Speedway, Ind. — The total lap count for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway two-day test was 3,455 laps, and Mark Martin turned the most of any driver, with 316.

Twenty-two drivers combined to turn 1,734 laps around the 2.5-mile oval Monday, while 21 drivers combined to turn 1,721 today. Jeff Burton only tested Monday.

Today’s fastest driver was NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series rookie Brian Vickers, who turned an unofficial lap of 49.5721 seconds, 181.554 mph. Running second to Vickers in the two-day test was Jason Leffler at 180.787. Martin was third of the 22 drivers at 179.690 in the No. 6 Viagra Ford, Elliott Sadler was fourth at 179.587 in the No. 38 M&M’s Ford and three-time Brickyard winner Jeff Gordon was fifth at 179.456.

Vickers’ time was only seven-tenths of a second slower than the official event record of 48.822, 184.343 set by Kevin Harvick during qualifications for the 2003 race. Jimmy Spencer recorded the fastest lap of practice July 12 at 178.517, and Jeff Green was fastest in the first round of private testing, on July 6-7, with a lap of 181.641 on the second day.

Nine additional teams are scheduled to participate in private testing on July 19-20. The drivers tentatively scheduled to participate are: former Brickyard 400 winners Dale Jarrett (1996, 1999) and Bill Elliott (2002), Dave Blaney, Ward Burton, Robby Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Kenny Wallace.

Contributed by IMS News Bureau

BRICKYARD 400 TESTING UNOFFICIAL SPEEDS (COMBINED)
Second day IMS testing with rank, car number, driver and speed in miles per hour, day, session, total laps.

1. 25A, Brian Vickers, 181.554, today, afternoon, 149; 2. 60X, Jason Leffler, 180.787, today, afternoon, 142; 3. 6A, Mark Martin, 179.690, today, afternoon, 316; 4. 38, Elliott Sadler, 179.587, today, morning, 218; 5. 24A, Jeff Gordon, 179.456, today, afternoon, 103; 6. 23, Tony Raines, 179.011, today, afternoon, 156; 7. 2A, Rusty Wallace, 178.833, today, afternoon, 143; 8. 4A, Jimmy Spencer, 178.517, Monday, afternoon, 141; 9. 19A, Jeremy Mayfield, 178.244, today, morning, 243; 10. 77A, Brendan Gaughan, 178.027, today, afternoon 134; 11. 22, Scott Wimmer, 177.528, today, afternoon, 204; 12. 01B, Joe Nemechek, 177.362, today, morning, 264; 13. 9B, Kasey Kahne, 176.489, today, morning, 219; 14. 41A, Casey Mears, 176.378, today, morning, 161; 15. 16A, Greg Biffle, 176.259, today, morning, 203; 16. 10A, Scott Riggs, 176.257, today, afternoon, 173; 17. 49, Ken Schrader, 175.727, today, afternoon, 91; 18. 21A, Ricky Rudd, 175.072, today, morning, 142; 19. 99, Jeff Burton, 174.582, Monday, morning, 87; 20. 14, Larry Foyt, 172.669, today, morning, 74; 21. 98, Todd Bodine, 172.601, Monday, morning, 42; 22. 72, Kirk Shelmerdine, 161.827, today, morning, 50.