NASCAR and Goodyear officials appeared equally baffled by the unexpected tire wear issues which dominated Sunday’s Cup race at Bristol but varied in how they should react.
Although Goodyear brought the same tire combination as was used in last September’s race at the track, it became clear early in the race the tire fall-off was laying no rubber on the track, which resulted in unusually excessive tire wear. Teams quickly discovered they couldn’t go more than 47 to 50 laps before they risked a tire cording to the point of losing air pressure.
however, wasn’t so sure much – if anything – needed to change. “All in all, I thought it was one of the best short-track races I’ve ever seen,” said NASCAR’s Chief Racing Development Officer John Probst. “We’ll go back and look at it all. “There were times in the race obviously when there was anxiety around are we going to have enough tires to finish it. But, man, coming out at the end and watching all that, I would not want to change much at all honestly. “Maybe just give them more tires.
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