Several teams use Memphis to test for RIR

Hot on the heels of a strong third place finish in the recent Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continued to work on DEI's short track program with a planned two-day test that opened Monday at Memphis Motorsports Park.

The session on the .750-mile oval is closed to the public. Memphis is very similar to the Winston Cup Series' next short track, the .750-mile Richmond International Raceway, site of the May 3 Pontiac Excitement 400.

While Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet had the track to itself Monday, several other top Winston Cup teams are scheduled to be at Memphis -- the site of the Busch Series' Oct. 18 Sam's Town 250.

Penske Racing, which anticipates testing its Dodges with Rusty Wallace and Robert Yates Racing, which may bring both Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler; as well as a couple more possible attendees.