NASCAR's 15th Allstate 400 Z06 Pace Car

[6 Shooter]

The 2008 Corvette Z06 pace car for NASCAR's 15th Allstate 400 is parked on the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana Tuesday, July 22, 2008. This race marks the 15th time that Chevrolet has paced the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and the fourth consecutive time Corvette has led the pack. The Z06 will be driven by retiring General Motors Vice President Global Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing John Middlebrook, who served previously as Chevrolet's General Manager. (Photo by Ron McQueeney for General Motors)
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Hopefully it's not running Goodyear tires at the track! ​

 

[6 Shooter]

Way to go Jimmy...

 

[6 Shooter]

YEP - The Z06 had GoodYears...

Those were the worst tires I've ever seen brought to a Racetrack by a Tire Manufacture! ;squint:​

 

[6 Shooter]

Johnson survives tire debacle at Indianapolis

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Jimmie Johnson celebrated his second victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a burnout.

Appropriately, one of his tires exploded.

Johnson survived horrendous tire troubles that made Sunday’s race a caution-filled debacle because the Goodyear product was not durable enough to withstand the lack of downforce on NASCAR’s new car and the speeds and surface of Indy.

“We came with the best tire we had for the conditions and we fell short. We’ll try to get it right,” said Greg Stucker, director of race tire sales for Goodyear.

Complete article

 

[Hib Halverson]

Johnson and Crew Chief Kanus showed their "stuff" today, that's for sure.

The 48 won from the pole, in-spite of Goodyear's tires.

But, in defense of the last great American tire company, the problem may have been just as much the race track surface itself as it was the tires.

 

[6 Shooter]

But, in defense of the last great American tire company, the problem may have been just as much the race track surface itself as it was the tires.

YEP - The diamond cut track did not help...

 

[jrose7004]

Jimmie had a job to do!

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

That was the most pathetic excuse for a nascrap race I've ever seen.

 

[jrose7004]

That was the most pathetic excuse for a nascrap race I've ever seen.

True, it was the worst ever!

 

[White75]

True, it was the worst ever!

I wonder how many sets of tires the pace car went through. Crappy race by all standards.

 

[jrose7004]

Did you notice all of the empty seats all the way around?

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

Did you notice all of the empty seats all the way around?

Not sure how many of those were filled at the start of the race and left? I'm a hardcore race fan when it comes to staying to the end and not leaving early, but the way they screwed up this one, I doubt I'd have stayed.

 

[jrose7004]

Indy is snake bit! Remember the Formula One race there a few years back? I had a Buddy go to that! He was less than pleased.