#01 crew chief Ryan Pemberton said he likes the proposed in-trunk fire extinguishers. “And we need to do something about these fuel pumps, put them in a different area,” Pemberton said. “We’re probably the only racers still running stock mechanical fuel pumps.” Pemberton said NASCAR should change to electric fuel pumps, and crew chief Chad Knaus said he agrees. “When a fire erupts under the hood, it’s usually because somebody has hit the wall and knocked the fuel pump off,” Knaus said. “So I think we should go to electric fuel pumps to keep that from happening. Production cars have fuel pumps that shut off automatically when you crash or turn upside down, and we can do the same.”( Winston Salem Journal )(7-20-2003)
