“I’m
pleased to see how the track is aging. Fortunately, it hasn’t developed any
bumps around the track through the hard winters and summers,” said Jimmie
Johnson. “In the spring we put on a great race and could run anywhere on the
race track. It’s only going to get better as time goes on.”
Kansas
native Clint Bowyer also participated in today’s test at his home track, while
his team concentrates on Sunday’s opening event of the 2015 Chase at Chicagoland
Speedway.
“This
is a pretty important test today,” said Bowyer. “At this point in the year,
you’re kind of just verifying things. It is an advantage, this track being so
close in similarities to the Chicago race track. It’s also an important track
in the Chase and for when we come back because it’s home.”
Brad
Keselowski, who won at Kansas Speedway in 2011, knows that conditions could be
different when his team returns in a month for the Hollywood Casino 400, but
they’re happy to get time on the track.
“The
weather is close enough. We have plenty of stuff to try here. We’re happy just
to be on the track. And we’ll run with that.”
While
teams testing today are preparing for the Hollywood Casino 400, Goodyear
conducted a two-day test on Monday and Tuesday of this week in anticipation of
a new aerodynamic package for 2016.
“The
last two days of the test, we were in the potential 2016
package,” said Johnson. “I had a lot of fun with the lower downforce package. I
found myself behind a few cars and felt like the car drove really well in
traffic.”
Racing
returns to Kansas Speedway this October with the ARCA Racing Series presented
by Menards season finale on Oct. 16, the NASCAR XFINITY Series Kansas Lottery
300 on Oct. 17, and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 -- fifth
race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup -- on Oct. 18. Tickets are
currently on sale.
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