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In This Issue: Carl Edwards Meets The Hyper-Miler

Can a guy who gets 130 miles per gallon help a racer?

by Mag.com

Bob Donnan

"Daytona on a single tank? Cool."

When we put NASCAR star Carl Edwards in a car with Dr. Jack Martin, let's just say there was some dissonance in terms of how they view a Sunoco station. Edwards sees a necessity, Martin sees an interruption. That's because Martin can milk 130 miles out of a single gallon, whereas Edwards is eeking out about 4.5 mpg when he's on the track. But fuel preservation is a forgotten element of winning NASCAR races, and Edwards wants all the help he can get. Did he find what he was looking for?

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