2004 Champion. The two drivers won together the LMP2 class last month in the last race of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at Laguna Seca.

Franck Montagny : "Andretti-Green Racing wanted me to test an IRL car on a road course before but it hadn't been possible sooner in the season. I had already driven the car on an oval track, at Kentucky Speedway, in September, and they asked me if I wanted to come to Sebring and help them with the set-up for road courses. This is not easy with just one day of testing, but I think I gave them some direction to follow. It was a little bit difficult for me at the beginning with the car, which is made for ovals above all, withofficials confirmed this morning at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The suspension of testing will include all touring series tracks, but teams will still be allowed to test at NASCAR weekly racing series tracks. A NASCAR official confirmed the suspension of testing but not the details. The ban will include any track that holds a Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Truck or Camping World East or West Series races.

"I think it's the biggest thing for NASCAR right now," said Gillett Evernham Motorsports crew chief Rodney Childers. "It's going to be the right thing to keep the sport healthy. It will be tough on the teams, but it will keep the sport healthy. It's going to put a lot of thought into what you have to do at the shop. Whether it's seven-post work or