With reigning Cup Series champion Kyle Larson competing this week at the Chili Bowl Nationals, Hendrick Motorsports announced Monday that Earnhardt will test Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet Tuesday and Wednesday at the organizational test at Daytona International Speedway.
“Excited to get more time behind the wheel of this new car. It’s absolutely necessary for me to do my best in the broadcast booth. Thanks Team Hendrick and NASCAR for the opportunity,” Earnhardt, 47, said in a message posted to his Twitter account.
Earnhardt currently works as a NASCAR TV analyst for NBC.
Earnhardt most recently got to run several laps in a Next Gen car this past October at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem during a Goodyear tyre test.
“It’s different than anything I’ve ever drove in NASCAR,” Earnhardt said after his first test of the new car.
“The braking ability and the braking performance of the car is probably the one thing that stood out to me the most. That was the one thing that…
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