Tire Troubles and points

Two big headlines came out of the Pocono race, Edwards second win of the season and tire troubles.  Edwards happened to be one of the teams that didn't suffer from tire problems, plus he had a dominant car.

Tire troubles plagued at least six teams, just about every time a caution came out or someone slowed down to go into the pits, it was the left-front tire.  Some teams suffered more than one and some cars got ripped up from the cars coming apart.  While they weren't the only ones, the three that got hurt the most by the tire troubles were Ryan Newman (second right-front tire going down put him in the wall which brought out the last caution - relegating him to a 34th place finish), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (I think they said he had about 5 left-fronts go down - relegating him to a 33rd place finish) and Tony Stewart (he did finish the race, albeit laps down in 29th place.)  Ricky Rudd also suffered about 5 left-front tire problems and he ended up finishing in 28th.

In a surprising move, NASCAR called some Goodyear officials to the trailer after the race to discuss the problems.  Goodyear is saying it is because of aggressive setups, the rumble strips and the softer tire combination.  I guess they are trying to decide (NASCAR and Goodyear) on whether or not to stick to the new tire for the next Pocono race or to go back to the old tire for the race, we'll have to wait and see.

Over on the Busch Series side, which was delayed by rain, Clint Bowyer won his first race, a lot of first time winners seem to come at Nashville.  With Edwards not being able to run the race, he didn't get any points for it and the rest of the field was able to catch up.  Kenny Wallace got another 2nd place finish, Sorenson got 3rd and Truex finished 5th.  Reed Sorenson became the new points leader, while Edwards dropped three positions, down to 4th.  Sorenson is now 51 points ahead of Truex and Bowyer who are tied for 2nd, Edwards is 96 points back in 4th.

Over in the Truck Series, it seemed like Mike Skinner had the dominant truck and was going to win the race.  Unfortunately for Skinner, that wasn't the way it worked out.  The last green flag pit stops, which Skinner went in a little early for, hurt him and he ended up finishing 4th.  Jack Sprague came out the winner when he found himself in the lead once all the pit stops were over with and kept it until the end.  Although Ted Musgrave finished a disappointing 14th, he kept the points lead and only lost 3 points to second in points, Ricky Craven.

The biggest disappointment to me was after Chase Montgomery wrecked hard into the outside wall (drivers side).  It was reported that he complained of side and shoulder pain and was transported to a local hospital for further observation.  Update?  None.  This happened on Friday night and I looked all over the web on Saturday, Sunday and this morning and there's nothing being reported on it.  I know that the Craftsman Truck Series is the low tier on the totem pole for NASCAR, but people do care about conditions of the drivers after wrecks.  If it had been in the Busch Series or Cup Series, there would have been more news on it.  More updates and more coverage of news of the series would be nice and it could happen if NASCAR promoted it more.