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Goodyear’s softer “option” tire used in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway provided more data for the industry to digest going forward, even though it didn’t do as much as expect…
The softer “option” tire Goodyear used at the NASCAR All-Star Race provided valuable data despite not meeting expectations. The lack of expected fall-off and degradation surprised many drivers and teams. There was praise for Goodyear and NASCAR for attempting something different to improve the racing. The weekend featured varying lap times during practice due to teams choosing between the primary and softer tires. Although the race conditions differed from practice, the softer tire didn’t show the anticipated performance drop-off. Even with improvements needed, the general consensus was that the short tracks in NASCAR are in good shape.
