NASCAR Cup Series teams were given an extra set of tires on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, as excessive tire wear struck the short track for the second time in less than two years.

Chase Elliot hasn’t watched the tape to see how Sunday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway looked compared to his view behind the wheel, but he’s still hearing good things.“I had a lot of fun,” Elliott said Tuesday, “and I haven’t watched the race on TV or anything, but just in...

Paying attention to a few things will help you get the most sessions and weekends out of your tires, and likely make you fasterUnless you have an unlimited budget or a really generous tire sponsor, chances are you want to get the most out of your tires. If you can...

The Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Graham Rahal meets the media at Texas Motor Speedway ahead of Saturday night's Firestone 600 to talk about the revised aero, prospects for the race, his views on the Castroneves penalty change and more topics. GRAHAM RAHAL: This is going to be a tricky, tricky...

Toro Rosso blamed surprisingly high fuel consumption and tire wear for its Russian Grand Prix falling apart after Daniil Kvyat and Jean-Eric Vergne's star qualifying performances.Home favorite Kvyat started fifth for Sochi's first F1 race, with team-mate Vergne ninth on the grid. But they tumbled backward in the grand prix,...

Pirelli says it will try to reduce the marbles produced by its tires in the 2014 Formula 1 season following suggestions from drivers.The Italian manufacturer's tires, in particular the softer compounds, generated large amounts of marbles during 2013, making going off the racing line to overtake less viable for drivers."The...

Toto Wolff admits Mercedes will start the Hungarian Grand Prix a step behind its rivals after missing out on running Pirelli's new tires in Formula 1's Silverstone young driver test.Mercedes was banned for the test at which teams were permitted to run current race drivers to gain experience of the...