Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Toyota sets the pace

Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart sat atop the speed chart following Monday afternoon’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Busch set the fastest lap of the day at 183.580 mph (29.415 seconds) in the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry. Stewart set the second- and third-fastest speeds (182.426/29.601 and 182.334/29.616) in separate cars.

Carl Edwards was fourth fastest at 182.119/29.651 in a Ford and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the fastest Chevy at 181.482/29.755 -– good for eighth in the session. Ryan Newman was the fastest Dodge driver (180.874/29.855), in 16th place.

Several drivers had close encounters with the walls, including Sam Hornish Jr., Dario Franchitti and David Ragan, but none were injured. Jacques Villeneuve and Regan Smith spun but did not make contact.

Sprint Cup Series testing continues all day Tuesday at LVMS.

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