Toyota teams begin to flex muscle at Daytona

J.J. Yeley posted the fastest lap during a drafting session Tuesday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. Yeley, who has moved to Hall of Fame Racing for 2008, turned a fast lap of 187.359 in the No. 96 Toyota. Johnson had led the first three sessions this week.

"We ended up fifth overall in single-car runs and fastest in drafting," Yeley said. "It doesn't necessarily mean much, but the car drove really good. I was able to come from the back of the pack to the front a couple of different times, in a couple of different packs."

The first week of testing at the 2.5-mile track concludes Wednesday with two drafting sessions. Cumulative speeds through Tuesday afternoon's session of the NASCAR Sprint Cup test at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway, with position, driver, team and speed:

1. J.J. Yeley, No. 96 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota, 187.359 mph
2. Kurt Busch, No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge, 187.317
3. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 187.149
4. Joe Nemechek, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, 187.137
5. Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 187.134
6. Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, 187.130
7. David Reutimann, No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, 187.029
8. Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 186.997
9. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 186.889
10. Robby Gordon, No. 7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford, 186.796
11. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 186.567
11. Mark Martin, No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 186.567
13. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 186.278
14. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, 186.254
15. Elliott Sadler, No. 19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge, 186.212
16. Casey Mears, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 186.073
17. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, 185.774
18. Jeremy Mayfield, No. 70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet, 185.667
19. Jacques Villeneuve, No. 27 Bill Davis Racing Toyota, 184.858
20. Travis Kvapil, No. 28 Yates Racing Ford, 184.676
21. AJ Allmendinger, No. 84 Red Bull Racing Toyota, 184.049
22. Kyle Petty, No. 45 Petty Enterprises Dodge, 183.486
23. Aric Almirola, No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet, 183.367
24. Jason Keller, No. 98 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge, 182.741
25. Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 182.493
26. Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, 181.763

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