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NASCAR’s initial reaction after Sunday’s Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway was that there is no need to mess with a good thing. Cup Series teams found themselves in a tire battle in t…
NASCAR’s initial response after Sunday’s Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway was that there was no need to make changes. Cup Series teams faced a tire battle in the Food City 500 due to rapid wear, resulting in a management race. NASCAR allowed Goodyear to release an extra set of tires in the second stage. The race had a track-record 54 lead changes and tied a record with 16 different leaders. Despite initial concerns about tire supply, the race was deemed one of the best short track races witnessed. NASCAR and Bristol Motor Speedway applied resin for the race package, choosing it over PJ1 for wet weather tire tests.
