Four Cup Series teams will mark the unofficial start of the 2018 NASCAR season Tuesday and Wednesday with a Goodyear tire test at Texas Motor Speedway.
The test, which will be held from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET each day and is open to the public, will include defending Cup champion Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola.
Entry to the grandstands will be through Gate 4.
Elliott, the driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 9 Chevrolet, will be the first driver to pilot Chevrolet’s new Camaro ZL1 model, which replaces the SS.
Blaney and Almirola will get their first time in the cockpit with their new teams. Blaney in Team Penske’s No. 12 Ford and Almirola in Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 10 Ford.
It will be Truex’s first time on track since clinching his first Cup title in November.
I’m going to spend lunch at the grandstand start/finish line on Wednesday for the folks who come out. https://t.co/DgYGdahaBn
— Ryan Blaney (@Blaney) January 8, 2018
Participating in the @GoodyearRacing test at @TXMotorSpeedway tomorrow & Wed. Come on out, fans! My first time behind the wheel of the No. 10 @SmithfieldBrand Ford for @StewartHaasRcng. Can't wait!
— Aric Almirola (@Aric_Almirola) January 8, 2018