Were the changes to Las Vegas Motor Speedway a mistake?
I’m not sure there are a lot of fans of the reconfigured and resurfaced track after the carnage that happened out there during the race. It would not be an exaggeration to call the Sam’s Town 300 a wreckfest, and it bit the experienced as well as the inexperienced. Twelve cars were retired after accidents, ironic considering the speedway went through a track record twelve cautions for 58 laps. Some blamed the tires, some blamed the repaving job, still others blamed their cars…but all agreed there is more work to be done before this track reaches its true potential. 2) Should tires be changed after a different compound has been tested? Goodyear decided to bring a harder compound tire than the one used in testing this January, so most of what the teams learned in testing was useless for the race in March. Teams were left scrambling to figure out setups this weekend, and the results were evident in the inordinate number of scary loose race cars out there during the event. 3) Could the Bus
