Monday Morning Pit Box: Option Tires Make a Big Difference at Phoenix
Softer compound tires and speeding penalties greatly impacted Sunday’s Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
Andrew Stoddard joined Frontstretch in May of 2022 as an iRacing contributor. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Richmond, and VCU. He works as an athletic communications specialist at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va.
Softer compound tires and speeding penalties greatly impacted Sunday’s Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
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