Photos & Videos: Day 1 of Next Gen Testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s ROVAL

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On Monday, more than 20 NASCAR Cup Series teams took to the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in Charlotte, North Carolina for the first organizational test with NASCAR’s brand-new Next Gen car, which will make its competition debut in February 2022 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the NASCAR Clash.

Chase Briscoe set the fastest lap of the session at 80.219 seconds, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger, and Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five times. Kyle Larson / Chase Elliott, Cole Custer, Corey LaJoie, Austin Cindric, and Joey Logano rounded out the top-10.

For those looking at time charts from the test, it’s important to note that cars did not have to go through technical inspection before the test. In addition to no inspection processes, many drivers noted that the fastest laps of the day were set after drivers blew through chicanes without stopping, improving their lap times and giving a dishonest sense of speed.

No. 4 – Chase Briscoe (1:20.219)
No. 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1:21.288)
No. 12 – Ryan Blaney (1:21.716)
No. 16 – AJ Allmendinger (1:22.022)
No. 8 – Tyler Reddick (1:22.269)
No. 5 – Kyle Larson / Chase Elliott (1:22.431)
No. 14 – Cole Custer (1:22.472)
No. 7 – Corey LaJoie (1:22.645)
No. 21 – Austin Cindric (1:22.662)
No. 22 – Joey Logano (1:22.725)
No. 51 – Joey Hand (1:22.740)
No. 43 – Erik Jones (1:22.775)
No. 27 – Loris Hezemans (1:23.120)
No. 00 – Kaz Grala (1:23.294)
No. 99 – Daniel Suarez (1:23.369)
No. 42 – Ross Chastain (1:23.566)
No. 48 – Alex Bowman (1:23.588)
No. 17 – Chris Buescher (1:23.771)
No. 19 – Martin Truex Jr. (1:24.071)
No. 94 – Ty Dillon (1:24.143)
No. 23 – Bubba Wallace (1:24.167)

Videos from Monday’s Next Gen Testing Session:

Ahhh ????@Erik_Jones | #NextGen pic.twitter.com/AFAdwMTPT6

— LEGACY MOTOR CLUB (@LEGACYMotorClub) October 11, 2021

Welcome to the future ?#NASCAR #NextGen pic.twitter.com/B9iqVTKwsg

— RCR (@RCRracing) October 11, 2021

In with the new. pic.twitter.com/qCCoUjddmK

— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) October 11, 2021

All aboard the the @FifthThird Mustang around the bus stop #NextGen // #ROVAL // #slomo pic.twitter.com/HX2Tvjdc15

— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) October 11, 2021

A little ? there, @KauligRacing. pic.twitter.com/4gJHP4VEAe

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 11, 2021

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Photo Gallery From Monday’s Next Gen Testing Session:

Richard Petty Motorsports Next Gen that Erik Jones will drive at Charlotte Roval test. Photo Credit: Richard Petty Motorsports on Twitter.

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #47 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Ty Dillon driver of the #94, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Next Gen car drive during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

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