Testing in Arizona

Old 08-04-2009, 12:40 PM
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brad Coleman was testing a Gibbs NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car at Toyota Arizona Proving Grounds earlier this week and came onto the radio and told his crew something rather unusual.

"Guys, I hit a coyote," Coleman said.

Coleman was running close to 200 mph around the 10-mile test track when he saw the animal wander under the outside guardrail.

"I'm in the middle of the corner, and I'm doing like 190," Coleman said Friday at Nashville Superspeedway before practicing his Nationwide Series car. "I'm just cruising. You run the high line there, because that's where the most banking is. It's the high-speed lane. There's just a guardrail there like on the freeway. "I see this thing, it must've been 100 feet in front of me, just jump out. Right when I saw it come out from under the guardrail, I was like, 'That's a coyote.'"

"It just started smoking like crazy," Coleman said. "And it smelled terrible. I didn't see anything in the mirror, so I was like, 'I wonder where it went?' I said, 'Guys, I hit a coyote. I'm going to come in because I think it screwed up the radiator. I think it clogged up the grille a little bit.'"












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Old 08-04-2009, 01:27 PM
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I would say that it cloggedup the radiator just a lil bit.


I wonder if they wil paint the front ends like that? It actually looks cool.
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Old 08-04-2009, 01:37 PM
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I've one of those critters in my front end ALSO !


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Old 08-04-2009, 01:42 PM
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I think it might be a trend. LOL
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Old 08-04-2009, 03:02 PM
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Looks like Brad picked up dinner for the crew
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Old 08-04-2009, 04:51 PM
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wheres the new guy,,,,I got a job for him.
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