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It’s a primetime test time for NASCAR teams this week as many head to Homestead-Miami Speedway, site of the Nov. 20-22 season finale Ford Championship Weekend.
Four drivers will participate in a Goodyear tire test at the 1.5-mile South Florida track Monday and Tuesday with an open test scheduled for Wednesday — NASCAR allowing each Sprint Cup Series team to be represented by one car.
Trevor Bayne (Roush Fenway Racing), Clint Bowyer ( Michael Waltrip Racing), Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing) and Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) are scheduled for the Goodyear test.
With the increased importance on Homestead in the new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup elimination format, as the track’s host the final race that determines the series champion, teams will be taking advantage of the open test as well.
Joey Logano (Team Penske), a winner last Saturday night at Bristol, is among those scheduled to test on Wednesday along with other Chase-qualified drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports), defending Homestead winner and series champ Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing), Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing) and Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing). Ty Dillon (Richard Childress Racing) and Ryan Blaney (Wood Brothers Racing) will also participate.
“It’s an opportunity for the teams to really dial in the tire and the aero package for ’15,” NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Monday morning.
“Certainly an important event for just about everybody in the series so they’ll be going down there, working with Goodyear to make sure they’ve got the right package to be able to obviously share that data with the race teams and get ready for the final push that we see in November.”
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