I want to be the first to make this point today: the Brickyard 400 can only be described as a (very unfunny) comedy of errors.  And those errors get pinned to the collars of no one but NASCAR and, even more, Goodyear.

It hasn't been a secret this season that tire wear has been a problem.  Indianapolis is known to be an abrasive track.  The tire test done here was done at a time of the year when the air and track temperatures were cooler.  It's not exactly rocket science to deduce that bring a softer tire to this track will result in major issues.

So far today -- at less than 50 laps into the event -- tire issues have plagued Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth.  And Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have both run the tires completely down to the cords and were probably each a mere one or two laps from having a catastrophic blowout.  And that was on just 12 laps of racing!

NASCAR needs to postpone the remainder of the race until Monday, have Goodyear ship in about 500 harder-compound tires from their Ohio factory, and pick up from this point around 10:00 a.m. so the track is cool as long as possible.

This is sad.  Just plain sad.  And we, as fans, are being ripped off.  This isn't a race, it's a battle of attrition.

I will continue this thread as the day rolls on.  Chime in with your thoughts, because I know you all were expecting a race today, not this load of crap.