BY400 aluminum blamed on Goodyear

[SportscarBruce]

That's the impression I got from Mr. Graves' articles in today's USA Today, that the 80k+ dropoff in ticket sales was directly attributable to last year's exploding tire fiasco.

Does Goodyear also account for the entire 2009 season's ratings and attendence freefall?

[call_me_andrew]

Well I think it is safe to say that 80K is a bigger drop off than normal.

So I'd say 40-50K is Goodyear's fault, and the rest a weak economy.

[harvick#1]

the rest is from the CoT, this has been a horrible car, its a sad pathetic race car

[muggle not]

Unemployment is over 10%. The ripple effects are more than considerable.

[harvick#1]

Unemployment is over 10%. The ripple effects are more than considerable.

yep, and people are still getting laid off. hopefully mine comes to an end monday

[Mark in Oshawa]

the rest is from the CoT, this has been a horrible car, its a sad pathetic race car

You keep beatin' that drum...but we can argue the racing this year has been better than ever, not to mention the car is safer.

No...there was nothing wrong with this car that tire testing couldn't fix. Goodyear deserves the beating they took last year and they deserve kudo's for getting it right this year.

Indy is a tough track to race on, and too many race fans don't appreciate that.

[call_me_andrew]

I have to admit, I was preparing myself for more empty seats than I saw.

[e2mtt]

Good tires yesterday... proves that with the right testing, you CAN build a tire for a Cup car for Indy. Goodyear definitely deserves being ripped for last years debacle.

What Mark said, Indy is a tough track. It really is a classic layout.

(No matter how much Harvick#1 dislikes the new car & Lee Roy wants Indy dropped, they are here to stay! :-) )

[Mark in Oshawa]

There are no cheap wins at Indy. Look at the people who have won there. No flukes in this bunch. It is a tough track to pass on but if you get your car working right you can run well. The crowds may be gone but they will be back. I have it on my bucket list to go there I know that.

[harvick#1]

You keep beatin' that drum...but we can argue the racing this year has been better than ever, not to mention the car is safer.

is it??? its still hard to come a good race that has the CoT. also the old car was just as safe, the only thing the old car didn't have until the end of its life was the safer walls.

if Nascar got rid of the wing and put a spoiler back on, maybe it will improve the car.

IMO the old car still produced much better racing than the parades they have now.