NASCAR has now announced their recognition of the tire issue here at Indy that they said yesterday wasn’t a problem. They’ve said there will be a competition yellow on Lap 10 with more likely to come after they inspect the tires to determine the wear. In fact, NASCAR has brought in Pocono tires as a back up to the Goodyears that teams normally use. It could be possible that officials will throw up a caution early on and have everybody switch tires at the same time.
Part of the issue is that because of limited availability of track time to the cars they haven’t been able to put enough rubber down on the track to get the grip they need. Most drivers complained on their radios all day during practice. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s team said that if NASCAR didn’t shut down practice early or bring in more tires they would run out. Mark Martin suggested under the circumstances it was going to be a matter of survival rather than race strategy that determine how he was going to drive.
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