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Daytona Testing Wrap-up
Larry Foyt and Anthony
Foyt IV finished up NASCAR Busch Series testing at Daytona
International Speedway on a high note Sunday afternoon after three
days of running the high banks of the 2.5 mile speedway.
On Saturday, Larry posted his best speed of the day in the morning
drafting session where he was 10th quick with a speed of 184.75 mph.
Anthony's best speed came in the morning single car session where he
posted a lap of 180.12 mph for 29th quickest.
On Sunday, A.J. IV found some speed in the morning practices
posting a 179.74 mph for 17th on the grid in the single car session
and a 181.90 mph for 10th quickest in the morning drafting session.
He did not participate in the afternoon session as the team packed
up early. Larry's best speed of the day came in the afternoon
drafting session where he was 13th quickest with a speed of 184.45
mph.
"Everything went well," Larry said. "It's an impound race so we
were really focused on getting the car to work well in the race. We
spent a lot of time getting the car to work good on old tires and we
found a good balance. I know they're coming back with a better
engine so I think Kasey Kahne will have a pretty good car for the
race. The crew seemed happy with the way things went."
Larry plans to be in competing in the Daytona 500 as sponsorship
plans are nearing completion. The team he will be driving for (his
father will not be fielding a car) will be making an announcement
soon. Stay tuned.
Foyt Boys Testing at Daytona
Larry and Anthony Foyt IV are in Daytona Beach, Fla. this weekend testing
Busch Series cars for the upcoming Hershey's Kissables 300.
Larry is testing a car for Ray Evernham which will be driven by Kasey Kahne in
the Busch race at Daytona next month.
"It was an opportunity to help out Ray and Kasey but it also allows me to get
back the stock car feel," said Foyt. "The last race car I drove was my dad's
Indy car in the 500 at Indy last May."
Foyt adapted pretty quickly for having been out of the cockpit for nearly eight
months. He was 18th out of 59 cars in the morning session and fifth out of 44
cars in the drafting session in the afternoon. "This car is fast but we still
have to work on some things to get it to drive better," he said afterwards,
adding "I'm having fun. It feels good to be back behind the wheel."
Anthony, who had watched Larry make his debut in the 2004 Daytona 500 and again
was present for Larry's stirring run in the ARCA race there last year, took to
the historic track for the first time in the No. 38 Great Clips Dodge. Foyt IV
will race for the Great Clips team for the entire Busch Series including the
300-miler at Daytona next month.
Asked his first impression of driving around the track, he replied, "It's big
and rough. Driving by myself was pretty easy but I know it'll be more difficult
in the draft. Larry told me what to expect before I got down here but it's good
to have him here testing too."
"We didn't do any drafting the first day," said Foyt IV. "I was pretty much
working on my line and practicing the qualifying run. Here you have to really be
precise on your shifting to run the car up through the gears, so that you build
up the momentum on your first lap and go for it on the second lap. I'm looking
forward to the whole experience."
Testing at Daytona continues through the weekend.
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