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Thursday, 10th August 2006

Jamie McMurray and Robby Gordon completed a trouble free two-day tyre test at the Atlanta Motor Speedway this week at the behest of Goodyear.

Jamie McMurray and Robby Gordon completed a trouble free two-day tyre test at the Atlanta Motor Speedway this week at the behest of Goodyear.

Both drivers were grateful for the extra track time on Tuesday and Wednesday at the high-speed 1.54-mile oval with Gordon setting the quickest time of the test on the opening day.

“Every year we get more competitive,” Gordon said. “We collect our own data in-house and with NASCAR restricting the tests this year, we get the same number as everyone else. That has levelled the playing field a lot.”

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“It was nice coming out here to Atlanta to do a tyre test today,” McMurray added. “We brought a brand-new car out here so we were able use this first part of this as a shake-down run. We used the first couple hours to get the car balanced, so it is very beneficial to have this opportunity.”

The Nextel Cup Series returns to Atlanta on the weekend of October 27th-29th for the Bass Pro Shops 500.

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