NASCAR 2017 Phoenix International Raceway Testing Results
NASCAR 2017 testing results and photos are shown below. These results are from the first test of the 2017 NASCAR season.
Thirteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams competed in a two-day Organizational Open Test at Phoenix Raceway on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
Carl Edwards also made an appearance as shown in the photos below. He wasn’t there as a driver but as a coach. Daniel Suarez made his first appearance in the #19 for Joe Gibbs Racing, the car Carl Edwards used to pilot.
While it can be difficult to ascertain if one team has a leg up on another using the data from just a single test, there is reason to be excited if you’re a fan of Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. All four finished in the top five in all four sessions. The fastest lap over two days went to Earnhardt Jr., at 26.555 seconds in Wednesday’s morning session.
This was Dale Earnhardt Jr’s first time on track in an official NASCAR race or practice since removing himself from the racecar in 2016.
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Dale Jr was cleared by NASCAR to drive on December 9, 2016. Two months later, he’s fastest overall in after the two day NASCAR test at Phoenix International Raceway.
View the 2017 NASCAR test results below. The first test of the new NASCAR season.
NASCAR 2017 Test Photos
NASCAR 2017 TEST SESSION 1:
Jan 31, 2017
| RANK | DRIVER | FASTEST LAP TIME, SECONDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 26.568 |
| 2. | Joey Logano | 26.595 |
| 3. | Kevin Harvick | 26.774 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 26.799 |
| 5. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26.807 |
| 6. | Aric Almirola | 26.845 |
| 7. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26.854 |
| 8. | Austin Dillon | 26.876 |
| 9. | AJ Allmendinger | 26.896 |
| 10. | Erik Jones | 26.898 |
| 11. | Michael McDowell | 26.965 |
| 12. | Ty Dillon | 26.976 |
| 13. | Daniel Suarez | 27.125 |
NASCAR 2017 TEST SESSION 2:
Jan 31, 2017
| RANK | DRIVER | FASTEST LAP TIME, SECONDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joey Logano | 26.674 |
| 2. | Ty Dillon | 26.722 |
| 3. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26.774 |
| 4. | Kyle Larson | 26.788 |
| 5. | Kevin Harvick | 26.802 |
| 6. | Erik Jones | 26.808 |
| 7. | Ryan Blaney | 26.885 |
| 8. | Aric Almirola | 26.965 |
| 9. | Austin Dillon | 26.977 |
| 10. | AJ Allmendinger | 27.043 |
| 11. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 27.045 |
| 12. | Daniel Suarez | 27.085 |
| 13. | Michael McDowell | 27.142 |
NASCAR 2017 TEST SESSION 3:
February 1, 2017
| RANK | DRIVER | FASTEST LAP TIME, SECONDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26.555 |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | 26.583 |
| 3. | Erik Jones | 26.625 |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | 26.685 |
| 5. | Joey Logano | 26.690 |
| 6. | Daniel Suarez | 26.710 |
| 7. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26.713 |
| 8. | Austin Dillon | 26.741 |
| 9. | Ryan Blaney | 26.750 |
| 10. | Aric Almirola | 26.755 |
| 11. | AJ Allmendinger | 26.763 |
| 12. | Ty Dillon | 26.848 |
| 13. | Michael McDowell | 27.244 |
NASCAR 2017 TEST SESSION 4:
February 1, 2017
| RANK | DRIVER | FASTEST LAP TIME, SECONDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 26.667 |
| 2. | Kevin Harvick | 26.698 |
| 3. | Joey Logano | 26.703 |
| 4. | Erik Jones | 26.726 |
| 5. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26.731 |
| 6. | Ryan Blaney | 26.766 |
| 7. | Austin Dillon | 26.770 |
| 8. | Daniel Suarez | 26.733 |
| 9. | Michael McDowell | 26.816 |
| 10. | AJ Allmendinger | 26.924 |
| 11. | Aric Almirola | 26.972 |
| 12. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 27.034 |
| 13. | Ty Dillon | 27.082 |
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