TALLADEGA, Ala. -- While the drivers were getting used to how NASCAR's new spoiler may affect restrictor-plate racing during Tuesday's Sprint Cup test session at Talladega Superspeedway, most of the crew chiefs in the garage area were much more interested in an upcoming two-day test at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

For Pat Tryson, crew chief for Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 56 Toyota, switching out the current rear wing for a spoiler did little to alter his typical Talladega setup.

"It's still pretty much what we ran last year, except we have stiffer springs because they've mandated them," Tryson said. "We'll see what's it like in a pack, but it really hasn't been much different. This place [Talladega] is so smooth that it's pretty easy. This is probably the worst place to try to get a feel for it. We'll know a lot more next week. This is, to me, an oddball scenario."

The reason, Tryson said, is that handling is such a non-factor at NASCAR's biggest track, where horsepower and aerodynamics are imperative.

"You can make just about anything drive good here," Tryson said. "So it's not a big deal, besides closing rates and drafting. As far as the spoiler, I don't think it'll be a big deal here. But it might be at Charlotte. This is so different than anywhere else we go to, but when it comes to handling at Charlotte, it'll be a lot different."

Jeff Gordon's crew chief, Steve Letarte, agreed.

"Not at Talladega," Letarte said. "I don't think you're going to see any setup changes. I think you'll see some guys working on their setups, just because we haven't had track time here to play with the car. But I don't see any wholesale changes up and down the garage. Everybody seems to be fine-tuning."

In addition to the spoiler, NASCAR officials wanted to test a restrictor-plate with holes slightly larger than 1 inch in diameter. And driver Martin Truex Jr. said he could feel the difference right away.

"With the bigger plate and the bigger spoiler, the car accelerates a lot faster," Truex said. "It gets up to speed very quickly. In the past, in single-car runs, you'd run the high side for a lap because it usually took at least that long to get it wound up. Now, like the trucks do, we can leave pit road and run two laps around the bottom, and the second one's as fast as the first." (Continued)