After the two-week Olympic break racing is finally returning to Richmond.
The Richmond race will mark the first out of the four remaining before the playoffs begin.
At such a crucial stage of the series, NASCAR has decided to introduce an additional level of thrill.
In the race, the teams will be allowed to use two types of Goodyear tires- basically soft ones and hard ones.
Due to this, the teams will have to implement a completely different tire strategy to try and get a good track position.
What NASCAR did to increase the challenge and get fans excited, has gotten a backlash from fans.
They deemed the tire change move as a mere excuse by the authorities.
To dwell more on the details, the teams will strategize between two Goodyear tire compounds.
The softer “option” tire, offers superior grip for faster lap times but wears out quicker, while the “prime” tire provides consistent performance but less initial traction.
To differentiate the two, the option tire has red-colored text printed on it and the prime ones have yellow-colored text.
Teams will be allocated six sets of soft tires and two sets of hard ones.
The challenge is when to choose speed over grip. This experiment poses a challenge as a wrong choice by one team can wreck some other team’s car, throwing them out of the race.
NASCAR in their Instagram post explains the difference between the two tires.
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