NSCS: NASCAR Holding Goodyear Tire Test at Charlotte Motor Speedway

NASCAR has announced that four teams are scheduled to take part in a Goodyear tire test on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Those teams are Hendrick Motorsports (Kasey Kahne), Furniture Row Racing (Martin Truex Jr.), Richard Petty Motorsports (Aric Almirola) and BK Racing (JJ Yeley). This session was closed to the public.

There will also be a open test this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, set to take place on Wednesday. Each team is allowed to send one driver to the test. Per speedway officials, it looks as though Kahne, Almirola, Truex, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, Denny Hamlin, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Clint Bowyer and Michael McDowell are scheduled to take part. Fans are welcome to take in the action, with gates opening at 9 a.m. EST. Testing is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to noon ET and from 1-5 p.m. ET.

Following the Charlotte test, there will be no more Goodyear tire tests till April 7-8 at Richmond International Raceway, which will feature Stewart-Haas Racing, JTG Daugherty, Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing. Tire tests are also scheduled for April 13-15 at Kentucky Speedway and April 27-29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams. Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.

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