It was explained this morning that Indy cars only have a 2.5 inch clearance over the track. Because of the low clearance the levigating (grinding) was necessary because even the slightest bumps will cause the car body to drag, upsetting the handling etc.
But NASCAR and GoodYear know what is done to the track, know it is a highly abrasive track from past history, and should have learned from the Charlotte fall race fiasco a couple years ago (I was there) where there was a tire failure and a crash about every 20 laps after the same grinding process ate the tires.
How could NASCAR and Good Year, knowing from past experience, bring such an incompatable tire? apparantly the test results were either ignored or the test parameters were completely different from real time racing wear.
I don’t know who is engineering the tires. But they have been wrong at least twice this year. they better get their sh*t together or I will quit buying tickets and spend my Sundays away from the tv. I listened to the entire race on sirius radio. It was rather boring.
I just think it is round peg into square hole. This track is fine for Indy cars but not Cup cars. Trying to make up for it with tars is a kludge at best. I know about the history and all that crap, but this is not a good track for Cup. Pocono is worse.
I’d rather see them run Kentucky or Rocky, or better yet put in an early race at Sebring.