Why do you think teams can't choose their own tires?

It is about money, Goodyear pays a lot of money.

It is also about safety. I remember the tire wars of the early 90's and the deaths of Rodney Orr and the great Neil Bonnett at Daytona in 1993 when there Hooiser tires gave out during practice. We don't want to have the tire wars again.

I was that way to some extent in the past..

No company but Goodyear can meet NASCAR's

requirements to compete..

The last company that tried was Hoosier, and they

failed miserably, in spite of their experience making racing tires...]

Tires that can maintain 200 mph over a long period of time represent

quite a manufacturing challenge.. Add to that NASCARs interference

by insisting the tires have certain characteristics, other than adheasion, and safety, does not make it easier..

Nope. not quite. Like has been reported, sprint Cup Drivers are what sell the tickets. besides racing the huge boys from Cup gets the little adult men a style of what they are going to be against in the event that they make it to cup. I do think of that NASCAR could shrink the style of Cup drivers whom can enter. Say 10. and that they could qualify in on time. the appropriate 10 Cup drivers to have qualified in on time may be the only 10 allowed in the national race. And if there have been extra suitable than 10 whom qualified on time, they might desire to could enable a countrywide driving force race their motor vehicle. I additionally think of that if there are extra suitable than 40 3 drivers to attempt qualifying that the national purely drivers could be guarenteed a commencing spot. Kinda like the Cup appropriate 35 are guarenteed in on Sunday. although, you''ve even have been given the turn area the place many of the Cup adult men own the national communities they are utilising for. i think of that the owner of the group should not be allowed to race their very own motor vehicle. in the event that they wanna attempt for yet another group then large. perhaps this might enable alittle extra variety.

because goodyear picks the compound for each track that they think will perform the best and not blow out. if teams had the option, they would go with softer tires for grip, but softer tires wear out and blow out easier, so goodyear picks the combination for grip and durability.

NASCAR has a contract with Goodyear.

Because NASCAR has become more restrictive than a sphincter.