After the first day of preseason testing at Daytona, NASCAR made some adjustments to the cars. The adjustments were two-fold…
Tinkering with the restrictions to deter the tandem drafting in the NASCAR restrictor plate race, and as they put it, a test of NASCAR also.
What ever that might mean, is your interpretation.
After Thursday’s test, NASCAR adjusted the pressure relief valve down to 25psi (from 30), applied narrower grille openings and they increased the diameter of the restrictor plate opening, from 1/32nd of an inch to 15/16ths inches, which by all accounts, should add about 26 more horsepower to the power plants of the cars.
NASCAR also requested teams to test some old-style pack drafting during the afternoon aspect of the testing.
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After all was said and done, NASCAR came back with more adjustments for Saturday’s upcoming testing…
closing of the bottom of the radiator opening; reducing radiator pressures approximately four pounds and a return to the restrictor plate used in Thursday’s test session.
Check out the speed charts below
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| 1/13/2012 |
| NSCS Day 2 AM Practice Session |
| 1 56 Martin Truex Jr Tyt 43.962 204.722 |
| 2 15 Clint Bowyer Tyt 43.962 204.722 |
| 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Frd 44.304 203.142 |
| 4 43 Aric Almirola Frd 44.304 203.142 |
| 5 55 Mark Martin Tyt 44.610 201.748 |
| 6 1 Jamie McMurray Chv 44.692 201.378 |
| 7 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chv 44.693 201.374 |
| 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 45.907 196.049 |
| 9 51 Kurt Busch Chv 45.915 196.014 |
| 10 22 AJ Allmendinger Dge 45.961 195.818 |
| 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chv 46.057 195.410 |
| 12 14 Tony Stewart Chv 46.063 195.385 |
| 13 10 Danica Patrick Chv 46.070 195.355 |
| 14 27 Paul Menard Chv 46.072 195.346 |
| 15 18 Kyle Busch Tyt 46.091 195.266 |
| 16 31 Jeff Burton Chv 46.129 195.105 |
| 17 39 Ryan Newman Chv 46.134 195.084 |
| 18 20 Joey Logano Tyt 46.135 195.080 |
| 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chv 46.155 194.995 |
| 20 16 Greg Biffle Frd 46.184 194.873 |
| 21 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Frd 46.192 194.839 |
| 22 5 Kasey Kahne Chv 46.193 194.835 |
| 23 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 46.204 194.788 |
| 24 11 Denny Hamlin Tyt 46.209 194.767 |
| 25 78 Regan Smith Chv 46.232 194.670 |
| 26 21 Trevor Bayne Frd 46.292 194.418 |
| 27 2 Brad Keselowski Dge 46.364 194.116 |
| 28 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 46.559 193.303 |
| 29 99 Carl Edwards Frd 46.703 192.707 |
| 30 13 Casey Mears Frd 46.752 192.505 |
| 31 36 Dave Blaney Chv 46.923 191.804 |
| 32 87 Joe Nemechek Tyt 47.983 187.566 |
| NSCS Day 2 PM Practice Session |
| 1/13/2012 |
| 1 51 Kurt Busch Chv 43.677 206.058 |
| 2 78 Regan Smith Chv 43.678 206.053 |
| 3 18 Kyle Busch Tyt 43.729 205.813 |
| 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 43.743 205.747 |
| 5 5 Kasey Kahne Chv 43.743 205.747 |
| 6 27 Paul Menard Chv 43.881 205.100 |
| 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chv 43.882 205.095 |
| 8 11 Denny Hamlin Tyt 43.903 204.997 |
| 9 56 Martin Truex Jr Tyt 43.941 204.820 |
| 10 15 Clint Bowyer Tyt 43.944 204.806 |
| 11 2 Brad Keselowski Dge 43.964 204.713 |
| 12 22 AJ Allmendinger Dge 43.965 204.708 |
| 13 10 Danica Patrick Chv 44.044 204.341 |
| 14 14 Tony Stewart Chv 44.044 204.341 |
| 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chv 44.046 204.332 |
| 16 20 Joey Logano Tyt 44.074 204.202 |
| 17 39 Ryan Newman Chv 44.078 204.183 |
| 18 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Frd 44.103 204.068 |
| 19 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 44.105 204.058 |
| 20 16 Greg Biffle Frd 44.190 203.666 |
| 21 21 Trevor Bayne Frd 44.228 203.491 |
| 22 55 Mark Martin Tyt 44.300 203.160 |
| 23 13 Casey Mears Frd 44.453 202.461 |
| 24 43 Aric Almirola Frd 44.689 201.392 |
| 25 9 Marcos Ambrose Frd 44.693 201.374 |
| 26 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chv 44.710 201.297 |
| 27 1 Jamie McMurray Chv 44.878 200.544 |
| 28 99 Carl Edwards Frd 44.882 200.526 |
| 29 48 Jimmie Johnson Chv 45.776 196.610 |
| 30 31 Jeff Burton Chv 46.075 195.334 |
| 31 36 Dave Blaney Chv 46.724 192.620 |
| 32 87 Joe Nemechek Tyt 46.856 192.078 |
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