<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-03-1999 SEP-27-1998 <PERIOD-START> SEP-28-1998 SEP-29-1997 <PERIOD-END> OCT-03-1999 SEP-27-1998 <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> 217,597 183,673 <PP&E> 339,966 307,008 <DEPRECIATION> 0<F6> 0<F21> <TOTAL-ASSETS> 688,890 569,265 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 116,050 99,056 <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> 830,521 724,017 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 0<F13> 0<F28> <CGS> 704,370 612,035 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0<F14> 0<F29> <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,130 2,155 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0<F15> 0<F30> <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 22,359 15,254 <INCOME-PRETAX> 22,952 20,920 <INCOME-TAX> 9,940 8,178 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 13,012 12,792 <EPS-BASIC> .73 .72 <EPS-DILUTED> .72 .71 <FN> <F1>CASH IS ZERO, GROSS PROFIT IS $126,151. <F2>SECURITIES ARE ZERO, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ARE $72,710. <F3>RECEIVABLES ARE ZERO, FAS 121 IMPAIRMENT CHARGE IS ZERO. <F4>ALLOWANCES ARE ZERO, OPERATING INCOME IS $53,441. <F5>INVENTORY IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC IS 17,885. <F6>DEPRECIATION IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED IS 17,968. <F7>BONDS ARE ZERO, BACKLOG IS $187,346. <F8>PREFERRED MANDATORY IS ZERO, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE $44,167. <F9>PREFERRED IS ZERO, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION IS $45,286. <F10>COMMON IS ZERO, EBITDA IS $98,727. <F11>OTHER SE IS ZERO, GROSS MARGIN IS 15.2%. <F12>TOTAL LIABILITY AND EQUITY IS ZERO, WORKING CAPITAL IS $101,547. <F13>TOTAL REVENUES IS ZERO, SHORT-TERM DEBT IS $2,331. <F14>TOTAL COSTS ARE ZERO, LONG-TERM DEBT IS $321,002. <F15>LOSS PROVISION IS ZERO, STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY IS $199,323. <F16>CASH IS ZERO, GROSS PROFIT IS $111,982. <F17>SECURITIES ARE ZERO, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ARE $63,603. <F18>RECEIVABLES ARE ZERO, FAS 121 IMPAIRMENT CHARGE IS $10,000. <F19>ALLOWANCES ARE ZERO, OPERATING INCOME IS $38,379. <F20>INVENTORY IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC IS 17,838. <F21>DEPRECIATION IS ZERO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED IS 18,042. <F22>BONDS ARE ZERO, BACKLOG IS $196,677. <F23>PREFERRED MANDATORY IS ZERO, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE $47,679. <F24>PREFERRED IS ZERO, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION IS $36,275. <F25>COMMON IS ZERO, EBITDA IS $84,654. <F26>OTHER SE IS ZERO, GROSS MARGIN IS 15.2%. <F27>TOTAL LIABILITY AND EQUITY IS ZERO, WORKING CAPITAL IS $102,104. <F28>TOTAL REVENUES IS ZERO, SHORT-TERM DEBT IS $6,316. <F29>TOTAL COSTS ARE ZERO, LONG-TERM DEBT IS $237,525. <F30>LOSS PROVISION IS ZERO, STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY IS $186,034. </FN>