By David Poole and Jim Utter / McClatchy Newspapers Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - Added 4m ago CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series official apologized Tuesday for the tire issues that marred Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and said NASCAR and Goodyear have started working on avoiding another similar debacle. "I can’t say enough how sorry we are," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series vice president for competition. "It’s our responsibility being NASCAR that we don’t go through this situation again." Pemberton’s comments on a teleconference with reporters made him the second top NASCAR official in two days to apologize for the race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in which teams were unable to run more than about 10 laps before tires wore out beyond use. Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s vice president of...
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