Seven will relay information to teams in the postseason
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Seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers who are not a part of this year's 16-team Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field are taking part in a Goodyear tire test today at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Per NASCAR, drivers that qualified for this year's 10-race Chase are not allowed to take part in the one-day test.
As a result, the following drivers will take part in the test:
• Justin Allgaier (HScott Motorsports) is testing for Hendrick Motorsports. All four HMS drivers -- Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne -- qualified for this year's postseason;
• Ryan Blaney, currently third in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points standings with Brad Keselowski Racing, is testing for Team Penske drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who are both in the Chase;
• Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing) is on hand to test for RCR Chase participant Ryan Newman and the No. 31 team;
• Sam Hornish Jr., competing in a limited number of NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season for Joe Gibbs Racing, is representing JGR drivers Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin;
• Stewart-Haas Racing, which saw drivers Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch qualify for the Chase, is represented by Danica Patrick;
• Roush Fenway Racing's two Chase participants, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, have teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. handling testing duties for the RFR group and are expected to share information with the Ford team of Aric Almirola of Richard Petty Motorsports;
• Rounding out the drivers on hand is Martin Truex Jr., of Furniture Row Racing, representing the single-car operation of JTG Daugherty Racing and Chase driver AJ Allmendinger.
Homestead will host the fourth and final round of this year's Chase, the Championship Round, in which four drivers, pared down from the initial 16, will battle for the series' championship.
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