Brad Keselowski during the Next Gen Test at Daytona International Speedway. Image from RFK Racing.
UPDATE 2: The top five riders in Wednesday’s session were # 12-Blaney, # 22-Logano, # 14-Briscoe, # 9-Elliott and # 4-Harvick.
This concludes the next generation testing. Cars will next hit the track for the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Day 2 – Practice
| Mail. | No. | Managers) | Make | Team | Best time (seconds) | Differential | Best speed (mph) |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Span Penske | 27,292 | 131,907 | |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Span Penske | 27,327 | -0.035 | 131,738 |
| 3 | 14 | Jaag Briscoe | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 27,376 | -0.084 | 131,502 |
| 4 | 9 | Jaag Elliot | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 27,413 | -0.121 | 131,325 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 27,457 | -0.165 | 131,114 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 27,481 | -0.189 | 131 000 |
| 7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | Voorry Motorsport | 27,594 | -0.302 | 130,463 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 27,607 | -0.315 | 130,402 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | Railway House Racing | 27,641 | -0,349 | 130,241 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 27,645 | -0.353 | 130,222 |
| 11 | 17 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | RFK Racing | 27,688 | -0,396 | 130,020 |
| 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace / Kurt Busch | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 27,705 | -0,413 | 129,940 |
| 13 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 27,713 | -0.421 | 129,903 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 27,748 | -0.456 | 129,739 |
| 15 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Klein GMS Motorsports | 27,781 | -0,489 | 129,585 |
| 16 | 8 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Richard Childdress Racing | 27,786 | -0,494 | 129,562 |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 27,826 | -0.534 | 129,375 |
| 18 | 27 | Loris Hezemans | Ford | Span Hezeberg | 27,928 | -0,636 | 128,903 |
UPDATE 24-1-2022: The top-5 in Tuesday’s Test session were # 5-Larson, # 8-Reddick, # 22-Logano, # 47-Stenhouse, Jr. and # 23-Busch / Wallace.
The test will end on Wednesday.
| Mail. | No. | Managers) | Make | Team | Best time (seconds) | Differential | Best speed (mph) |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 27,329 | 131,728 | |
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | Richard Childdress Racing | 27,474 | -0.145 | 131,033 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Span Penske | 27 500 | -0.171 | 130,909 |
| 4 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 27,534 | -0.205 | 130,747 |
| 5 | 23 | Kurt Busch / Bubba Wallace | Ford | 23XI Racing | 27,563 | -0.234 | 130,610 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Span Penske | 27,583 | -0.254 | 130,515 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | RFK Racing | 27,592 | -0.263 | 130,473 |
| 8 | 9 | Jaag Elliott | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 27,611 | -0.282 | 130,383 |
| 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 27,648 | -0.319 | 130,208 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 27,743 | -0,414 | 129,762 |
| 11 | 1 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | Railway House Racing | 27,781 | -0.452 | 129,585 |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 27,784 | -0,455 | 129,571 |
| 13 | 14 | Jaag Briscoe | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 27,809 | -0,480 | 129,454 |
| 14 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 27,848 | -0,519 | 129,273 |
| 15 | 21 | Austin Cindric | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 27,894 | -0.565 | 129,060 |
| 16 | 38 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Voorry Motorsport | 28,004 | -0.675 | 128,553 |
| 17 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Klein GMS Motorsports | 28,147 | -0,818 | 127,900 |
| 18 | 27 | Loris Hezemans | Ford | Span Hezeberg | 28,721 | -1,392 | 125,344 |
ORIGINAL placement: NASCAR will host a two-day Next Gen organizational test at Phoenix Raceway this week, marking the Cup Series’ last pre-season shake-up before the 2022 schedule begins.
Cars are on course in the desert Tuesday and Wednesday, and the venue happens to be the championship destination. NASCAR.com sal streams all the action live on his YouTube channel. Each day’s sessions will run from 11:00 to 19:00 ET.
Fans will be allowed to attend Tuesday’s test session from the Phoenix Raceway Canyon section of the grandstand. Admission is free, but fans must register for online access.
– NASCAR.com –
Tentative Test List for Phoenix, 9a-5p MT (11a-7p ET) Tue and Wed. Free grandstand access for fans only Tuesday 10a-5p MT. Nascar will have a camera stream on its YouTube channel. Package is set at 670 hp with 4-inch pampering so teams can focus on their own data collection. pic.twitter.com/mYbCGux1mC
– Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) 24 January 2022
