Stewart, Kahne, Sadler picked for Indy tire test
Unhappy Gordon passed over by Goodyear for fourth time this year
By Ryan Smithson, NASCAR.COM
April 21, 2006
06:59 PM EDT (22:59 GMT)


AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jeff Gordon is 0-for-4 when it comes to getting selected for tire tests this season, and he is far from happy about it.

Sources in the NASCAR garage said that Goodyear would use Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler to test tires at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday and Tuesday.

It is the fourth such test for Goodyear this season. The tire manufacturer also had closed tests at Atlanta, Texas and Charlotte.

Being picked for tire tests is becoming increasingly competitive, as NASCAR rules limit testing to just six tracks.

"I would like to get a call from Goodyear to do a tire test because they haven't called us to test for a while," Gordon said. "I feel like we have paid the price a little bit.

"We have called them and asked them why we aren't tire testing. It is a huge advantage these days with the limited amount of testing we get -- especially if they go to a racetrack where we don't get to test."

Despite Gordon's concerns, drivers that have been picked for tire tests did not fare well in the actual race. Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards tested for Goodyear at Atlanta, but neither went on to finish on the lead lap.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Bobby Labonte were picked to test at Texas. Labonte finished 10th and Earnhardt placed 12th.

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