NASCAR did not make it mandatory for its teams to use steel cables Sunday to insure that the front wheels did not come off the car. A majority of the 43-car field used the steel cables. Among those who used the steel cables were: Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Chad Little, Hut Stricklin, Ted Musgrave, Kyle Petty, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Wally Dallenbach and John Andretti. Among those who didn’t use the cables were: Mike Skinner, Ward Burton, Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek, Ken Schrader, Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Wallace and Jimmy Spencer. Kevin Hamlin, crew chief for Earnhardt, said that team didn’t use the steel cables because they didn’t fit well on the car. Tony Glover, team manager for Sabco Racing with Marlin and Nemechek, said the team hadn’t had time to install the devices. Sammy Johns, crew chief for Schrader, said the team didn’t install the devices because they aren’t mandatory. NASCAR officials considered making the devices mandatory but decided more input from teams was needed( News and Record )
