A BLISTERING PROBLEM.(Competition)(Brief Article)

The repaved track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be retested this week after uneven tire wear was discovered during Firestone's recent Indy car tire test. Goodyear later canceled its NASCAR test until the track could be scuffed by a process known as diamond grinding, which has been used at the track before.

Even if Firestone's test is successful (and Goodyear's test is next week), Indy Racing League president Brian Barnhart, a former IMS track superintendent, doesn't expect clear sailing in the 89th annual Indianapolis 500. That's because tire blisters aren't likely to be ...

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