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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Kahne, Gordon Lead Daytona Morning Test Runs
More pack drafting is expected in the closing afternoon session as teams wind up Daytona tests…
Mike Hembree  |  Posted January 14, 2012   Daytona Beach, FL
Teammates Kasey Kahne (5) and Jeff Gordon (24) draft together in preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)
Daytona Preseason Thunder is beginning to fade.

Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon led the final morning session of the three-day test runs at Daytona International Speedway Saturday, spinning laps at 201.545 miles per hour in a two-car draft.

The DIS test runs are scheduled to end Saturday afternoon with a four-hour (1-5 p.m. ET) session that will find the cars back in pack-drafting mode for at least part of the session. After two and one-half days of runs, several teams planned to return to the Charlotte, N.C., area and skip the Saturday afternoon session.

The afternoon runs will be broadcast by SPEED, beginning at 1 p.m.

Saturday morning’s session included single-car and two-car runs as teams addressed more NASCAR adjustments, with the sanctioning body continuing to work to decrease the attractiveness of tandem drafting.

Kahne and Gordon were the only drivers over the 200-mph barrier Saturday morning. Next fastest were Kurt Busch and Mark Martin at 199.464 mph.

Also in the top 10 – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton, Regan Smith, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya.

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 30 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.

DAYTONA PRESEASON THUNDER TESTING: During the Jan. 12-14 test sessions at Daytona International Speedway, fans can submit questions and comments through Twitter @SPEED (http://www.twitter.com/speed) using the #daytonatesting hashtag.
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