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Man, Stewart was just crushing the field. I think it sucks that he got beat by Edwards, and I'm a Ford guy.

I think it's safe to say, the win came down to strategy on the final stop:

4 Tires vs. 2 Tires

Carl proved two tires work -- And took advantage of it.

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Originally Posted by Dylan (Post 7471043)

I think it's safe to say, the win came down to strategy on the final stop:

4 Tires vs. 2 Tires

Tony proved two tires work -- And Carl took advantage of it.

fyp

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Originally Posted by smittysbar (Post 7471080)

fyp

smittysbar -- On the final green flag pit stops, it was clearly stated that Tony took four tires and Carl took two.

My first thought, when I heard this was the four tires would give Tony the added advantage. However, it proved to work against him.

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Stewart's Chevrolet was dominant for 163 of 267 of the 1.5-mile laps. But a penalty for dragging an air hose from his pit box forced crew chief Darian Grubb to take two tires to regain the lead with 68 laps left. Stewart opened a lead of more than two seconds, but when the race stayed green, he had to take four tires on his final stop, negating the advantage.

"Real disappointed," summed up Stewart. "I honestly think we had the car to beat. We just gave it away. Darian made a good call getting us the track position back, but it also showed everybody else that they could do it, too."

That included crew chief Bob Osborne, who went with two tires for Edwards on his final stop. Edwards went on to lead the final 23 laps.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor...as-vegas_N.htm

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Originally Posted by Dylan (Post 7471244)

Tony took two the stop before that is how he got back up to the front, he showed that you could run fast on two, but he was forced to take four on the last stop were Juan and Edwards could choose

right... Tony showed the top drivers the way -- 2 is better than 4... I didn't realize that on the pit stop before the last that Tony took two. The two things that I remember hearing on the last stop, drivers were taking two and Tony four.

i forgot what the acronym "FYP" means... lol

bugeater: Live Streaming http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/5...ck-series.html

WHAT A CRASH

anyone alive in there?

Live Truck Series at Darlington!!! LOVE DARLINGTON!!

freakin' field filler took out Nelson Piquet, Jr among others!

A girl driver no less!

RACE IS RED FLAGGED!

The Track Too Tough To Tame!

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nascar/dam/a...omepage-t1.jpg

i think carmichael is hanging on by a thread! the hell with him - freakin guy ran out of talent and took out my Piquet Jr.

bugeater: Live Streaming http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/5...ck-series.html

Well crap, I just finished working on the van and I'm getting ready to fire up the grill. I didn't know there was a race.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nascar/dam/a...omepage-t1.jpg

At the 11th hour, Brian France the drunk and Goodyear officials
decide to swap out right side tires after unusual wear with up to
1,300 replacements from the company's Charlotte warehouse.

It's Bristol, Baby!

Looks like Good Year brought the powder tires from Indianopolis. The tires are leaving powder on the track instead of rubber. Unbelievable.

Twitter:
@jeff_gluck Jeff Gluck
The tires didn't lay enough rubber down on the track, which Goodyear officials can't explain. That's prompted the change. http://planetsmilies.net/happy-smiley-8516.gif

@jeff_gluck Jeff Gluck
New tires are "en route." Cup teams will be able to practice on them; Nationwide won't. Nwide will qualify and start race on old tires.

@nateryan Nate Ryan
Though track didn't take on rubber, Goodyear and #nascar officials say tire problems at Bristol aren't similar to Indianapolis 3 years ago.

@nateryan Nate Ryan
Kurt Busch says "the racetrack isn't getting darker. Tires almost turning into powder, similar to what happened at Indianapolis." #nascar

@bobpockrass Bob Pockrass
The tires used here last year were able to go 130-140 laps - a fuel run. The tires are coming from a warehouse in Charlotte. #nascar

@jim_utter Jim Utter
New tire was to address #NASCAR teams' concerns last fall the track was rubbering up too quickly, becoming too slick

@bobpockrass Bob Pockrass
Nationwide teams will qualify Saturday on the same tire used today. Then a competition caution, at likely 25 laps, they can change. #nascar

Jim Utter covers NASCAR for The Charlotte Observer
Nat Ryan covers NASCAR for USA TODAY
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for Scene Daily
Jeff Gluck Motorsports editor for SB Nation

I remember seeing the video of that wreck as well as the pieces of the wreckage in the museum at Talladega. It's amazing that he walked away from that.

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Originally Posted by truebigdog (Post 7500765)

I remember seeing the video of that wreck as well as the pieces of the wreckage in the museum at Talladega. It's amazing that he walked away from that.

You think his brother was worried you should have seen his boyfriend~

for all the advancements in nascar. somethings were just reeruned back then.