Carl Edwards remains among the biggest proponents of NASCAR's low-downforce requirements. Thursday's testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway did nothing to disappoint.
In fact, Edwards told media members, preliminary runs at the 1.5-mile track offered interesting results.
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"The biggest surprise is just how fast the cars are going," Edwards said. "I envisioned the lower downforce package being slower, but the cars are really fast."
Qualifying is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET Friday. Green flag for the Kobalt 400 is scheduled for 3:30 p.