Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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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