Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.07.2008 TALLADEGA, Ala. — When a tire does its job, nobody talks about it. For the third time this season, people are talking about tires. Though a thrilling finish in the AMP Energy 500 and drought-snapping win by Tony Stewart may have overshadowed the issues immediately following the race, tire explosions had dire consequences for several drivers. Two caused wrecks, including a nine-car pileup midway through the race and one sent a driver to an over-night hospital stay. But teams left Talladega on Sunday with little information as to what happened or how to fix it. "I was worried all the way back on Friday when the 88 blew a tire," points leader Jimmie Johnson said about the car driven by teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. "From my point of view, you run something over, you cut a tire, you shred it,...
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