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Chevy Intimidator

Chevrolet dedicated its concept vehicle -- dubbed the "Intimidator" -- to seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt at Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet in Newton, NC, on Monday. The NASCAR-inspired show car offers a glimpse of next-generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo...
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Two models for Chevy

"Chevrolet teams are looking at having it both ways next season, running this year's Monte Carlo, with its sleek aerodynamics, in the Daytona 500, and then switching to a more downforce-oriented Monte Carlo later in the spring."(JournalNow)(5-18-98)...
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“Intimidator” on display

Chevrolet's new concept vehicle -- the "Intimidator" -- will be on display at Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet in Newton, NC, on Monday, May 18. Earnhardt will also be on hand.(NASCAR Online)(5-15-98)...
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Monte Carlo delay?

NASCAR would like to see GM's Monte Carlo on the track some time soon, but Chevrolet officials say they're not that far along in development. NASCAR sources say that the Monte Carlo might not debut at Daytona next year after all, but rather...
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Monte Carlo test postponed

Chevrolet's revised Monte Carlo, due out next year, apparently was due for a test at Daytona or Talladega next week, but the test has been called off for various reasons. The car, currently going under the "Intimidator" label hatched at the Detroit Auto Show in January...
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Amick switching to Chevy?

Lyndon Amick, driver of the #35 BGN Pontiac may switch over to Chevy's soon. He tested a Chevy at Charlotte recently and was very happy with the Chevy's performance.(RPM2Nite)(4-14-98)...
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The Rules Change

Beginning with Sunday's TranSouth 400 at Darlington (SC) Raceway, Fords will be required to use 55-inch wide rear spoilers on their new Tauruses and any leftover Thunderbirds remaining in their racing fleets. That's two inches narrower than the spoiler width of 57 ...
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New Monte Carlo in 1999

Chevy plans to run a redesigned Monte Carlo in 1999. The car will be unveiled sometime this year.(WC Scene)(3-13-98)...
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Chevy R&D programs

Chevy's research and development engine programs, which are run through the Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick shops, aren't filtering enough of the development work to General Motors' other NASCAR teams, some top car owners are charging.(JournalNow)(3-2-98)...
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GM engine heads

I hear that the new heads for GM will not be ready by Daytona. Seems the first run of legal heads had casting problems & they are just getting heads that they can use, but they still have to machine & test(NASCAR Fans Newsletter)(12-11-97)...
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Some Notes

Ford has won 18 races this year, while Chevrolet has captured 11 and Pontiac one...Dale Earnhardt has now gone 57 races without a victory, the longest winless streak of his career...Pole-sitters have had little luck this year, winning only four times in 30 races......
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Unleaded fuel test

Many Chevrolet teams stayed at Talladega last week to conduct tests with unleaded fuel for Unocal(NSSN)(10-17-97)...
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Ford engines

Per JournalNow: NASCAR officials have told WC teams that GM's new SB2 engine will be legal for competition next season, but Ford teams are still wondering what their own company may come back with for NASCAR to consider. Will Ford be willing to accept certain modifications...
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Chevy gas mileage

The EasyCare ARCA 200 on 5-21-97 was a major test for Chevy's new SB2 engine, which GM would like approved for NASCAR competition. The SB2 models proved gas guzzlers, at 4.2 miles per gallon, to the regular Chevys at 5.0 miles per gallon. That, by implication, means...
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SB2 engine

Also From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: General Motors, meanwhile, has been trying for two years to push through its new SB2 engine package, with low-angle valves and straight manifold runners similar to the Ford package. There was widespread belief that NASCAR would...
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SB2 chevy head

Rumor has it is that the new SB2 chevy head will be legalized for WC in 1997. Several manufacturers of parts are making parts for the head now pending Nascar approval early this year(1-20-97)...