Goodyear to debut new left-side tire for Bowman Gray Clash
Goodyear will unveil a new tire for the first on-track competition of the NASCAR Cup Series season, debuting redesigned left-side rubber for Sunday’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (8 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The new left-side tires will pair with familiar right-sides, which were used in the exhibition event’s Bowman Gray debut and six other Cup Series races last season. Officials with the tire maker indicated that the new left-side Goodyears are designed for more fall-off, part of the industry’s initiative to make tire management more essential and enhance the competition.
The new left-side tires will pair with familiar right-sides, which were used in the exhibition event’s Bowman Gray debut and six other Cup Series races last season. Officials with the tire maker indicated that the new left-side Goodyears are designed for more fall-off, part of the industry’s initiative to make tire management more essential and enhance the competition.
“This is in line with our ongoing efforts to deliver tires that offer increased grip and more lap time fall-off over the course of a run,” said Justin Fantozzi, Goodyear’s Director of Racing for the Americas. “Teams will be focused on racing and battling for track position, but we’ll use Bowman Gray as an opportunity to gather data and apply that knowledge to our short-track tire package for the rest of the season.”
Teams will each have five sets of tires for their weekend allotment — one for practice, one for qualifying and heats that transfer to the race, and three new race sets. Goodyear will also have four total wet-weather sets available to each team as needed.
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