No Humpy Bumper this season: A top NASCAR official all but ruled out Wednesday the possibility of the so-called “Humpy Bumper” or any other energy-absorbing bumper being installed in Winston Cup stock cars this season. “That is just unrealistic, not realistic at all,” said Jim Hunter, a NASCAR vice president. The response came a day after developers of the energy-absorbing bumper staged a demonstration at Lowe’s Motor Speedway outside Charlotte, and before meeting next week with NASCAR officials to discuss research and test results.( full story at CNN/SI)(8-30-2001)
