The first test for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup series took to the track Thursday at Atlanta Motor Speedway , site of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup QuikTrip 500 (FOX 1 p.m. ET). Jeff Gordon had the fastest lap in the second test session, with a lap of 188.424 miles per hour. Jamie McMurray put down the day’s fastest speed, set in the day’s first session, with a lap of 191.278 miles per hour.
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing, was first out of the garage Thursday morning. Larson is looking his first Sprint Cup Series win after being named last year’s Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
“We were all pretty anxious to get out there,” Larson said. MORE>>>
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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