Montoya tops morning session
Juan Pablo Montoya showed he is quickly getting to grips with the banking at Daytona International Speedway, as he topped the morning session on his second day of the NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder testing
After being sixth quickest yesterday, Montoya emerged quickest in Tuesday's morning session at Daytona, setting a speed of 184.754 mph in the second of eleven laps he completed.
It's the first time Montoya tests at the famous 2.5 mile tri-oval, after trying out the road course version of the track earlier this month in the Daytona Prototype that he will race next week in the Rolex 24 Hours.
Showing signs of progress for Chip Ganassi Racing, David Stremme posted the second fastest speed in the session with his No. 40 Dodge at 184.479 mph, followed by yesterday's pace-setter David Gilliland in his No. 38 Ford.
A drafting session is scheduled for the afternoon, so speeds are expected to rise relative to the morning single-car runs.
Tuesday morning speeds at Daytona:
Pos Driver Make Speed (mph) 1. Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 184.574 2. David Stremme Dodge 184.479 3. David Gilliland Ford 184.415 4. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 184.309 5. Matt Kenseth Ford 184.200 6. Elliott Sadler Dodge 184.196 7. Mike Skinner Toyota 184.090 8. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 183.993 9. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 183.940 10. Mark Martin Chevrolet 183.857 11. Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 183.809 12. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 183.801 13. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 183.625 14. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 183.445 15. David Ragan Ford 183.382 16. Kyle Petty Dodge 183.255 17. David Reutimann Toyota 183.102 18. Ryan Newman Dodge 183.046 19. Ward Burton Chevrolet 182.901 20. Kurt Busch Dodge 182.849 21. Michael Waltrip Toyota 182.808 22. Regan Smith Chevrolet 182.804 23. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 182.741 24. AJ Allmendinger Toyota 182.460 25. Paul Menard Chevrolet 182.330 26. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 182.131 27. Ken Schrader Ford 181.859 28. Carl Edwards Ford 181.800 29. Mike Wallace Chevrolet 181.532 30. Kevin Lepage Dodge 181.459 31. Mike Bliss Dodge 181.167 32. Brandon Whitt Chevrolet 180.687 32. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 180.458 34. James Hylton Chevrolet 180.086
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