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