Yeley fast but fragile in Atlanta test.
More than a dozen Nextel Cup teams took to the repaired Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday for the second of three days of testing at the 1.54-mile quad oval in preparation for the upcoming Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500.
For the second day in a row, in his #80 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet, J.J. Yeley was at the top of the speed charts posting a lap of 188.636 mph, (29.39 seconds). The #6 Roush Ford of Mark Martin was second fastest, followed by the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet driven by Tony Stewart. Dale Earnhardt Jr. recorded a lap of 184.003 mph, (30.13 seconds).
More than a dozen Nextel Cup teams took to the repaired Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday for the second of three days of testing at the 1.54-mile quad oval in preparation for the upcoming Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500.
For the second day in a row, in his #80 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet, J.J. Yeley was at the top of the speed charts posting a lap of 188.636 mph, (29.39 seconds). The #6 Roush Ford of Mark Martin was second fastest, followed by the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet driven by Tony Stewart. Dale Earnhardt Jr. recorded a lap of 184.003 mph, (30.13 seconds).
There were two on track incidents towards the end of the day. The first one occurred when Earnhardt, Jr. spun exiting turn four, but did not make contact with the wall and the second occurred minutes later when Yeley blew an engine entering turn one.
Atlanta Motor Speedway testing will continue on Wednesday as drivers prepare for the upcoming October 28th-30th race weekend.