NASCAR Expands Preseason Thunder For 2014 On Wednesday, NASCAR officially announced the dates for Preseason Thunder, the yearly test session for the Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway. There are some additions as well. NASCAR Preseason Thunder will be held from January 9-14, 2014 in Daytona, an increase of three days from this year. The Sprint Cup Series teams will be on track on January 9-10. The Nationwide Series will then move in and test on January 11-12. Finally, Camping World Truck Series teams will test on January 13-14. For the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series, it will be their first official January test in Daytona since the testing ban was instituted after the end of the 2008 season. In addition to the on-track action, there will also be fan-friendly activities available. The Preseason Thunder Fan Fest will be back for another year. Sprint Cup’s fan fest will be held on January 9th, while the Nationwide Series fan fest will be on January 11th. There is currently no fan fest scheduled for the Camping World Truck Series. NASCAR is happy to have Preseason Thunder back in Daytona for another year. “Preseason Thunder at Daytona offers teams an opportunity to prepare for one of the most important race weekends of the season,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR’s Vice President of Competition. “Races at Daytona International Speedway are unique to NASCAR competition, and Preseason Thunder will not only give all three of our national series an opportunity to test, but will allow us to settle upon a rules package that will benefit our teams and provide the best on-track action for our fans.” Track President Joie Chitwood, III is also excited about the upcoming open tests. “We’re looking forward to hosting all three of NASCAR’s national touring series for Preseason Thunder,” Chitwood said. “Having the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series teams join the stars of the Sprint Cup Series in testing the high banks will ignite plenty of excitement for the start of the new NASCAR season.” Tickets for Preseason Thunder are not available as of yet. However, they will be made available starting on November 18th by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. Tickets will include wristbands required for admittance to autograph sessions. For the testing itself, fans will be able to watch from a portion of the Oldfield Grandstand (exit of Turn 4) free of charge.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:28:20 +0000
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