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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Preseason Thunder, the annual test session held at Daytona
International Speedway in preparation for the season-opening races at
the 2.5-mile superspeedway, will expand in 2014 to include all three
NASCAR national series – the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide
and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Kicking
off the “Road to Daytona” which culminates with the 56th running of the
Daytona 500 on Feb. 23, 2014, Preseason Thunder testing begins Thursday
and Friday, Jan. 9-10, with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series participating
in two days – and four sessions – of on-track activity. NASCAR
Nationwide Series testing will follow on Saturday and
Sunday, Jan. 11-12, with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series testing
on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 13-14. All test sessions are scheduled to
run from 9 a.m.-Noon ET, and again from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. ET.
“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 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.”
“We’re
looking forward to hosting all three of NASCAR’s national touring
series
for Preseason Thunder,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie
Chitwood III 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.”
In
addition to the on-track action, NASCAR and Daytona International
Speedway
announced the return of Preseason Thunder Fan Fest, a fan-favorite event
featuring driver question-and-answer opportunities, autograph sessions
and more. The
Preseason Thunder
Fan Fests are scheduled on Thursday night, Jan. 9 for the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series and Saturday night, Jan. 11 for the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
The
schedule of driver question-and-answer and autograph sessions will be
finalized
closer to the event. Tickets for Preseason Thunder, which include the
autograph session wristbands, will be available for purchase on Monday,
Nov. 18 by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.
Fans can watch each day’s testing at no cost from a section of the Oldfield Grandstands
on the Daytona International Speedway frontstretch.
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