Denny Hamlin explains why softer tire didn’t produce at NASCAR Watkins Glen
Denny Hamlin said the radically experimental soft tire at Watkins Glen was directionally positive but explained why the falloff decreased as the race went on. Specifically, there was a point where Ross Chastain and Shane Van Gisbergen went 40 laps on the same set of tires in the middle of the race before they finally gave out enough to get passed out front and they were forced to pit.