Drinking? Yes
Confused? Yes
Nobody has responded to Tracy Hines' question yet.
I thought that whole point of a 'tire rule' was to prevent the 'little guy' from complaining about the 'big guys' going out with brand new soft tires every time on the track except for the feature (maybe). I sorta think that the tire rule thing levels the playing field at least a little bit. On pavement, we are restricted to how many we may purchase. What if that migrates to the dirt? I once heard Phil Poor say, about tires, that the best deal, is no deal. I am almost certain that he meant that from a competitor's standpoint. Meaning, that we should have the freedom to run whatever is fastest. So, while having choices is nice, it ain't necessarily cheaper. If we could, we'd burn through as many tires as we could. But maybe, just maybe, a compound rule helps a little. But just a little.
