What kind of fuel is used in Nascar?
Matthew L Miller
Hello everybody
A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
check the newsgroup too. TIA
--
matt
magi...@pipeline.com
In article <4slt43$p...@larry.cc.emory.edu>, Matthew L Miller writes:
>Hello everybody
>
>A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
>disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
>is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
>information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
>would be appreciated.
methanol. Methanol is also used in Drag Racing, but fuels vary by class.
Andrew E. Magidson
WDI
Tom Brinkman
Matthew L Miller wrote:
>
> Hello everybody
>
> A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
> disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
> is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
> information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
> check the newsgroup too. TIA
> --
> matt
Hi Matt,
NASCAR WC uses UNOCAL, I've heard 104, 108, and 112 (?)
*octane* (maybe that's her confusion ?), leaded gas.
I've got a hippy younger brother in Florida that use propane
in a converted, 35 year old VW van (yep, with flowers and
rainbows painted on the sides). He's the only one I know of
that uses the stuff %^)
-+++++++++++++++++++++ Tom Brinkman ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
nascar *fan* Katy,Texas I've been down
#3 #6 #5 #24 #18 to...@hal-pc.org around Houston,TX
where the the sun shines most of the time.... M.Tucker
Mushhush
>> A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
>> disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
>> is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
>> information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
>> would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
>> check the newsgroup too. TIA
>> --
>> matt
>
>No, it's gasoline... leaded, I believe at 112 octane. Unocal 76 provides
>all the gasoline for the crews.
It's actually 108 octane, and when you have to buy it $4.25/gallon OUCH!
>dan the nascar man
>dan...@jove.acs.unt.edu
>http://www.unt.edu/~daniel/nascar/nascar.html
Mark Nelson
mush...@aol.com
Go #88, hard chargin for the points lead!
Go #2, we race for beer!
Ford: The winningest manufacturer in Winston Cup!
Daniel Alain Nazar
Matthew L Miller (lib...@larry.cc.emory.edu) wrote:
> Hello everybody
> A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
> disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
> is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
> information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
> would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
> check the newsgroup too. TIA
> --
> matt
No, it's gasoline... leaded, I believe at 112 octane. Unocal 76 provides
all the gasoline for the crews.
dan the nascar man
dan...@jove.acs.unt.edu
http://www.unt.edu/~daniel/nascar/nascar.html
Go #88, hard chargin for the points lead!
Go #2, we race for beer!
Ford: The winningest manufacturer in Winston Cup!
"Now THAT's a car owner's nightmare... His two cars fighting side-by-side
with Jimmy Spencer ahead of them and Jeff Gordon and Geoff Bodine behind
them."
SO CAL DJ1
It is deffinately 108. I race Nascar and IMCA and they do test at my
track. Some cheating happens but in big doller racing it's not worth
getting caught.
H. McDaniel
mush...@aol.com (Mushhush) writes:
>>> A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
>>> disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
>>> is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
>>> information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
>>> would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
>>> check the newsgroup too. TIA
>>> --
>>> matt
>>
>>No, it's gasoline... leaded, I believe at 112 octane. Unocal 76 provides
>>all the gasoline for the crews.
>It's actually 108 octane, and when you have to buy it $4.25/gallon OUCH!
Gas cost is pretty meaningless though when you need darn near half
a million or more just to play: primary & backup cars + expensive
tires... race buy-in cash...
-McDaniel
Patrick J. Keliher
mush...@aol.com (Mushhush) wrote:
>>> A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
>>> disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
>>> is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
>>> information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
>>> would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
>>> check the newsgroup too. TIA
>>> --
>>> matt
>>
>>No, it's gasoline... leaded, I believe at 112 octane. Unocal 76 provides
>>all the gasoline for the crews.
>It's actually 108 octane, and when you have to buy it $4.25/gallon OUCH!
I believe it was Buddy Baker who told the story of a young team just
making the jump to the Goody's Dash Series. They pushed the car up to
the gas pump prior to the first practice and started filling it up.
They then noticed the price per gallon on the pump, and panicked
(sp?). They didn't have that much cash handy. By pooling all of their
available funds, they had just enough for like half a tank.
The NASCAR official enjoyed the proceedings thoroughly, and finally
informed the team that even though the pump was displaying a price,
the gas was provided free-of-charge to the competitors. The team
finished filling up and started practice to the sounds of laughter.
Patrick Keliher (kel...@ti.com), AK:1992 WC Champ, JGNFC #1897
24, 30, BGN99, Opinions... mine... not TI's...
hawk
lib...@larry.cc.emory.edu (Matthew L Miller) wrote:
>Hello everybody
>A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
>disagreement about what kind of fuel is used. She claimed that propane
>is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
>information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
>would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
>check the newsgroup too. TIA
>--
>matt
Stock cars use regular gasoline, however, it is extremely high-test.
Sometimes up to 97 octane, depending on the class.
The Hawk ^V^
IrishAle2
well, at our local track, the gas is about 104 or 106, costs about $4.29
per gallon, and isn't quite as potent as the unocal 76 the cup/gn guys
burn.
Rich Bemben - Bachman
Mushhush (mush...@aol.com) wrote:
: >> A coworker and I were talking about auto racing and we came to a
: >> is used, which I have never heard before. Is this true? Also, any
: >> information on types of fuels in use in different types of auto racing
: >> would be appreciated. Please email lib...@emory.edu, and I will try to
: >No, it's gasoline... leaded, I believe at 112 octane. Unocal 76 provides
: >all the gasoline for the crews.
: It's actually 108 octane, and when you have to buy it $4.25/gallon OUCH!
The above responses are true altho' the actual octane rating seems to be a
rather nebulous thing; I've heard anywhere from 108 - 112 in this group. A
couple of years ago I heard Benny Parsons say it was 110...whatever...
One thing which is fact however is that UNOCAL supplies this fuel to the
'Cup teams gratis...no cost...free. (And why not? They get plenty of air time
during the race and big Bill Broderick's beaming face and UNOCAL attire are
generally there at the conclusion of ALMOST every race...8^).)
Rich
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Larry Miller
The Unocal 76 pumps at Daytona have both 108 and 112 leaded octane.
magi...@pipeline.com
In article <4t5i2t$j...@zeus.orl.mmc.com>, Larry Miller writes:
>The Unocal 76 pumps at Daytona have both 108 and 112 leaded octane.
Winston Cup cars run on moonshine, provided by Junior Johnson. ;)
Andrew E. Magidson
WDI
Larry Miller
John McCoy
In article <4t5i2t$j...@zeus.orl.mmc.com>, lmi...@sunny.dab.ge.com (Larry Miller) writes:
|> The Unocal 76 pumps at Daytona have both 108 and 112 leaded octane.
I'd assume one of those numbers is the octane rating by the "research"
method, and the other is by the "motor" method. One could also refer
to octane by the "pump" rating, which is (research + motor)/2. This
gives 110 octane, which of course explains why r.a.s.n. has three
different numbers for the octane rating of Unocal race gas.
John
just say, look for an R+M/2 sticker on a gas pump near you.
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exc...@email.mot.com
Motorola Inc Radio Products Group
8000 W Sunrise Blvd Plantation FL 33322
Rich McAlister
magi...@pipeline.com wrote:
>
> In article <4t5i2t$j...@zeus.orl.mmc.com>, Larry Miller writes:
>
> >The Unocal 76 pumps at Daytona have both 108 and 112 leaded octane.
>
> Winston Cup cars run on moonshine, provided by Junior Johnson. ;)
>
>
> WDI
Better be torquing those heads on tight!! %^)
-- rmac