Someone has already driven 200 mph on Texas 130

Cars are seen driving Wednesday afternoon Oct. 24, 2012 on the southern extension of Texas 130 from Seguin to Austin on the toll road's opening day. The road has the highest speed limit--85 mph--of any road in the country. less Cars are seen driving Wednesday afternoon Oct. 24, 2012 on the southern extension of Texas 130 from Seguin to Austin on the toll road's opening day. The road has the highest speed limit--85 mph--of any road in ... more Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Someone has already driven 200 mph on Texas 130 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Texas opened the fastest highway in the nation this weekend, but before a single driver got onto the road, Texan John Hennessey was cruising down the freeway at more than 200 mph.

Hennessey, who specializes in making some of the fastest cars, asked lawmakers if he could test whether the TxTag toll tag system could capture license plates and tags at the new high speeds, according to Jalopnik.

Texas officials gave him the thumbs up to test the system on the open road.

Hennessey topped out his car at 220 mph, and the tag system grabbed his tag and license plate at 180 mph.

"This was a win-win for our company as well as the state and TxDOT. I was amazed at how much our state officials wanted to help us," Hennessey told the website.