Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points leader and championship favorite Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota team are one of nearly a dozen drivers and teams expected to take part in a two-day organizational test Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 25-26, at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 1.5-mile venue will host the Championship Round for the MENCS, NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series Nov. 17-19.
Truex, 37, has won six of nine races this season contested on 1.5-mile tracks including the three Playoff races at Chicago, Charlotte and Kansas.
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Others scheduled to participate include: Brad Keselowski (Team Penske No. 2 Ford), Trevor Bayne (Roush Fenway Racing No. 6 Ford), Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota), Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Ford), Ryan Blaney (Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford), Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Chevrolet) and Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet).
Truex, Keselowski, Hamlin, Blaney and Johnson are five of the eight drivers still in contention for the 2017 driver’s championship. Kyle Busch (JGR), Kevin Harvick (SHR) and Chase Elliott (HMS), also still in title contention, are not participating. Organizations are allowed to send no more than one team to such tests.
Drivers Alex Bowman (Chevrolet), Landon Cassill (Ford) and Drew Herring (Toyota) will be on hand to pilot the OEM’s wheel force cars at HMS.
Fans will only be allowed to view Wednesday’s on-track activity (12-7 p.m.). Anyone interested in attending is asked to park on S.W. 336th St and S.W. 137th Ave. Entry is through Gate 4 only; for those who wish to go inside the track and view testing from Pit Road Cabanas, a tram will transport fans to the infield. Grandstands and the fourth floor of Speedway Club will also be open for viewing.
Thursday’s on-track schedule is from 9 a.m-5 p.m.
This week’s test is the final scheduled organizational test for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Tickets to next month’s Ford EcoBoost 400, as well as XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series championship races, are available and can be purchased by calling (866) 409-7223 or by visiting the track web site, www.HomesteadMiamiSpeeeday.com.