friday Test Results
POS NO NAME TIME SPEED
1. 15 John Wes Townley 49.046 183.501
2. 22A Tyler Reddick 49.340 182.408
3. 77 Tom Hessert 49.369 182.301
4. 22B Shannon McIntosh 49.413 182.138
5. 35 Michael Self 49.427 182.087
6. 5 Bobby Gerhart 49.489 181.859
7. 69A Will Kimmel 49.612 181.408
8. 88 Justin Allison 49.691 181.119
9. 25 Justin Boston 49.702 181.079
10. 12C Tanner Berryhill 49.769 180.835
11. 12A Jared Marks 49.781 180.792
12. 82A Cole Powell 49.814 180.672
13. 98 Mason Mitchell 49.827 180.625
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15. 54 Matt Kurzejewski 49.854 180.527
16. 11 Travis Braden 49.854 180.527
17. 39B Alex Guennet 49.933 180.242
18. 57A Andy Seuss 49.962 180.137
19. 40B Justin Lloyd 50.040 179.856
20. 40 Josh Reeves 50.061 179.781
21. 5B Scott Hubler 50.065 179.766
22. 32 Terry Jones 50.120 179.569
23. 23A Spencer Gallagher 50.138 179.505
24. 40E Alx Danielsson 50.141 179.494
25. 9 Chase Elliott 50.207 179.258
26. 55 Leilani Munter 50.212 179.240
27. 69B Chris Bailey Jr 50.224 179.197
28. 32 Mason Mingus 50.242 179.133
29. 66 Mark Thompson 50.250 179.104
30. 5A Michael Lia 50.269 179.037
31. 75 Benny Chastain 50.325 178.838
32. 40G Mark Meunier 50.339 178.788
33. 68 Michael Lira 50.400 178.571
34. 48 Sean Corr 50.412 178.529
35. 75A Doug Barnes Jr 50.432 178.458
36. 99 Buster Graham 50.451 178.391
37. 82B Jacob Engle 50.542 178.070
38. 11B Dave Darland 50.554 178.027
39. 23 Scott Sheldon 50.582 177.929
40. 39A Mario Gosselin 50.673 177.609
41. 40A Rick Clifton 50.700 177.515
42. 10B Ed Pompa 50.739 177.378
43. 10D Casey Hillenburg 50.789 177.204
44. 10A Richard Doheny 50.886 176.866
45. 10 Ethan McMillian 50.907 176.793
46. 3B Jerry Tunney 50.994 176.491
47. 12 Kody Weisner 51.130 176.022
48. 7 Brent Cross 51.206 175.761
49. 3 Sarah Cornett-Ching 51.242 175.637
50. 57 Bryan Dauzat 51.316 175.384
51. 56 Derrick Lancaster 51.451 174.924
52. 97A Andrew Portter 51.481 174.822
53. 3A Kevin Powell 51.502 174.750
54. 97D Jami Weimer 51.595 174.436
55. 97C David Sear 52.730 170.681
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