L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.Byline: -- Tim Haddock Irwindale Speedway Irwindale Speedway is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California. It features banked, paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. It is mainly used for USAC sprint car and regional NASCAR races. has a tire shortage. Apparently it's not alone. Almost every short track in the country is having the same problem supplying tires to its drivers. Actually, the problem is Goodyear's, which hasn't been able to supply tracks like Irwindale Speedway with enough tires for drivers. The problem started when the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nextel Cup The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCAR's top racing series. It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series (1949), Grand National Series (1950-1971), and the Winston Cup Series (1972-2003). Series teams complained about the quality of their tires and Goodyear decided to start replacing them. It caused a trickle down Trickle down An economic theory that the support of businesses that allows them to flourish will eventually benefit middle- and lower-income people, in the form of increased economic activity and reduced unemployment. effect and now divisions like the NASCAR Super Trucks at Irwindale Speedway had to switch to Hoosiers for Saturday night's race. Not many drivers were happy about the switch. In fact, all but one of the Super Truck drivers I talked to had anything positive to say about the Hoosiers. And even the one chose his words carefully. The next batch of drivers who could be forced to switch tires is the NASCAR Late Model guys. |
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