Kyle Busch on top at Daytona
Kyle Busch continued Chevrolet's position at the top of the speeds on the second day of testing this week at Daytona International Speedway
Busch followed on from where teammate Jeff Gordon left off last week, setting a lap of 188.119 mph on Tuesday to go over a mile an hour faster than anyone else could on Tuesday.
Second fastest was rookie Clint Bowyer in a Richard Childress Chevrolet, with Bowyer's teammate Kevin Harvick third fastest.
The only non-Chevrolet in the top eight speeds was Dale Jarrett in the new Ford Fusion with the fourth fastest speed, who will be trying to win his fourth Daytona 500 next month.
Jarrett believes the switch from the Taurus to the Fusion will make a difference at Daytona.
"I believe that with the change to the Fusion that that's gonna allow the Fords to get themselves in a position to be more of a factor in the Daytona 500 this year," Jarrett said, who sat on the Daytona 500 pole last year.
"I think that I'm correct in saying that a Ford hasn't won since we did that in 2000, and I think if you look back you probably won't see many laps led by a Ford during that time."
Testing wraps up on Wednesday, with teams focusing on how their cars behave in packs as they test their cars in multi-car drafts.
Tuesday morning speeds:
Pos Driver Car Speed 1. Scott Riggs Dodge 185.345 mph 2. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 185.288 3. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 185.139 4. Jeff Green Chevrolet 185.082 5. David Green Chevrolet 185.021 6. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 185.006 7. Kurt Busch Dodge 184.877 8. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 184.873 9. Jamie McMurray Ford 184.695 10. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 184.649 11. Greg Biffle Ford 184.494 12. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 184.332 13. Dale Jarrett Ford 184.260 14. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 184.121 15. Mark Martin Ford 184.087 16. Carl Edwards Ford 184.034 17. Casey Mears Dodge 183.993 18. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 183.861 19. Kyle Petty Dodge 183.730 20. Hermie Sadler Ford 183.516 21. Paul Menard Chevrolet 183.184 22. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 183.005 23. Michael Waltrip Dodge 182.760 24. Brent Sherman Dodge 182.519 25. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 182.194 26. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 182.101 27. Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 182.090 28. Morgan Shepherd Ford 181.682 29. Mike Wallace Dodge 181.646 30. Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 180.825 31. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 180.440 32. Kirk Shelmerdine Chevrolet 180.419 33. Larry Gunselman Chevrolet 180.032
Tuesday afternoon speeds:
Pos Driver Car Speed 1. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 188.119 mph 2. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 186.896 3. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 186.815 4. Dale Jarrett Ford 186.544 5. Jeff Green Chevrolet 186.000 6. David Green Chevrolet 185.916 7. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 185.893 8. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 185.874 9. Scott Riggs Dodge 185.747 10. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 185.216 11. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 185.212 12. Kurt Busch Dodge 185.170 13. Kyle Petty Dodge 185.147 14. Greg Biffle Ford 185.090 15. Jamie McMurray Ford 184.759 16. Carl Edwards Ford 184.354 17. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 184.313 18. Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 184.264 19. Hermie Sadler Ford 184.222 20. Mark Martin Ford 184.196 21. Casey Mears Dodge 184.042 22. Michael Waltrip Dodge 184.026 23. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 183.944 24. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 183.831 25. Morgan Shepherd Ford 182.715 26. Paul Menard Chevrolet 182.460 27. Mike Wallace Dodge 182.345 28. Dave Blaney Dodge 182.256 29. Brent Sherman Dodge 182.205 30. Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 182.020 31. Larry Gunselman Chevrolet 181.572 32. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 181.569 33. Kirk Shelmerdine Chevrolet 180.934
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