Las Vegas testing times today, drivers concerned over speeds
Quote selected text Published January 29th, 2007 in NASCAR News
After the opening session of testing at the newly renovated Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nextel Cup drivers generally lauded the improvements while some questioned the rising speeds on the 1.5-mile facility.
After his opening session, when he posted the second-fastest time of 183.492 mph, two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart was among those who had issues with the speeds.
“We’re running ridiculously fast speeds,” he said. “I mean, it’s stupid to be running this fast in a Cup car. I think, in my opinion, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me why we’re running mid to low 29-second laps in a 3,400-pound stock car around here.”
No, Car#, Drive,r Car, Time (seconds), Speed (mph)
1 10A Scott Riggs Dodge 29.426 183.511
2 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 29.429 183.492
3 9A Kasey Kahne Dodge 29.485 183.144
4 29B Kevin Harvick Chevy 29.526 182.890
5 22B Dave Blaney Toyota 29.547 182.760
6 31X Jeff Burton Chevy 29.555 182.710
7 16B Greg Biffle Ford 29.571 182.611
8 48A Jimmie Johnson Chevy 29.575 182.587
9 29A Kevin Harvick Chevy 29.582 182.543
10 9B Kasey Kahne Dodge 29.593 182.476
11 19B Elliott Sadler Dodge 29.599 182.439
12 16A Greg Biffle Ford 29.606 182.395
13 99A Carl Edwards Ford 29.631 182.242
14 17A Matt Kenseth Ford 29.650 182.125
15 01B Mark Martin Chevy 29.656 182.088
16 6A David Ragan Ford 29.661 182.057
17 38B David Gilliland Ford 29.671 181.996
18 48B Jimmie Johnson Chevy 29.683 181.922
19 25A Casey Mears Chevy 29.691 181.873
20 23A Mike Skinner Toyota 29.691 181.873
21 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 29.693 181.861
22 2A Kurt Busch Dodge 29.706 181.781
23 11B Denny Hamlin Chevy 29.710 181.757
24 88B Ricky Rudd Ford 29.727 181.653
25 41B Reed Sorenson Dodge 29.733 181.616
26 40A David Stremme Dodge 29.736 181.598
27 13B Joe Nemechek Chevy 29.741 181.568
28 31A Jeff Burton Chevy 29.747 181.531
29 5B Kyle Busch Chevy 29.750 181.513
30 14A Sterling Marlin Chevy 29.756 181.476
31 01A Mark Martin Chevy 29.758 181.464
32 10B Scott Riggs Dodge 29.761 181.446
33 99B Carl Edwards Ford 29.763 181.433
34 83B Brian Vickers Toyota 29.779 181.336
35 6B David Ragan Ford 29.785 181.299
36 45A Kyle Petty Dodge 29.796 181.232
37 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 29.804 181.184
38 66G Jeff Green Chevy 29.811 181.141
39 00A David Reutimann Toyota 29.821 181.080
40 25B Casey Mears Chevy 29.833 181.008
41 36A Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 29.847 180.923
42 07B Clint Bowyer Chevy 29.856 180.868
43 14X Sterling Marlin Chevy 29.858 180.856
44 00B David Reutimann Toyota 29.859 180.850
45 15A Paul Menard Chevy 29.866 180.808
46 1A Martin Truex, Jr Chevy 29.867 180.802
47 8A Dale Earnhardt, Jr Chevy 29.870 180.783
48 2B Kurt Busch Dodge 29.879 180.729
49 13A Joe Nemechek Chevy 29.893 180.644
50 70G Johnny Sauter Chevy 29.899 180.608
51 4A Ward Burton Chevy 29.901 180.596
52 41X Reed Sorenson Dodge 29.902 180.590
53 70H Johnny Sauter Chevy 29.909 180.548
54 12A Ryan Newman Dodge 29.916 180.505
55 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 29.936 180.385
56 18B J.J. Yeley Chevy 29.939 180.367
57 88A Ricky Rudd Ford 29.959 180.246
58 47B Ken Schrader Ford 29.981 180.114
59 49 Mike Bliss Dodge 30.009 179.946
60 47A Ken Schrader Ford 30.009 179.946
61 39A Regan Smith Chevy 30.022 179.868
62 42H Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 30.025 179.850
63 55B Michael Waltrip Toyota 30.053 179.683
64 7B Robby Gordon Ford 30.061 179.635
65 78A Kenny Wallace Chevy 30.063 179.623
66 45B Kyle Petty Dodge 30.074 179.557
67 44B Dale Jarrett Toyota 30.077 179.539
68 15B Paul Menard Chevy 30.111 179.336
69 26B Jamie McMurray Ford 30.115 179.313
70 21B Jon Wood Ford 30.133 179.206
71 24A Jeff Gordon Chevy 30.145 179.134
72 24B Jeff Gordon Chevy 30.149 179.110
73 26A Jamie McMurray Ford 30.155 179.075
74 7A Robby Gordon Ford 30.158 179.057
75 43B Bobby Labonte Dodge 30.165 179.015
76 84B AJ Allmendinger Toyota 30.170 178.986
77 72A Brandon Whitt Chevy 30.198 178.820
78 5A Kyle Busch Chevy 30.241 178.566
79 20B Tony Stewart Chevy 30.266 178.418
80 66H Jeff Green Chevy 30.270 178.394
81 21A Jon Wood Ford 30.294 178.253
82 1B Martin Truex, Jr Chevy 30.329 178.047
83 96B Tony Raines Chevy 30.344 177.959
84 22A Dave Blaney Toyota 30.367 177.825
85 40B David Stremme Dodge 30.370 177.807
86 80 Aric Almirola Chevy 30.413 177.556
87 96A Tony Raines Chevy 30.418 177.526
88 44A Dale Jarrett Toyota 30.496 177.072
89 19A Elliott Sadler Dodge 30.714 175.816
90 34 Kevin Lepage Dodge 30.733 175.707
91 37A Bill Elliott Dodge 30.785 175.410
92 80B Aric Almirola Chevy 30.978 174.317
93 78B Kenny Wallace Chevy 31.468 171.603
94 07A Clint Bowyer Chevy 0.000 0.000
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Wow the drivers and nascar is makeing the sport of nascar into a wimpy sport they should be runing flat out 200+
So you know they should be running over 200 mph at Vegas in a 3,400 lb stock car? Do you have some technical inside knowledge to support this?
Remember, this ain’t Daytona or Talladega with 30+ degrees of banking and these cars do not generate the kind of downforce an open wheeler (Indy car or F1 car) does.
No one involved in this sport should be afraid of speed. I think they should know when it’s too fast. After all,
it is Tony Stewart that we are talking about here. He doesn’t really strike me as a “chicken”. He’s won 2
cups in the past 5 years and you don’t get those from fear. I say, he probably knows what he’s talking about.
AutoRacingSport.com obviously thinks so, or else there would not be a story here.
So Angela, you’re saying that the drivers should police themselves when they might be going too fast if the track conditions are deemed possibly dangerous (which is what the concern is here in Vegas)?
That’s pretty funny…
Face it, bad crashes suit Nascar just fine. The death of Sr catipulted Nascar into a dominant sport in the US. If they can end up with “the big one” at more tracks, it’ll boost ratings. That’s not funny.
hmmmmm……does anyone remember the cart races at TMS a few years ago? Several of the
drivers refused to participate b/c of the speed and g-forces that it created. People have
died at that track. And face it, TT, it’s stupid to not go into anything without a degree
of caution. Do you see hockey and football players out on their respective courts/fields
without taking safety precautions? Big crashes may boost ratings, and I like to see them
as much as anyone else, but it completely destroys me when a driver is injured or killed.
That is not what I watch this sport for. And lets face it - these guys drive for a living.
They don’t get in their cars and go on auto pilot like we do. AND I don’t see what is funny
the drivers “policing” themselves. They are the ones in the car - that is why they are in
constant contact with their crew chiefs, spotters, etc. Track conditions have to be made
known to forge a strategy. The drivers are the best people on that team to figure those
conditions. Personally, if it were me putting my life on the line every Sunday, I would be
listening to every little voice in my head, throwing salt over my shoulder, and everything
else.
It’s no different than Tittysack Gordon whining about the chunk of track that came up
and hit him in the undercarriage, season before last - where was that? Martinsville?
Darlington? Except now, it’s a valid concern, not a bitch and moan session from one
of NASCAR’s greatest……crybabies.