NASCAR and Tires - Is It Hurting the Sport?

Tires...Tires...Tires...that's nice but what about all the other races?
Is it my imagination or are tires becoming a real issueGranted there were a lot of tire problems at
this season? It is getting...NO, it is to the point whereChicagoland but tire problems have been an issue all
almost every week a tire unexpectedly goes down,season long. Tires are playing more of a part in the
puts someone into the wall, and then they proceedout come of races than motors this year and that
to either lose the race or involve way too manyshould not be the case.
other drivers in the wreak.I do not know how much, or even if Goodyear pays
I am absolutely sick of tire failure causing all of theseNASCAR to be the exclusive provider of tires, but
wrecks and dictating race winners. There are toowhatever the deal is it is not working and the quality
many variables to deal with in racing already and badof racing is being hurt!
tires should not be another.I have always been taught that whenever a method
Ask Joe Nemechek what he thinks about Goodyearof doing business adversely affects the product you
tires this year. He had a half track lead with less thanare selling you change that method. NASCAR lets car
10 laps to go (tires should not have been an issue)owners pick drivers, cars, motors, transmissions and
and boooooom into the wall because a tire wentrear ends perhaps they should let them pick tires too.
down. At Chicagoland tire problems put Kasey KahneMaybe next year Nascar should bring a better tire
into the wall, Jimmie Johnson had a tire go downmaker.
(causing him to go down a lap) and these drivers didIf Goodyear's performance at the Nascar tracks this
not have a lot of laps on their tires.year are any indication, riding on the Wings of
Goodyear's comment on the subject "they wouldGoodyear could be hazardous to your health.
have to bring a better tire next year to Chicagoland"