NASCAR 2017 Testing Speeds – 1st Test – Phoenix International Raceway

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.

Daniel Suarez NASCAr Cup Series Testing - Phoenix

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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