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Indy Chairman Tells NASCAR It’s Their Problem

Indy Chairman Tells NASCAR It’s Their Problem

Indianapolis Motor Speedway track chairman Tony George said Tuesday in an interview in The Indianapolis Star that the track surface is not to blame for last Sunday’s race fiasco…

Tires Steal Show at 15th Running of Brickyard

Tires Steal Show at 15th Running of Brickyard

This year the true story is the Goodyear tires. With NASCAR having to throw that many competition cautions in one race is pretty ridiculous. 30+ laps of fuel and only 15-19 laps on their tires made this year’s event pretty bad…

Johnson Kisses the Bricks, Horrible Race

Johnson Kisses the Bricks, Horrible Race

Jimmie Johnson became the second person to win the Brickyard 400 from the pole, but that was one of the worst races I have ever seen. I know that Goodyear and NASCAR was doing their best, but let’s face it, that many competition cautions in one race is ridiculous. I don’t want to discredit Johnson for his performance, because he was consistently one of the best racers on the track today, but I have to wonder what the result would have been if there had been a better playing field with the tire situation.