Gotta love Mike; He tells it like it is, and separates the truth from the myths. I know most of us are all speculating on the new tires. Borrowed this from another site: Mike Gwaltney: Ok so here's the deal so we can quit with all the nonsense.
Pavement tires had NO markings.
Dirt tires came hot marked but not sure they will next time. They were asked not to have any marks but these did. I know. , I got them.
I got 5 pallets of pavement tires. I grabbed 6 off each pallet.
Tires measured 70 1/2. 70 3/4 and a occasional 71 with no air around the outside edge.
Mounted ..add 1 inch to that measurement and u will be close .
Staggar in my sets were 9/16 to 11/16. Without stretching. You wont get 1 1/2. Staggar out of these tires. And yes dealers do have them in their possession and will start to distribute when we are told to do so. Some areas that start racing early...like us...got them first and will distribute for races starting this month. There...that's the story. So everyone can stop all the what ifs and all the other untruths.