This NASCAR veteran isn’t having any of it. Something different was in the air at Phoenix as Friday’s Cup practice session rolled out. Goodyear introduced the soft tire compound for this weekend, and teams are still trying to get a handle on it, pushing the limits with aggressive air pressure setups. But this new setup haunted the garage.

And now, the 43-year-old driver cannot help but voice out his disappointment. This is the last thing the No. 16 crew needed going into the ‘desert oddball’. With the 50-minute practice session flipping the script, there could be some serious implications going into the biggest race of the season.

Kaulig Racing’s NASCAR veteran sounds off on the tire compound at Phoenix

Speaking post-practice, AJ Allmendinger told Frontstretch’s Stephen Stumpf , “Yea

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