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Dearborn, Mich. — NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams will test July 8-9 and July 14-16 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for the 10th annual Brickyard 400 on Aug. 3.

Unlike previous years, the 2003 tests are not mandatory for teams. The hours of testing for each day are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., with a lunch break from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Although the tests are private, the public can view testing at no charge from the South Terrace grandstands, located inside the track between Turns 1 and 2.

Testing Roster for July 8-9, tentative, subject to change: Mark Martin, Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, Ricky Craven, Sterling Marlin, Casey Mears and Dave Blaney.

SPEED CALLS TO BARKER
NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew chief Robert "Bootie" Barker has been added to Speed Channel’s on-air team and is scheduled to host a regular segment each Saturday as part of SpeedNews – NASCAR Edition. The new segment — Bootie Call — debuts this weekend from Daytona Beach, Fla. and will be an insider’s look at what’s going on in the NASCAR garage area from week to week.

"Most of what is said about what’s going on at the track is from an outsider’s perspective," said Barker, crew chief for the No. 77 Jasper Motorsports Ford piloted by Dave Blaney, in a written release. "This will be an effort to get the Speed Channel viewers even closer to the action."

Speed Channel expects Barker’s role to grow with the network.