09/03/2008: Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta - Nascar)
Toyota general manager Lee White stood just inside the iron fence that surrounds Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday and watched Kyle Busch celebrate the first Sprint Cup win for the foreign manufacturer.
Somewhat overshadowing Busch’s first win with Joe Gibbs Racing were the overwhelming complaints about the hard tires Goodyear brought to the new car’s first trip to the 1.54-mile speedway.
Second-place Tony Stewart, Busch’s teammate, went so far as to say Goodyear should pull out of the sport and let Hoosier or Firestone build tires if Goodyear can’t do better.
Third-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. was so frustrated he was thinking of attending a Goodyear tire test on Monday at Darlington, even though he’s not one of the drivers scheduled to attend.


























