Speeds Top 203 MPH in Practice on Daytona's Repaved Track

Filed under: Kyle Busch, Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Testing, NASCAR Tracks, Sprint Cup, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The recently repaved surface at Daytona International Speedway is fast. Really fast. Maybe too fast.

In the most significant test on the 2 1/2 -mile superspeedway, cars topped 203 mph Friday during practice for the Budweiser Shootout.

Joey Logano turned the fast lap with an average speed of 203.087 mph in the second of two practice sessions. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch also topped 203 mph. Several others were close behind. In all, 10 cars hit 200 mph. Four more were in the 199 mph range, creating some concern at NASCAR's most famous track.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/11/speeds-top-203-mph-in-practice-on-daytonas-repaved-track/

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