Sunoco fuel at Indy

[Bill Bagley]

Originally Posted by Bill Bagley

This whole thread is kind of disturbing. I've used Sunoco 110 (purple) since 2009 when I reentered the racing scene. The fuel choice was primarily a matter of convenience due to having a local wholesale distributor, and secondarily a matter of performance when testing on the dyno in 2012 yielded no real performance difference.

Continued using Sunoco fuel until the April 2015 Div. 4 race in Ennis where we failed fuel check with a fresh load of 110 purple. We drained and refueled with VP (sold at the track) and passed.

Now I'm 'gun shy'..

For a follow up and to be fair to Sunoco, we're at the div. 4 race this weekend in Gilliam, LA at Thunder Road Raceway. Sunoco is the fuel source and we loaded up with fresh 110 purple. Fuel check was no problem.

[Bryan Worner]

I know all of you that are bashing Sunoco on here are doing it because of bad experiences with the fuel, but who is really to blame? Sunoco? I really don't think so. My family has always run Sunoco, except for a year Byron ran VP for half a season. We have a local Sunoco dealer very close to us. Our fuel is always transported in sealed drums, except the leftover fuel in my plastic jug I keep in my trailer between races. We only had a problem one time and that was an issue with the supply being shipped to our dealer in a contaminated tanker. All fuel was replaced by our dealer at no cost and the supplier took the fuel back.

My point here is how the fuel is handled by the supplier, dealer and you are what is making your fuel good or bad. So if you use additives, put dry ice in your fuel cell, mix fuels, etc. expect your fuel to change and fail. I have only had that one issue in over 10 years of using Sunoco myself. My family has used it for over 20 years.

[MR DERBY CITY]

I noticed a comp racer who won rd. 2 at Dallas was just DQ ed at fuel check. I wonder what fuel he was using ??

[Dan Fletcher]

I haven't run Comp since earlier in the year, but if memory serves, I think Sunoco is the NHRA mandated fuel. Good seeing you at St. Louis MJ...

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I noticed a comp racer who won rd. 2 at Dallas was just DQ ed at fuel check. I wonder what fuel he was using ??

All cars in Comp must run the Sunoco SR-18.
There are still sealed cans purchased at the track failing fuel check.