[Matt]

Originally Posted by Birddog07

I said major differences, all the tracks are mostly all tri-ovals or ovals. Surface, length, banking, even number of turns may differ, but they're all basically the same. And I am pretty positive the only clockwise track they race is the Montreal GP Circuit. Racing on an oval in the rain is not suicide. All other types of racing have seemed to find that slicks don't work well in rain, but rain tires do with speeds almost as fast as a dry track. Really all NASCAR drivers have IMO is they stay in those ovens for hours on end, and you know they must get bored as hell too. My vote is still for Rossi.

A treaded rain tire would burn up after about 5 laps on an oval, due to the sustained G-Forces on the sidewalls and treadblocks.