A dozen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers began the first day of a two-day test session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday in preparation for the Brickyard 400 on July 24.
The drivers that tested were Kevin Harvick, Trevor Bayne, Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Brian Scott, Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex, Jr.
After turning the first few laps on Tuesday morning, Kenseth was optimistic based on what he initially felt inside his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
"I was just out there running by myself, but it seems okay," said Kenseth. "It's pretty much what you'd expect. There was a lot of fall off (with the tires) with not a lot of cars on the track. So when you have fall off like that, new tires mean a lot, and I think that's always good for the racing."
Menard, driver of the #27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, agreed with Kenseth.
"I always enjoy racing at Indianapolis, but the rules package we had last year could have definitely been better," Menard said. "It was little bit of a shot in the dark. It had low reviews with the drivers. I think internal cockpit temperatures we at least 10-15 degrees hotter, so we were getting cooked and the cars were totally unstable in traffic."
Also, NASCAR.com's Kenny Bruce tweeted Tuesday afternoon that "Larson, Truex, Harvick, Johnson your leaders, unofficially, during afternoon session as Day 1 of organizational test ends"
The drivers that tested were Kevin Harvick, Trevor Bayne, Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Brian Scott, Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex, Jr.
After turning the first few laps on Tuesday morning, Kenseth was optimistic based on what he initially felt inside his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
"I was just out there running by myself, but it seems okay," said Kenseth. "It's pretty much what you'd expect. There was a lot of fall off (with the tires) with not a lot of cars on the track. So when you have fall off like that, new tires mean a lot, and I think that's always good for the racing."
Menard, driver of the #27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, agreed with Kenseth.
"I always enjoy racing at Indianapolis, but the rules package we had last year could have definitely been better," Menard said. "It was little bit of a shot in the dark. It had low reviews with the drivers. I think internal cockpit temperatures we at least 10-15 degrees hotter, so we were getting cooked and the cars were totally unstable in traffic."
Also, NASCAR.com's Kenny Bruce tweeted Tuesday afternoon that "Larson, Truex, Harvick, Johnson your leaders, unofficially, during afternoon session as Day 1 of organizational test ends"
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