Word: cu
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Every bit as careful as Sam, the Speedway management had also tried to play it safe. The limit on piston displacement for engines without superchargers had been lowered from 274.59 to 256.284 cu. in. (the limit for supercharged power plants was 170.856 cu. in.), on the theory that less power would mean less speed. It meant just the opposite. Smaller engines allowed smaller cars. The "bombs" that turned out for the 500 had never been lighter, had never handled so well on the turns. As a result, the first ten to finish all beat the late Bill Vukovich...
BIGGEST NATURAL-GAS SALE in U.S. history is stirring up hot price battle. FPC tentatively okayed 20-year contract linking Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. system with huge underwater field (estimated reserves: 1.7 trillion cu. ft.) off Louisiana. But company's customers are howling because Tennessee Gas agreed to pay record price of 22.4? per 1,000 cu. ft., considerably above average rates, and gas users fear it will touch off rise in prices...
...Class Seven, with engines of 350 cu. in. and over, was dominated, as expected, by Chrysler 300-C, aristocratic "bomb" of the auto industry. It traveled the flying mile with its 392-cu. in., 375-h.p. engine logged at 134.128 m.p.h., 5.245 miles slower than last year's Chrysler 300-B with a smaller engine. In acceleration tests (a mile run from a standing start) the 300-C set a new record of 86.873 m.p.h. The hefty 300-h.p., 364-cu. in. Buick Century ran second in the flying mile with a creditable 130.766 m.p.h., but in acceleration...
...Class Six, 305 to 350 cu. in., provided the big surprise. The Pontiac. the "old maid's delight" to last year's speed buffs, turned out to be 1957's fire-eater. With three dual carburetors, the 317-h.p., 347-cu. in. Pontiac engines won the first three places, at a top speed of 131.747 m.p.h., even though the fastest was disqualified from the flying mile on a technicality. Far back were the Plymouth Furys and Ford Fairlanes. In acceleration the Pontiacs ran first and second, the fastest reaching a record 85.308 m.p.h...
...Class Five (259 to 305 cu. in.) and Class Four (213 to 259 cu. in.) were all Chevrolets. The new fuel-injection Class Five Chevies reached speeds up to 131.076 m.p.h., took the first 33 places in a 38-car field. In acceleration Chevies got up to 85.006 m.p.h., took the first 18 places ahead of a lone Ford. In the Class Four flying mile, Chevies reached 102.157 m.p.h. and finished one-two-three. Only in Class Four acceleration were they upset. A Nash Rambler was timed in 71.785 m.p.h. But Chevrolet finished in the next six places...