By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—Daytona International Speedway will host a three-day, full-field NASCAR Sprint Cup test session in January, track president Joie Chitwood confirmed Saturday at Auto Club Speedway. The 2.5-mile superspeedway, which will host the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 20, is in the later stages of a repaving project that began immediately after the Coke Zero 400 in early July. The completion of the resurfacing—the first at the speedway since 1978—initially was targeted for Jan. 1, but because of favorable weather, the repaving is ahead of schedule. That could make a huge difference to tire maker Goodyear, which would like to test tire combinations in December, if the track is ready. That time frame would allow Goodyear to make modifications, if necessary, to the tires the Cup … Read entire article »