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Eslick and Hockett (BGN 6: 115, 1976) proposed using the symbol seg for shrunken endosperm mutants that are inherited as maternal plant traits and the symbol sex for shrunken endosperm mutants that exhibit xenia.
Eslick (BGN 6: 135-139, 1976) revised the Description of Genetic Stocks for sel through se5 by changing the symbolization from se to seg and Eslick and Hockett (BGN-WE 140, 1976) revised the one for se6 by changing the symbol to sex1.
Jensen and Doll (BGN 9: 33-37, 1979) made the assumption that high lysine and shrunken endosperm are pleiotrophic effects of one gene in the sexl mutant and in each of the mutants designated sex3c, sex4f and sex5g by Ullrich and Eslick (BGN 7: 66-73, 1977 and BGN 8: 114-125, 1978).
BGN drivers would not be allowed to drive Cup races until they meet a certain criteria of success or put in a certain amount of time.
But with the the advantages Winston Cup teams gain by driving BGN races when both series are at the same track, and considering the current marketing push that promotes the crossover, the idea has been relegated to the back burner.
At the recent BGN preview in Charlotte, Anheuser-Busch announced it extended its contract with NASCAR through 2002, helped increase the BGN points fund to $1.7-million and unveiled a television commercial that trumpets the participation of Cup drivers.