Lyn St. James on going 232.4 mph in a 1989 stock car: “Your desire and your passion outweighs rational thinking.”
The car was prepared by Bill Elliott, giving the NASCAR team a leg up on the competition for the 1989 season
If you look at the photo above,
Read MoreClint Bowyer: “I’m not really a big fan of the tires that we’re running nowadays. If we have trouble, it seems like the first thing we do is go to a more durable tire.”
Also Clint Bowyer: “In my opinion, that durable tire is always worse for racing.
Clint Bowyer,
Read MoreLarson talks possible tracks for a second dirt race in the Truck Series – Details why he’s against seeing the NASCAR Cup Series on dirt; Explains how they could change his opinion
Kyle Larson is a hardcore dirt driver. When he’s not in a NASCAR Cup Series machine, he’s behind the wheel of a dirt car.
Read MoreBrad Keselowski and other teams recommended every tire from the Michigan tire test except the new compounds they selected for the weekend
This weekend, NASCAR is bringing a new tire to Michigan International Speedway. This tire came from a Goodyear Tire test that was hosted at MIS back in April.
Read MoreRestrictor plates; New aero package; Goodyear will also bring more grip to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – Monster Energy Open & Monster Energy All-Star Race
Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Concord, N.C.
Fast Facts for May 18-19, 2018
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits:
All-Star: 9 sets of for the event;
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams will no longer be required to start the race on used qualifying sets; Other changes
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams will no longer be required to start the race with the tires on which they qualified, according to Wednesday’s official NASCAR Rule Book update.
Read MoreThe NASCAR Cup Series will run a new left side tire along with the multi-zone right side tire
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 12 – KC Masterpiece 400
Kansas Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Kansas City, Kan.
Fast Facts for May 11-12, 2018
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits: Cup: 3 sets for practice,
Read MoreClint Bowyer: “It’s a weird rubber.”
The tire from Goodyear plays tricks at Dover International Speedway. They’ll rubber in the track, work the groove up the banking and following a caution they’ll have to start the process all over again. As cars coast around under yellow, all the rubber is picked up.
Read MorePaul Menard, Trevor Bayne, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch took on the Charlotte Roval
CONCORD, N.C. (May 2018) – Under clear skies and warm temperatures similar to what they’ll expect in September, four of NASCAR’s top drivers shook down the ROVAL™, Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road course oval, in a Goodyear tire test on Tuesday.
Read MoreNASCAR reduced the restrictor plate holes to slow the cars down after possible tire rating limits were reached at Talladega – Was it too fast?
Jamie McMurray blew a tire in final practice at Talladega Superspeedway. This came the lap after he turned a 203.975. This raised the question that the tire might have blown due to the speeds being run at the 2.66-mile oval.
Read MoreThere’s some changes at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend
Kyle Busch has run 25 races at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series alone. Of those, he’s gone to victory lane 6 times. The last win came in August 2017.
Heading into this weekend, Kyle Busch was looking for a certain feel.
Read MoreThe soft and hard tire still isn’t a ‘dead’ topic
The 2017 NASCAR All-Star race featured a bit of an experiment. The softer “option” tire was deigned to add a new element of excitement to the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Unfortunately, the soft tire didn’t work out as planned.
Read MoreMartin Truex Jr had 5 tires for the race that needed to be replaced
NASCAR runs inner-liners at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and just about everywhere. The only exceptions are short tracks.
The inner-liner is basically a tire within a tire. On the rim, there’s two valve stems.
Read MoreThe new Goodyear commercial features a brief clip of Dale Earnhardt Jr’s dirt racing days
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2018) – Goodyear and Earnhardt. Two names that have been connected for decades across multiple generations. Goodyear brings that sentiment to life with a new piece of advertising celebrating the legacy of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Read MoreRay Evernham’s first race was on an asphalt track – He used dirt tires
Jeff Gordon introduced Ray to the stage at the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night. Before giving Ray the microphone, Jeff recalled a moment from their history.
In 1995, Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship after taking 7 race wins.
Read MoreMartin Truex Jr explains the plans for the NASCAR tire test at Texas Motor Speedway
Yesterday and today, the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series machines took to the track for the first time. But, it’s not necessarily a test for the teams.
The Goodyear Tire tests are more a test for the tire company as well as the sanctioning body.
Read MoreChase Elliott comments after the first test of the brand new NASCAR Camaro
Yesterday, four drivers took to Texas Motor Speedway for a Goodyear tire test. Drivers included; Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr, Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola.
Chase Elliott was the only Chevy driver of the four.
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