NASCAR will test unleaded fuel in a Busch Series race next month and hopes to have it in all of its series by the start of 2007.The tentative timetable set Monday by NASCAR speeds up the stock-car series’ earlier intent to move away from gasoline with lead based additives by 2008.

“The target date is obviously to have it in use for Daytona in 2007,” spokesman Jim Hunter said. “Assuming that everything goes well, and there are no unforeseen problems, that is possible. But we’ll have to run it the Busch and Trucks Series and ARCA to evaluate it.”

Busch cars will use the unleaded fuel in the July 29 race at Gateway International Speedway, beginning a four-week trial of the gas. The Truck Series will also use it in Indianapolis and Nashville, Tenn., in August.

Following those events, NASCAR will switch back to the regular gasoline while NASCAR, Sunoco officials and team engine builders evaluate the unleaded fuel.

Both series will then switch back to the unleaded gasoline on Sept. 23 for the remainder of the season.

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