NASCAR drivers comment following first go at the Charlotte Roval Charlotte Roval testing concluded yesterday in Charlotte, NC. CONCORD, N.C. – Two days of Goodyear tire testing on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval concluded on Wednesday with drivers gearing up for next year’s Bank of America 500 by lapping Charlotte’s […]
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New Goodyear tire for Dover Motor Speedway Set limits: Cup: 4 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 8 sets for the race; XFINITY: 6 sets for the event Tire Codes: Left-side — D-4728; Right-side — D-4742 Tire Circumference: Left-side — 87.56 in. (2,224 mm); Right-side — 88.58 in. […]
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Unique tire challenges when NASCAR unloads at Bristol Motor Speedway While Bristol Motor Speedway is considered a short track at just more than a half-mile in length, it truly falls more into the speedway category of tracks. With its steep banking, the loads and speeds generated at Bristol are closer […]
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Goodyear testing new compound strictly for repaved track surfaces – Tire wear promotion Everyone likes old surfaces. They might not be aware of it, but they do. Old surfaces provide a slick race track and bumps. Both of those things cause driver mistakes, which causes side-by-side racing. Unfortunately, many surfaces on the […]
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Like F1, Teams will have multiple choice NASCAR tire compounds available during Charlotte All-Star Race Yesterday, NASCAR announced a new All-Star race format, a bold format. It’s like F1, yes. But it’s also more like local short track racing than anything. Which I believe is the whole idea behind the […]
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