NO NASCAR TESTING IN 2009? Maybe… (CONFIRMED)
by Mike Irwin ~ November 14th, 2008 @ 8:32 amNASCAR is expected to announce a “no testing” policy for Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series or NASCAR Camping World East or West Series for the 2009 season.
Teams will also not be able to test at tracks at which any of those series compete.
Thanks to friend Chris Knight from www.Catchfence.com for this information.
… an update from www.Jayski.com
NASCAR has banned all testing at its sanctioned tracks next season in an effort to help teams save several million dollars in their 2009 budgets. The moratorium, which includes the traditional “preseason” Daytona 500 testing, is for all three of NASCAR’s top divisions. Teams will not be permitted to test at any track where a Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series or Truck Series event is held. NASCAR informed teams of its decision Friday morning at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The decision is an about-face from just a few months ago, when NASCAR was considering widening the testing schedule to as many as 24 days at any track.(Associated Press)(11-14-2008)
