Green Quickest On First Day Of 'Vegas Test
"Jeff Green and Elliott Sadler set the pace during Monday's opening day of NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Green posted the fastest speed of the day during the morning session with a lap of 170.068 mph. Sadler was fastest during the afternoon session even after a spin in turn three. Green and Sadler were among 24 drivers on hand to test their cars for the March 12 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. Speedway officials expect 45 teams to test on Tuesday.
"We did a lot of winter testing and it looks like it has paid off," said Sadler, who drives the M&M's Ford for Robert Yates Racing. "We were pretty fast in both practices and we are very comfortable, and I think we have a good shot of coming back and running good. All of the hard work that the team had done has paid off. We will come back and try to learn more tomorrow, but as of right now I don't think we could be any happier."
The only incident other than Sadler's spin was a blown engine by rookie Brent Sherman during the morning session.
"I was a little tight so I tried to use the apron to help the car turn and I learned that I shouldn't do that," said Sadler. "I'm glad I learned it now during practice rather than during the race."
Mark Martin (169.369 mph), Jeff Burton (169.083 mph) and Kevin Harvick (168.592 mph) rounded out the top five drivers with practice times.
Monday's fast speeds:
1. Jeff Green Chevrolet 170.068 mph
2. Elliott Sadler Ford 169.428 mph
3. Mark Martin Ford 169.369 mph
4. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 169.083 mph
5. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 168.592 mph
6. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 168.224 mph
7. Dale Jarrett Ford 168.130 mph
8. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 168.046 mph
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 167.593 mph
10. Jamie McMurray Ford 167.520 mph
11. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 167.385 mph
12. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 167.250 mph
13. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 167.245 mph
14. Reed Sorenson Dodge 167.219 mph
15. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 167.141 mph
16. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 166.795 mph
17. David Stremme Dodge 166.507 mph
18. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 166.477 mph
19. Kevin Lepage Ford 166.241 mph
20. Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 165.960 mph
21. Brent Sherman Dodge 165.011 mph
22. Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 165.254 mph
23. Michael Waltrip Dodge 164.144 mph
24. Hermie Sadler Ford 163.716 mph "
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"We did a lot of winter testing and it looks like it has paid off," said Sadler, who drives the M&M's Ford for Robert Yates Racing. "We were pretty fast in both practices and we are very comfortable, and I think we have a good shot of coming back and running good. All of the hard work that the team had done has paid off. We will come back and try to learn more tomorrow, but as of right now I don't think we could be any happier."
The only incident other than Sadler's spin was a blown engine by rookie Brent Sherman during the morning session.
"I was a little tight so I tried to use the apron to help the car turn and I learned that I shouldn't do that," said Sadler. "I'm glad I learned it now during practice rather than during the race."
Mark Martin (169.369 mph), Jeff Burton (169.083 mph) and Kevin Harvick (168.592 mph) rounded out the top five drivers with practice times.
Monday's fast speeds:
1. Jeff Green Chevrolet 170.068 mph
2. Elliott Sadler Ford 169.428 mph
3. Mark Martin Ford 169.369 mph
4. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 169.083 mph
5. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 168.592 mph
6. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 168.224 mph
7. Dale Jarrett Ford 168.130 mph
8. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 168.046 mph
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 167.593 mph
10. Jamie McMurray Ford 167.520 mph
11. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 167.385 mph
12. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 167.250 mph
13. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 167.245 mph
14. Reed Sorenson Dodge 167.219 mph
15. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 167.141 mph
16. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 166.795 mph
17. David Stremme Dodge 166.507 mph
18. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 166.477 mph
19. Kevin Lepage Ford 166.241 mph
20. Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 165.960 mph
21. Brent Sherman Dodge 165.011 mph
22. Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 165.254 mph
23. Michael Waltrip Dodge 164.144 mph
24. Hermie Sadler Ford 163.716 mph "
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2 Comments:
Didn't you know Kurt is a Trekky? Look at Ryan Newman............ makes ya wonder if Clance is right.
Damn, I've already forgotten who Jeff Green drives for...guess he doesn't register on my radar...Tony's hurting with the ribs is my excuse for him...Things will get better...
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