UPDATE: Doug Yates and his motor gurus were busy this week readying a nearly full compliment of new D3 headed engines for the Ford entries. The new D3, which ran in all but two cars last week at Pocono Raceway, will run in seven of the eight Ford factory cars here at Michigan International Speedway. #21-Ricky Rudd will be the lone car with the older C3 issue package while both the Robert Yates Racing cars and all of the Roush Racing cars will have the D3 package this week. According to Yates the variety of engine failures in last weekÃÂÃÂs event were all unique unto themselves, and that there was no pattern of breakage that raised a red flag with the noted engine builder. Yates said the engine in Mark MartinÃÂÃÂs and Jeff BurtonÃÂÃÂs Tauruses suffered from upper end valve train problems while Dale JarrettÃÂÃÂs Ford suffered from a piston problem. The problems found in MartinÃÂÃÂs car differed from BurtonÃÂÃÂs car, but Yates didnÃÂÃÂt elaborate regarding what he found. Yates said that it is ÃÂÃÂgood to see the 88 running strong at Pocono,ÃÂÃÂ and admitted that they were ÃÂÃÂprobably pushing on [D.J.ÃÂÃÂs car engine] a little too hardÃÂÃÂ.(Team Ford Racing)(6-19-2004)
Ford Engines UPDATE:
UPDATE: Doug Yates and his motor gurus were busy this week readying a nearly full compliment of new D3 headed engines for the Ford entries. The new D3, which ran in all but two cars last week at Pocono Raceway, will run in seven of the eight Ford factory cars here at Michigan International Speedway. #21-Ricky Rudd will be the lone car with the older C3 issue package while both the Robert Yates Racing cars and all of the Roush Racing cars will have the D3 package this week. According to Yates the variety of engine failures in last weekÃÂÃÂs event were all unique unto themselves, and that there was no pattern of breakage that raised a red flag with the noted engine builder. Yates said the engine in Mark MartinÃÂÃÂs and Jeff BurtonÃÂÃÂs Tauruses suffered from upper end valve train problems while Dale JarrettÃÂÃÂs Ford suffered from a piston problem. The problems found in MartinÃÂÃÂs car differed from BurtonÃÂÃÂs car, but Yates didnÃÂÃÂt elaborate regarding what he found. Yates said that it is ÃÂÃÂgood to see the 88 running strong at Pocono,ÃÂÃÂ and admitted that they were ÃÂÃÂprobably pushing on [D.J.ÃÂÃÂs car engine] a little too hardÃÂÃÂ.(Team Ford Racing)(6-19-2004)