The rumor recurs that NASCAR might mandate a NASCAR-issued fiberglass body, so as to sidestep constant rules revisions and to bring the back-side teams up to par with the high-dollar boys. Teams would pick up their bodies (which would cost about one-eighth of what the present steel body costs) before races and would not be allowed to alter them. Could this be true? Garage sources say safety concerns (crushed metal absorbs crash forces and leaves less debris on the track than does fiberglass) and economic ones (think of how many body men would be put out of work) make this idea unlikely.(SpeedNet)(5-2-98)
