Some final thoughts before the Texas race

Tires were supposed to be an issue at Texas Motor Speedway. Eddie Gossage, the president of the track, begged and pleaded with NASCAR to allow extra testing at Texas before the Sunday's Cup race. NASCAR officials refused and it looks like they made the right decision.
There was a fear that the Texas race could end up like the Atlanta race or the Las Vegas race. A number of drivers crashed, had tires problems or handling problems. All of it was blamed on Goodyear for not producing a tire that could perform at the level some of the Cup drivers were expecting.
Tony Stewart was the biggest critic. Gossage wanted to do whatever he could to prevent a repeat of the races at Atlanta and Vegas. But it looks like there was not much to worry about.
Clint Bowyer was asked if he noticed any problems with the tires during practice and qualifying and he said, "No."
"We came here and did the tire test and we’ve got all the confidence in the world in Goodyear and the tire they’ve brought and we’re going to be just fine,” said Bowyer, driver of the No. 07 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
Bowyer was one of two drivers who was able to test with NASCAR's new car and the new tire Goodyear produced for the Cup race at Texas.
He didn't have any concerns. The Nationwide Series race went off without incident. The only driver who had any problems was Michael McDowell, who crashed violently during qualifying. That was more inexperience than inadequate tires.
Impatience and inexperience will lead to more accidents than bad tires at Texas.