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Several years ago at Calistoga, a guy pitted about mid-race to change his RR tire; he ended up winning the race after coming from the rear! By putting on a new RR tire, he had fresher/newer rubber that allowed him to pass everyone who were racing on older tires. So he gained an advantage by pitting and changing the tire. And it was a big advantage, especially on a tire-eating track
I would think that the only way that sanctioning bodies and track can prevent the "new rubber" performance advantage is to not allow any team to change a tire during the race, especially at those tracks that are known to wear tires out. Now, if all cars changed tires at the same time so no one car gained the advantage of new tires, well then........And almost everyone knows the advantage of new tires....
So while most of us love to see a car charge through the field. it should be a level playing field, don't you think?
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