Anyway, back to the track…Erin Crocker, the driver of the No. 46 Chevy has been behind the wheel at Daytona. Her speeds on the track aren’t up top, but they are consistent, and that will mean a lot when she gets out there with the competition come race day. Sometimes the fastest fellows get caught up in the messy wrecks simply because they’re all bunched up together, fighting for the top spot early in the race…resulting in clearing the way for some of the more patient, less speed blessed drivers.
Another familiar face, Kyle Busch is testing the No. 51 Toyota. The speeds with his truck have at times been almost ten mph slower than the leader. Perhaps they’re working on race trim and not necessarily looking for speed at this test session, because if it’s speed they’re going for…well…hmmm…he did however make his presence known. Friday during testing, it seems he was doing a little over zealous bump drafting up on the tail end of a rookie, Colin Braun, driver of the No. 6 Ford. Joey Clanton, driver of the No. 09 Ford that was caught up in the aftermath of the little bump had a very strong opinion of the episode…
“It’s a veteran out there taking advantage of a rookie. It’s the same old thing we hear all the time. The first day of practice…you don’t bump draft, especially a rookie that’s never done it before.” Clanton said.
Both the No. 6 and No. 09 teams headed back home. That mistake, no matter who’s it was, cost them the rest of the testing session.
You do know the trucks don’t have restrictor plate’s right? Yeah, pretty cool…but before you get too excited, they have what is called a spacer plate, and it goes between the carburetor and the manifold, tapering the space. It serves nearly the same purpose as the traditional restrictor plate does. It slows those puppies down. But they’re still louder than the stock cars are…I wonder why that is, but trust me, my ear drums about blew out when the first bunch came around turn four drafting each other. Loud enough to chase me away? Never. Give me more…more…more!!
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