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Originally Posted by kitcar
Some of those guys also had an amazing amount of fuel lines in their cars. Enough to hold a few gallons of gas. The Petty baby powder story is amusing.
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That was Smokey Yunick that had the 5 gallon gasoline line, was discovered when he went to get his car and drove a couple of laps without realizing the tech inspectors had pulled his fuel tank due to complaints about his "superior" mileage. Other Smokey tricks were the windmill operated alternator (actually put a fan blade on his alternator to provide electrical power with no engine drag), and the 67 Chevelle he hand-built at 7/8 scale for racing, was blowing everyone away until someone had to park a real 67 Chevelle beside his, and the size difference was noticed. A lot of the crap Yunick pulled is what resulted in the huge book of rules NAScar now runs, where the vehicle is regulated right down to vehicle height off the ground.
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