Denny Hamlin drives the #11 FedEx Toyota after an incident during testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway Wednesday. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR
On the second and final day of testing for the Sixth-Generation NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car at Charlotte Motor Speedway, it was Kasey Kahne on top of the scoring pylon for both the morning and afternoon sessions.
The look of the new sixth-generation car has been a hit and so has the performance of the new car. Drivers experienced speeds on Tuesday that have the potential to break the current qualifying record at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as the speed chart topped the 193-mile-per-hour range.
“It felt fast and I knew where my throttle was, so I knew it was as fast as I have ever been around this track” said Kasey Kahne. “I just think this car goes around the corner quicker.”
On day 1 of the test for the new sixth-generation race car, the drivers had their say as they turned laps around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. Wednesday, it was the crew chiefs’ turn. Enthusiasm for the design and performance of the new car extends beyond just the drivers.
“This car is the perfect example of technology helping our sport,”said Steve Letarte, crew chief of the No. 88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet. “I think we now have three makes out here that my little boy at nine-years old can tell the difference between. I think that is the goal – that anybody can walk through the parking lot and see a Chevy, a Ford and a Toyota and know that they are different. That’s really what it comes down to – if you’re into racing you want to watch cool cars go around the track. I think the simple fact is in 2013 we have cooler cars.”
Fresh off his trip to Germany and Kuwait with the USO, Joey Logano is beginning to get used to his new surroundings, and it never hurts to have current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski as your new teammate with Penske Racing.
“He won the championship, so he’s pretty good” joked Logano. “It’s really cool to have a teammate that’s a student of the sport, who really studies it and will push me to do things differently. I think the coolest thing that Brad is able to do is he’s able to think outside of the box – like way outside the box.”
Logano’s former teammate, Denny Hamlin, saw some trouble come his way 30 minutes into the morning session, when he wrecked his No. 11 Toyota.
After potential record-breaking speeds throughout both test sessions, rain cut the afternoon short. Teams will have two more open tests before the beginning of the 2013 season starting with Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway Jan. 10-12.
The sixth-generation car will return to Charlotte Motor Speedway Jan. 17-18, when the teams will have their final opportunity to test the car before Speedweeks in Daytona.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC
Pre-Season Testing Day Two – Dec. 12, 2012
First Session Results
1. 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 51 27.868 193.771
2. 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 48 27.972 193.050
3. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 51 28.058 192.458
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5. 24 Regan Smith Chevrolet 20 28.208 191.435
6. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 37 28.229 191.293
7. 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 17 28.277 190.968
8. 22 Joey Logano Ford 58 28.297 190.833
9. 27 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 48 28.319 190.685
10. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 7 28.337 190.564
11. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 32 28.343 190.523
12. 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 31 28.440 189.873
13. 13 Casey Mears Ford 27 28.442 189.860
14. 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 28 28.587 188.897
15. 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 42 28.633 188.594
Second Session Results
1. 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 9 27.963 193.112
2. 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 17 28.126 191.993
3. 24 Regan Smith Chevrolet 13 28.197 191.510
4. 27 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 15 28.207 191.442
5. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 16 28.275 190.981
6. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 19 28.318 190.691
7. 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 16 28.327 190.631
8. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 9 28.347 190.496
9. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 14 28.388 190.221
10. 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 8 28.389 190.215
11. 22 Joey Logano Ford 27 28.454 189.780
12. 13 Casey Mears Ford 17 28.650 188.482
13. 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 30 28.671 188.344
14. 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 3 28.842 187.227
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