HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Not long after NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series Pre-season Testing was completed at the 2.5-mile Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the mood around the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) shop in Huntersville, N.C., was one of optimism.
The reason?
Despite one of the busiest off-seasons in recent memory due to switching manufacturers from Chevrolet to Toyota and readying NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow (CoT) for its first Daytona appearance, all three JGR Sprint Cup teams posted speeds in the top-10 of each of their respective January test sessions.
The January numbers will make JGR teammates Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and newcomer Kyle Busch among the favorites when the Sprint Cup Series returns to Daytona in February for the 50th Daytona 500.
Along with the manufacturer change and
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