Edwards confident about new tyre

Bristol polesitter Carl Edwards seems confident he will be able to replicate his qualifying pace in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race after running Goodyear's new choice of right-side tyres during Saturday's practice. Teams tested a new tyre specification during the two practice sessions of the day at Bristol Motor Speedway, following NASCAR's decision to change the right-sides after excessive wear led to concerns for Sunday's race. Goodyear had introduced a new compound for this weekend which was softer than what was used at Bristol last summer, but it failed to rubber-in the track, compounding the early wear issues.

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