Toyota is making its debut in 2007 at Daytona with Dale Jarrett, Brian Vickers, and Dave Blaney among the drivers who will handle the Camry on the track.
On the morning session of Day 2, the car needs a little work.
Jarrett turned in the fastest Toyota time of the session with a 49.101 and speed of 183.296 mph. It was good for 14th place on the board and was just over two-tenths of a second off the top time, posted by Jamie McMurray (48.889, 184.090 mph).
Even Ricky Rudd, making a return to full-time racing after a year away, has his batteries recharged as Jarrett's replacement in the No. 88. Rudd was fourth best Tuesday morning in the Snickers Ford Fusion from Robert Yates Racing (48.947, 183.872 mph).
So what did we learn?
Toyota will be good - in time. It may be only a test session, but there are issues that need work when a car needs to find eight-tenths of a second in speed.
Robert Yates Racing hasn't done much in a while - Elliott Sadler posted RYR's last win at California in 2004 - but Ricky Rudd's return gives the organization instant credibility again. He was driving for Yates when he last won at Sonoma in 2002.
But remember - all this is only a test. The real thing is a little more than one month away.