Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Aric Almirola and Kevin Harvick turned the fastest laps of the two day Next Gen test at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday.
The laps for the SHR teammates came late in the session while utilizing the seven-inch rear spoiler as opposed to the eight-inch spoiler that had been used for the majority of the test.
Here are the full results from Day 2 of the two day test session:
Pos | Car | Team | Driver | Laptime | Diff | Speed | Laps |
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1 | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Aric Almirola | 30.731 | 175.718 mph | 81 | |
2 | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Kevin Harvick | 30.757 | -0.026 | 175.570 mph | 85 |
3 | 45 | 23XI Racing | Kurt Busch | 31.085 | -0.354 | 173.717 mph | 106 |
4 | 12 | Team Penske | Ryan Blaney | 31.158 | -0.427 | 173.310 mph | 139 |
5 | 22 | Team Penske | Joey Logano | 31.166 | -0.435 | 173.266 mph | 97 |
6 | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | William Byron | 31.193 | -0.462 | 173.116 mph | 108 |
7 | 6 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing | Brad Keselowski | 31.199 | -0.468 | 173.082 mph | 85 |
8 | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports | BJ McLeod | 31.233 | -0.502 | 172.894 mph | 31 |
9 | 94 | GMS Racing | Ty Dillon | 31.243 | -0.512 | 172.839 mph | 70 |
10 | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Erik Jones | 31.260 | -0.529 | 172.745 mph | 83 |
11 | 1 | TrackHouse Racing | Ross Chastain | 31.294 | -0.563 | 172.557 mph | 141 |
12 | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chase Elliott | 31.309 | -0.578 | 172.474 mph | 159 |
13 | 7 | Spire Motorsports | Corey LaJoie | 31.322 | -0.591 | 172.403 mph | 46 |
14 | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Drew Herring | 31.329 | -0.598 | 172.364 mph | 106 |
15 | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Denny Hamlin | 31.336 | -0.605 | 172.326 mph | 97 |
16 | 16 | Kaulig Racing | AJ Allmendinger | 31.340 | -0.609 | 172.304 mph | 100 |
17 | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 31.346 | -0.615 | 172.271 mph | 102 |
18 | 34 | Front Row Motorsports | Michael McDowell | 31.352 | -0.621 | 172.238 mph | 65 |
19 | 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Austin Dillon | 31.432 | -0.701 | 171.799 mph | 77 |
20 | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Austin Cindric | 31.438 | -0.707 | 171.767 mph | 94 |
21 | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Cody Ware | 31.595 | -0.864 | 170.913 mph | 126 |
22 | 66 | MBM Motorsports | Timmy Hill | 32.593 | -1.862 | 165.680 mph | 54 |
At the end of the day, teams also got a chance to do some live pit stop testing with the new single lug nut tires. TobyChristie.com filmed Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 team giving it a go:
Video: What Does a Single Lug Nut Pit Stop Look Like in NASCAR, Teams Practiced Them at Charlotte