Atlanta COT Test Day 2: Speeds increase
Speeds from the test of the car of tomorrow at Atlanta Motor Speedway rose Tuesday morning as the second day of the session got under way. Kyle Busch's fast lap of 187.095 mph was more than a tenth of a second faster than his best lap Monday, when he also topped the speed chart. Busch is driving Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18, which he will drive in 2008 when the team switches to Toyota. Busch is in a Chevrolet for the Atlanta test. Second-fastest Tuesday was Busch teammate Denny Hamlin, who went 187.026. Scott Riggs (Haas CNC Racing) was third at 186.742, with Kasey Kahne (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) fourth at 186.184.
John 'Crash' Andretti (BAM Racing) slammed the wall in Turn 4 on Monday, causing heavy damage to the No. 49 Dodge. He was released from the infield care center unhurt.
AM Speeds
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Pos |
Car No. | Driver | Make | Time (seconds) | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Chevy | 29.632 | 187.095 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevy | 29.643 | 187.026 |
| 3 | 70H | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 29.688 | 186.742 |
| 4 | 9A | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 29.777 | 186.184 |
| 5 | 01B | Mark Martin | Chevy | 29.854 | 185.704 |
| 6 | 00A | David Reutimann | Toyota | 29.859 | 185.673 |
| 7 | 1A | Martin Truex, Jr | Chevy | 29.887 | 185.499 |
| 8 | 5B | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Chevy | 29.898 | 185.430 |
| 9 | 99A | Carl Edwards | Ford | 29.925 | 185.263 |
| 10 | 16A | Greg Biffle | Ford | 29.928 | 185.245 |
| 11 | 83A | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 29.959 | 185.053 |
| 12 | 96A | J.J. Yeley | Chevy | 30.009 | 184.745 |
| 13 | 07A | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 30.014 | 184.714 |
| 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 30.017 | 184.695 |
| 15 | 19A | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 30.038 | 184.566 |
| 16 | 5A | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Chevy | 30.044 | 184.529 |
| 17 | 41B | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 30.046 | 184.517 |
| 18 | 6A | David Ragan | Ford | 30.054 | 184.468 |
| 19 | 12A | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 30.058 | 184.443 |
| 20 | 2A | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 30.060 | 184.431 |
| 21 | 55A | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 30.064 | 184.407 |
| 22 | 8B | Regan Smith | Chevy | 30.078 | 184.321 |
| 23 | 84A | AJ Allmendinger | Toyota | 30.095 | 184.217 |
| 24 | 00B | David Reutimann | Toyota | 30.096 | 184.211 |
| 25 | 17M | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 30.115 | 184.094 |
| 26 | 66A | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevy | 30.144 | 183.917 |
| 27 | 29A | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 30.153 | 183.862 |
| 28 | 31A | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 30.167 | 183.777 |
| 29 | 42A | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 30.176 | 183.722 |
| 30 | 83B | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 30.194 | 183.613 |
| 31 | 22A | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 30.223 | 183.436 |
| 32 | 70B | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 30.226 | 183.418 |
| 33 | 38A | David Gilliland | Ford | 30.237 | 183.352 |
| 34 | 25B | Casey Mears | Chevy | 30.244 | 183.309 |
| 35 | 43A | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 30.288 | 183.043 |
| 36 | 10A | Patrick Carpentier | Dodge | 30.323 | 182.832 |
| 37 | 31X | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 30.326 | 182.813 |
| 38 | 4A | Ward Burton | Chevy | 30.326 | 182.813 |
| 39 | 25A | Casey Mears | Chevy | 30.331 | 182.783 |
| 40 | 41A | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 30.355 | 182.639 |
| 41 | 27A | Jacques Villeneuve | Toyota | 30.371 | 182.543 |
| 42 | 26A | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 30.381 | 182.482 |
| 43 | 7B | Robby Gordon | Ford | 30.382 | 182.476 |
| 44 | 78B | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 30.422 | 182.237 |
| 45 | 21A | Bill Elliott | Ford | 30.422 | 182.237 |
| 46 | 40B | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | 30.449 | 182.075 |
| 47 | 44a | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | 30.475 | 181.920 |
| 48 | 15A | Paul Menard | Chevy | 30.545 | 181.503 |
| 49 | 78A | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 30.557 | 181.431 |
| 50 | 33A | Brandon Miller | Chevy | 30.602 | 181.165 |
| 51 | 45A | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 30.679 | 180.710 |
| 52 | 01A | Mark Martin | Chevy | 30.680 | 180.704 |
| 53 | 8A | Regan Smith | Chevy | 30.867 | 179.609 |
| 54 | 7A | Robby Gordon | Ford | 30.961 | 179.064 |