First-ever IndyCar alternate oval tire puts teams on red alert in St Louis

Only two sets of the softer, red-walled alternate rubber will be made available to teams at World Wide Technology Raceway. They have been instructed to keep one set for the race and, unlike road and street courses, are banned from using them in qualifying.This means they will only get one chance to evaluate them in Saturday practice before having to use them for a stint (at least two laps are …Keep reading