Goodyear Tire Notes for 2016 Daytona Speedweeks

Same tire combination they've used at Daytona since July, 2013

GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series — Sprint Unlimited
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series — Race No. 1 – Daytona 500
NASCAR Xfinity Series — Race No. 1 – PowerShares QQQ 300
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Race No. 1 – NextEra Energy Resources 250
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) – Daytona Beach, Fla.

Fast Facts for February 12-21, 2016

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Superspeedway Radials

Set limits: Unlimited: 6 sets for the event;
Daytona 500: 10 sets for practice/qualifying/Duels; 9 sets for the race;
Xfinity: 5 sets for the event;
Camping World Truck: 4 sets for the event

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-4596; Right-side — D-4600

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 87.91 in. (2,233 mm); Right-side — 88.39 in. (2,245 mm)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 27 psi; Left Rear — 27 psi;
Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 48 psi

Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Daytona throughout Speedweeks . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams have run at Daytona since July 2013 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Daytona . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

Goodyear Blimp: Goodyear’s “Wingfoot One,” based out of Pompano Beach. Fla., will be in the air over Daytona International Speedway throughout Speedweeks . . . the ship will be a part of Fox and Fox Sports 1’s television coverage of the Sprint Unlimited and Sprint Cup qualifying during the first week, and the Can-Am Duel and the Camping World Truck, Xfinity and Sprint Cup races during the second week.

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Goodyear To Make Tire Change For Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400

Garage buzzing about tires Friday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 15, 2012) – Goodyear will make a tire change for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. The decision was made Friday evening after teams had tires that were blistering following Friday’s practice sessions at the newly-repaved 2.0-mile track.

Goodyear will bring a tougher left side tire from Charlotte that the teams will use in Sunday’s event. The teams will qualify Saturday as scheduled at 1:10 p.m. ET with the tires previously allotted by Goodyear. Following the NASCAR Nationwide Series race, the teams will be given a 75-minute practice session with the new left side tires that will start at approximately 6 p.m.

“With the new repave here at Michigan, coupled with the high temperatures we’re seeing this weekend, we feel this change will help us put on the best race possible on Sunday,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR Vice President of Competition.

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Good Move by NASCAR! We don't need tires blowing up. ruining what should be a very fast and entertaining race to watch. Imagine blowing a tire at 217 mph coming into a turn. It would have been a short day for a lot of good cars with the tires they ran in Fridays practice.