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At least nine teams representing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series are expected to take part in a two-day organizational test Tuesday and Wednesday at Martinsville Speedway.
The .526-mile track will host the First Data 500 on Sunday, Oct. 29. It is the opening race in the Round of 8 for this year’s playoffs.
Drivers and teams scheduled to take part in the test are Ryan Blaney (Wood Brothers Racing), Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing), Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing), Ty Dillon (Germain Racing), Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports), Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing), Brad Keselowski (Team Penske), Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Roush Fenway Racing).
Blaney, Busch, Elliott, Harvick, Keselowski, Larson and Stenhouse are seeking to advance to the Round of 8 after having advanced out of the opening round earlier this month.
NASCAR allows only one team per organization to participate in organizational tests. Playoff drivers not on the list of those testing at Martinsville are Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing), Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin (JGR), Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick) and Jamie McMurray (CGR). Truex's Charlotte win on Sunday locks him into the Round of 8.