COT blows away current Cup cars
Added photo of Busch's Dodge COT car courtesy of Dodge. One reason the COT car was faster by a wide margin is the fact that it does not use the same restrictor plate engine the current Cup cars use at Daytona. That plus the fact the new rear wing provides globs of downforce.
01/17/07 Wednesday test times from Daytona before rains cut the session short.
Rank Car# Driver Manu Time (seconds) speed (mph) laps run
1 2C Kurt Busch Dodge Avenger 47.074 191.188 9
2 24A Jeff Gordon Chevy 48.755 184.596 2
3 40 David Stremme Dodge 48.842 184.268 18
4 38A David Gilliland Ford 48.901 184.045 8
5 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 48.966 183.801 14
6 5A Kyle Busch Chevy 48.984 183.733 5
7 11A Denny Hamlin Chevy 48.989 183.715 8
8 55A Michael Waltrip Toyota 48.998 183.681 13
9 00A David Reutimann Toyota 49.020 183.599 11
10 36A Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 49.055 183.468 11
11 4A Ward Burton Chevy 49.094 183.322 14
12 6B David Ragan Ford 49.135 183.169 12
13 23A Dave Blaney Toyota 49.148 183.120 18
14 92 Kevin Lepage Dodge 49.180 183.001 11
15 18A J.J. Yeley Chevy 49.184 182.986 21
16 17C Matt Kenseth Ford 49.186 182.979 15
17 39C Regan Smith Chevy 49.208 182.897 11
18 01B Mark Martin Chevy 49.217 182.864 9
19 70H Johnny Sauter Chevy 49.220 182.852 5
20 45A Kyle Petty Dodge 49.240 182.778 14
21 07C Clint Bowyer Chevy 49.252 182.734 3
22 31x Jeff Burton Chevy 49.254 182.726 19
23 12B Ryan Newman Dodge 49.448 182.009 8
24 2A Kurt Busch Dodge 49.481 181.888 2
25 84B Brian Vickers Toyota 49.505 181.800 9
26 15B Paul Menard Chevy 49.513 181.770 8
27 15A Paul Menard Chevy 49.532 181.701 11
28 21A Kenny Schrader Ford 49.570 181.561 15
29 55B Michael Waltrip Toyota 49.599 181.455 5
30 78B Kenny Wallace Chevy 49.610 181.415 18
31 38C David Gilliland Ford 49.610 181.415 7
32 24B Jeff Gordon Chevy 49.615 181.397 14
33 07A Clint Bowyer Chevy 49.618 181.386 12
34 70C Johnny Sauter Chevy 49.656 181.247 5
35 19A Elliott Sadler Dodge 49.674 181.181 8
36 12C Ryan Newman Dodge Avenger 49.723 181.003 5
37 11B Denny Hamlin Chevy 49.770 180.832 11
38 99B Carl Edwards Ford 49.792 180.752 15
39 01A Mark Martin Chevy 49.850 180.542 3
40 78A Kenny Wallace Chevy 49.884 180.419 6
41 09A Mike Wallace Chevy 49.944 180.202 14
42 99A Carl Edwards Ford 50.002 179.993 5
43 49B Mike Bliss Dodge 50.072 179.741 9
44 49A Mike Bliss Dodge 50.122 179.562 12
45 19B Elliiott Sadler Dodge 50.278 179.005 6
46 72A Brandon Whitt Chevy 50.331 178.816 7
47 84A Brian Vickers Toyota 50.420 178.501 2
48 30 Stanton Barrett Chevy 50.480 178.288 40