ARCA Racing Series To Test at Daytona International Speedway Next Week

While most of the focus remains on the upcoming Sprint Cup Series test near the end of the month, the ARCA Racing Series is set to hit the high banks of Daytona first.

From January 11 to 13, ARCA drivers will be present at the 2.5-mile oval, trying their hand on the new pavement.

One of the drivers attending will be last year's winner, Bobby Gerhart.

Gerhart will be making his 24th consecutive ARCA race this year at Daytona when he takes the green flag in February.

In those 24 starts, he has six wins, four poles and has led in 11 of the last 13 races at Daytona.

"We always come out with some very positive info," Gerhart said in the ARCA Racing Network's press release.

"We know our set-up is very solid for the race. We understand our baseline very well, but there are so many small adjustments anymore on these cars that translate into on-track performance. It's those several incremental adjustments that we gain on going to these tests.

"Overall, the information we've gleaned from the tests has worked for us, so we're not going to try and fix it."

Twenty-seven drivers are listed on the entry list to be at Daytona, including series veterans Frank Kimmel and young stars Ty Dillon and Chris Buescher.

ARCARacing.com will feature live timing and scoring from the three-day test.

ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards
Open Testing, Daytona Int'l Speedway (January 11, 12, 13)
Tentative Entry List
NO	DRIVER	TEAM
1	Chad McCumbee	Andy Belmont Racing
1	Chad McCumbee	Andy Belmont Racing
3	Brent Brevak	Brevak Racing
5	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart Racing
5	Bobby Gerhart	Bobby Gerhart Racing
5	Brian Smith	Bobby Gerhart Racing
12	Maryeve DuFault	Tony Marks Racing
12	Chase Austin	Tony Marks Racing
12	Jared Marks	Tony Marks Racing
14	John Graham	Andy Belmont Racing
14	John Ferrier	Andy Belmont Racing
15	Kyle Fowler	Venturini Motorsports
16	Randy Renfro	Coulter Motorsports
16	Joey Coulter	Coulter Motorsports
17	Chris Buescher	Roulo Brothers Racing
23	Rob Jones	Hixson Motorsports
25	TBA	Venturini Motorsports
28	Tony Clark	Hixson Motorsports
31	Tim George Jr.	Richard Childress Racing
36	TBA	Jam Motorsports
41	Ty Dillon	Richard Childress Racing
44	Frank Kimmel	Kimmel Racing
48	James Hylton	Hylton Motorsports
49	Jimmie Nowell	Nowell Racing
55	TBA	Venturini Motorsports
66	Mark Thompson	Venturini Motorsports
08	James Hylton	Hylton Motorsports
09	Grant Enfinger
	Brent Cross	Cross Motorsports
	Brett Hudson
	Russell Henderson
	Ricky Byers
	Hal Martin	Venturini Motorsports