<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-28-1997 SEP-29-1996
<PERIOD-START> SEP-30-1996 OCT-02-1995
<PERIOD-END> SEP-28-1997 SEP-29-1996
<CASH> 0<F1> 0<F16>
<SECURITIES> 0<F2> 0<F17>
<RECEIVABLES> 0<F3> 0<F18>
<ALLOWANCES> 0<F4> 0<F19>
<INVENTORY> 0<F5> 0<F20>
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 160,503 135,539
<PP&E> 282,991 199,367
<DEPRECIATION> 0<F6> 0<F21>
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 493,296 383,557
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 93,957 72,855
<BONDS> 0<F7> 0<F22>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0<F8> 0<F23>
<PREFERRED> 0<F9> 0<F24>
<COMMON> 0<F10> 0<F25>
<OTHER-SE> 0<F11> 0<F26>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0<F12> 0<F27>
<SALES> 648,961 487,753
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 0<F13> 0<F28>
<CGS> 538,502 404,961
<TOTAL-COSTS> 0<F14> 0<F29>
<OTHER-EXPENSES> (14) 1,178
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0<F15> 0<F30>
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,433 7,866
<INCOME-PRETAX> 37,974 27,904
<INCOME-TAX> 14,810 11,162
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0
<DISCONTINUED> 0 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0
<CHANGES> 0 0
<NET-INCOME> 23,164 16,742
<EPS-BASIC> 1.31 .95
<EPS-DILUTED> 1.29 .94
<FN>
<F1>CASH IS ZERO, GROSS PROFIT IS $110,459.
<F2>SECURITIES ARE ZERO, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ARE $58,066.
<F3>RECEIVABLES ARE ZERO, FAS 121 IMPAIRMENT CHARGE IS ZERO.
<F4>ALLOWANCES ARE ZERO, OPERATING INCOME IS $52,393.
<F5>INVENTORY IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC IS
17,733.
<F6>DEPRECIATION IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED
IS 17,918.
<F7>BONDS ARE ZERO, BACKLOG IS $156,880.
<F8>PREFERRED MANDATORY IS ZERO, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE $40,531.
<F9>PREFERRED IS ZERO, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION IS $30,489.
<F10>COMMON IS ZERO, EBITDA IS $82,882.
<F11>OTHER SE IS ZERO, GROSS MARGIN IS 17.0%.
<F12>TOTAL LIABILITY AND EQUITY IS ZERO, WORKING CAPITAL IS $66,546.
<F13>TOTAL REVENUES IS ZERO, SHORT-TERM DEBT IS $2,994.
<F14>TOTAL COSTS ARE ZERO, LONG-TERM DEBT IS $181,239.
<F15>LOSS PROVISION IS ZERO, STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY IS $172,639.
<F16>CASH IS ZERO, GROSS PROFIT IS $82,792.
<F17>SECURITIES ARE ZERO, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ARE $45,844.
<F18>RECEIVABLES ARE ZERO, FAS 121 IMPAIRMENT CHARGE IS ZERO.
<F19>ALLOWANCES ARE ZERO, OPERATING INCOME IS $36,948.
<F20>INVENTORY IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC IS
17,694.
<F21>DEPRECIATION IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED
IS 17,866.
<F22>BONDS ARE ZERO, BACKLOG IS $84,596.
<F23>PREFERRED MANDATORY IS ZERO, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE $31,166.
<F24>PREFERRED IS ZERO, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION IS $20,151.
<F25>COMMON IS ZERO, EBITDA IS $57,099.
<F26>OTHER SE IS ZERO, GROSS MARGIN IS 17.0%.
<F27>TOTAL LIABILITY AND EQUITY IS ZERO, WORKING CAPITAL IS $62,504.
<F28>TOTAL REVENUES IS ZERO, SHORT-TERM DEBT IS $2,654.
<F29>TOTAL COSTS ARE ZERO, LONG-TERM DEBT IS $140,946.
<F30>LOSS PROVISION IS ZERO, STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY IS $149,319.
</FN>