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NASCARFans E-Mail List The secret (to Mark Martin's fuel mileage win at Dover last Sunday), according to team manager Steve Hmiel, was the carburetor. Roush has developed a carburetor that will save fuel, won't affect horsepower too badly and will ...

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The secret (to Mark Martin's fuel mileage win at Dover last Sunday), according to team manager Steve Hmiel, was the carburetor. Roush has developed a carburetor that will save fuel, won't affect horsepower too badly and will not endanger the engine.

"Jack has worked awful hard on this," Hmiel said. "This is an experimental carburetor. It was a new idea Jack had. We didn't use it on the other two cars because we didn't want to take the risk. But for us, it was go or blow. We're in a championship battle." (Bob Zeller, Greensboro News & Record) ========== Kyle Petty, after lapping Winston Cup points leader Jeff Gordon at Dover:

"I will say this, and I don't mean to be ugly, but it feels good to put him a lap down." (Bob Zeller, G. N&R) ========== From MNI and Jack Durbin, here's a schedule for Martinsville's race:

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Hanes 500 Martinsville Speedway

Daily Race Schedule (All times Eastern)

Friday, September 26, 1997 6 a.m. -- Team Haulers enter 7 a.m. -- Garage opens 10:30 a.m. -- Mandatory Rookie Drivers' meeting 11 a.m. -- Drawing to determine order for qualifying 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. -- Practice 3 p.m. -- Busch Pole Qualifying (pos. 1-25/2 laps)

Saturday, September 27 8 a.m. -- Garages open 9:30 - 11 a.m. -- Practice 11:30 p.m. -- Busch Beer Second-Round Qualifying (pos.26-38/2 laps) TBD -- One-hour Final Practice following Hanes 250, time permitting

Sunday, September 28 10:30 a.m. -- Mandatory Drivers' and Crew Chiefs' meeting 12:30 a.m. -- Start of Hanes 500

Broadcast Schedule TELEVISION 12:30 p.m. EDT Network: ESPN RADIO 12:15 p.m. EDT Network: MRN Radio ========== Here's an interesting chart for those of you with web access, courtesy of David Cornutt and the MNI website:

This is David Cornutt speaking of his Silly Season chart:

Since Jayski is no longer updating the NASCAR WC silly season chart on his Web site, I've decided to resume publishing mine. I update this as rumors and info come across, and send it out whenever there are changes (and I have time).

The chart is current as of 9/19/97.

http://www.motorsport.com/Issues/11771.html

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