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New Chevrolet R07 to be tested at the Texas Motors Speedway

Big changes are taking place over NASCAR we've ever had before."
and for this coming weekend at the Texas When asked if the new engine produces
Motor Speedway another transformation more horsepower and torque or is more
will be taking place. While the Nextel fuel efficient, Cronquist replied, "it's
Cup drivers are driving their old just better all over. We're finally more
familiar cars which they have been even with what Dodge and Toyota have. It
driving for years after the first two kind of got us back in the same playing
races in the Car of Tomorrow, the rest of field, back in what's considered NASCAR's
the Chevrolet entries are to be powered box. We were outside of the box, actually
by a new engine. below the box. We had disadvantages and
Chevrolet maker of the quality Chevrolet they finally let us get the same
exhaust system, has been developing an advantages that other manufacturers had
engine for nine years now and for the over us. I don't think that we've really
first time it will make its racing debut gotten into much of the performance part
in Samsung 500. "This engine now called about it. A lot of it is that the shop
the R07 actually started out as R99 needs just a lot less time to work on the
because we ran it the first time in parts and pieces of it. There's a lot of
1999," said Mark Cronquist, chief engine stuff in this block that's already cast
builder for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also into the block that we used to have to
added, "There was an R03. There was an make ourselves and try to fit into our
R05 that never got off of the chalkboard, blocks. That took a lot of time and
basically. We had it all designed, but effort to do. If the performance comes,
never made it. Then there's this one, it will come because we're going to have
R07. So really, this R07 has been worked a lot more time in our shop to work on
on by GM teams since 1998. I've got notes it."
in my office from the very first time we Cronquist further added, "A lot of it is
talked about this engine. It was January that the shop needs just a lot less time
1998." to work on the parts and pieces of it.
The process was rather frustrating but at There's a lot of stuff in this block
the end it was worth the wait said that's already cast into the block that
Cronquist and "the awesome thing is that, we used to have to make ourselves and try
if you look at R09 and R07, they don't to fit into our blocks. That took a lot
even look alike, so I'm glad NASCAR never of time and effort to do. If the
approved it. It had some updates, but performance comes, it will come because
every time NASCAR didn't approve it, we we're going to have a lot more time in
went back and worked harder on it and our shop to work on it."
changed more things on it." Chevrolet's 5 of 6
For this coming weekend it is expected The Chevrolet team has gotten to a great
that six teams will run the new engine. start this year in Cup winning five of
Gibbs Racing will place an R07 in the the six races. The reigning champion
cars of Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, and Jimmie Johnson has won three of the five
J.J. Yeley Hendrick Motorsports' Casey races while Hendrick with teammates Kyle
Mears and Kyle Busch, and Scott Wimmer, Busch, and RCR's Kevin Harvick have won
driving a fourth Richard Childress Racing the other two for GM. The victory of Matt
entry. Kenneth's at California Speedway in a
General Motors world's largest automaker Ford is the only blemish on Chevrolet's
and distributor of Chevrolet exhaust is record for this season.
hoping to have the engine ready for this Out of the eight Chevy drivers that are
season's upcoming race but unfortunately currently in the top 10 in Cup points,
a few technical difficulties slowed the two have won at Texas. Jeff Burton won
progress of the project. Cronquist is the inaugural Cup race in Fort Worth in
very much excited to get the new engine the year 1997 but he was a driver of Ford
into competition. He said, "With a motor at that time. Stewart won on the 1.5 mile
we've been running, the block part of it Texas track last fall. The different
was actually designed in 1955. We've made drivers winning each of the 12 Cup races
a few modifications to it, but it would at Texas only two others have been in
still bolt into a 1955 Chevy Bel Air. The Chevrolets namely Terry Labonte who won
new block has got a lot more technology in 1999 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. who won in
in it. Its more updated block than what 2000.




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