Tire Redemption at Texas Motor Speedway???

NASCAR's exclusive tire provider could get a little redemption this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Sprint Cup drivers, namely Tony Stewart, bashed Goodyear after the Atlanta race, claiming the tire giant failed to produce a tread that handled well. Drivers certainly had their hands full a few weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway as the cars were slipping around the already lighting quick 1.5 mile track. After the race, the likes of Stewart and Jeff Gordon were highly critical of Goodyear. Gordon was quoted as saying he felt like he "...was going to crash on every lap." Stewart, who finished second to Kyle Busch, categorized the tire as "...the most pathetic racing tire that I've ever been on in my professional career,". Stewart's not so professional comments may have had an impact on this weekend's race at Texas. Speedway Motorsports owns both Atlanta and Texas Motor Speedways and the circuits are nearly identical. Both are 1.5 mile ovals with 24 degree banks in the turns, and both are very fast. Goodyear says they will go with the same tire compound that yielded very competitive racing and exciting finishes last year at Texas. I guess the squeaky wheel does get the grease...thanks Tony!!!