From nascar.com
Carl Edwards is one of four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers scheduled to take part in this week's Dec. 9-10 Goodyear tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, joining Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard. Edwards sees in this test a "huge" opportunity as he prepares to make his first appearance behind the wheel on behalf of Joe Gibbs Racing. "It's a new rules package, it's a new car (and) I'm trying a new seat. Everything's different. New crew chief," Edwards said last week while in Las Vegas for the season-ending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony. At JGR, he will drive the No. 19 Toyota and be paired with crew chief Darian Grubb. All three car manufacturers participating in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series -- Toyota, Chevrolet and Ford -- will have team representation at the test. Hornish (Richard Petty Motorsports) will be the Ford team on hand while the Chevrolet teams of Earnhardt (Hendrick Motorsports) and Menard (Richard Childress Racing) will participate. The test at CMS is designed to gather information for Goodyear as it seeks to work through how NASCAR's 2015 rules package may impact tire wear on intermediate tracks. Goodyear officials are expected to hold a tire test in January at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and could test at Atlanta Motor Speedway before the series travels there for next year's second race of the season.
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