Firestone’s red-walled alternate tires have created a puzzling situation regarding strategy for tomorrow’s race, as the fastest drivers in qualifying proved harder primaries were more compatible with the Watkins Glen track. Firestone officials admitted to Motorsport.com yesterday that the soft tire’s characteristics would remain a mystery until today’s qualifying session. But the drivers themselves suggest they were still debating the relative efficiency of each compound throughout the session. KVSH Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, who was the first to switch to black tires through the session – and who Will Power credited with pointing the #12 Penske team in the right direction...
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