1.   Our left rear tire came loose and I thought I was going to wreck on the backstretch.

2.   The tires came back but we never saw the men again.

3.   Virtually all of the deaths in the United States have occurred when sport utility vehicles, mostly Explorers, have rolled over when their tires came apart.

4.   As reports of traffic deaths mounted over the summer, the company was unable to explain why so many tires came apart on the road.

5.   Firestone contends that the design of the Ford Explorer is responsible for rollover accidents that occur when tires come apart.

6.   Most of the Firestone tire deaths occurred when Ford Explorers rolled over after their tires came apart.

7.   New imported tires came second, while retreads, if made to the New Zealand standard, came third.

8.   The Nashville, Tenn.-based company said it would release its findings about why some tires came apart on Tuesday and would not comment beforehand.

9.   The Nashville, Tenn.-based company said it would release its findings about why some tires came apart today and would not comment beforehand.

10.   The tire did not come off, however.