Tag Archives: tire management

Bristol was wild, but we don’t need to overreact

It’s been over nine years since Aaron Rodgers told Green Bay Packers fans to RELAX due to the team’s slow start to the 2014 season. On Sunday night, after winning the tire war at Bristol Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gabehart sent a clear message to the NASCAR industry and its fans.… Read More »

What drivers said after Denny Hamlin’s win in Bristol

Here’s what the drivers said next Denny Hamlin won the spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin — Finished First: “That’s what I grew up doing here on the short tracks in the Mid-Atlantic, South Boston and Martinsville. Once it became a tire management race, I really liked our chances. The veteran at Martin… Read More »

Tire Terror leads to Denny Hamlin victory in Bristol

Tire Terror leads to Denny Hamlin victory in BristolIcon Sportswire – Getty Images For everyone clamoring for NASCAR to return to its roots, their wish was granted Sunday night in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. With Bristol Motor Speedway’s return to concrete for the spring race, so did a previous era of… Read More »

‘Hope I never have to run a race like that again’

Larson isn’t buying what NASCAR is selling in BristolIcon Sportswire – Getty Images NASCAR showed its best side, or at least commentary, after a series of tire problems turned the Bristol race upside down on Sunday. The company line even went so far as to say it was “one of the best short track races.”… Read More »