The ARCA Racing Series concluded a two-day test at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday afternoon. A total of 43 drivers took time on the 2.5-mile tri-oval over the course of the two days.
Natalie Decker, last year’s Daytona pole winner, led the way on the speed charts on Saturday, turning the fastest lap of the day in the morning session at 181.921 miles per hour.
Gus Dean was second fastest at 181.866 miles per hour, with Dave Mader III third at 181.855 miles per hour, Bret Holmes fourth at 181.800 miles per hour and Travis Braden fifth at 181.789 miles per hour.
Andy Seuss, Codie Rohrbaugh, Brandon McReynolds, Corey Heim and Scott Melton rounded out the top ten.
C.J. McLaughlin paced Saturday’s afternoon session at 180.538 miles per hour, in front of Thad Moffit, Branden Queen, Sean Corr and Seuss.
The weekend was dominated by the two female drivers that were entered, with Decker leading the way on Saturday and Leilani Munter turning the fastest lap of the weekend at 184.064 miles per hour on Friday. Munter and her Venturini Motorsports teammates Christian Eckes, Harrison Burton and defending race winner Michael Self worked together in the draft to set the fastest speeds of the weekend.
Saturday’s nine hours of testing ran incident free, with the only stoppages of on-track activity being for routine track inspections. The only incidents of the weekend happened on Friday, when Derrick Lancaster had a loose oil line and Mader brushed the outside wall off turn two.
The Lucas Oil 200, the 2019 season opener for the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona International Speedway, is set for Saturday, February 9.
