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Goodyear To Continue As Exclusive Tire Supplier Through 2017
NEW YORK, New York – NASCAR and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today jointly announced they have signed an extended agreement for Goodyear to continue as the exclusive tire used in NASCAR’s top three racing series for the next five years. The agreement, which extends through the 2017 season, renews Goodyear as the “Exclusive Tire Supplier” of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Goodyear has … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Blame Goodyear for Joey Logano’s problems this year
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—You can’t blame Goodyear for trying to improve the product it brings to the racetrack—but Joey Logano might prefer a return to the tires the Sprint Cup Series ran last year. Buoyed by top-10 finishes in five of his last six Cup races in 2010, Logano entered 2011 with optimism. Then the wheels fell off. Logano finished outside the top 20 in his first five events of the season, and, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Notebook: NASCAR will change scoring system
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— Anyone who doubts NASCAR will adopt a simplified scoring system for determining its champions in all three of its top national touring series simply wasn’t listening. Though NASCAR hasn’t ironed out the minutiae, sanctioning body president Mike Helton made it clear Friday at Daytona International Speedway that change is coming. “The goal for some time is to create a points system that is easy to understand, easy to explain, easy to be talked about, but also (to) be credible at the end of the season,” Helton said. In recent meetings with owners and drivers, NASCAR has discussed a simplified system that would award 43 points to a race winner, with points declining from first to 43rd place in one-point increments. Still under consideration are … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Eighteen drivers expected at Daytona for Goodyear tire test on Dec. 15-16
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – At least 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will participate in the two-day Goodyear tire test on the new racing surface at Daytona International Speedway in advance of the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 20. The test will be the first time race cars will turn laps on the new asphalt of Daytona International Speedway, which was repaved for only the second time in its history. The Goodyear tire test will be open to the public with free access to the Oldfield Grandstands through the lobby of the Daytona International Speedway ticket office. Drivers scheduled to participate in the test include: 2010 Daytona 500 champion Jamie McMurray Brad Keselowski Mark Martin Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr. David Ragan Kurt Busch Casey Mears Matt Kenseth Bill Elliott Paul Menard Jeff Burton Juan Pablo … Read entire article »
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Goodyear asks for Daytona test dates in December
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—With the massive repaving project ahead of schedule at Daytona International Speedway, tire maker Goodyear has requested Dec. 7-8 as potential test dates at the 2.5-mile superspeedway, Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of race tire sales, said Saturday. Originally projected for a completion date of Jan. 1, the resurfacing at Daytona has benefited from favorable weather and could be finished as early as a month ahead of schedule. Assuming the desired dates are viable, Goodyear will invite all NASCAR Sprint Cup teams to participate in the tire test. The larger the field, the more benefit Goodyear can derive from the test, given the importance of drafting in large packs of cars at Daytona. Goodyear already has a full-field tire test scheduled for Jan. 20-22. … Read entire article »
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Classic Goodyear Eagle Racing Tire to Feature First-Ever Patriotic Design at Daytona
AKRON, Ohio – For the first time in its history, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, has announced it will transform all Goodyear Racing Eagle tires for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races over the July 4th holiday weekend. The new design, featuring a patriotic red, white and blue color scheme reading “Support Our Troops” on the tires’ sidewalls, is designed to say ‘thank you’ to the service men and women of the United States Armed Forces and launch the Goodyear Support Our Troops program. The Company will help jump-start this new support and fundraising effort with a $20,000 donation to a leading military support program. … Read entire article »
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Goodyear Wraps Up Two Day Tire Test at Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series nears its conclusion, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams have already started looking ahead to the 2010 season and the prestigious season-opening 52nd annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 14. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Johnson Has It Figured Out And Everyone Else Is In Trouble
Darrell Waltrip fired up his webcam and recaps Sundays race at Dover International Speedway. Hear what he had to say about Jimmie Johnson’s big win, the new tire NASCAR and Goodyear are working on and much more. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
NASCAR Weekly Teleconference With Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman
Todays NASCAR teleconference was with Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman. The two Hoosiers discussed the upcoming Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and their memories of growing up so close to the brickyard. The Moderator: We have two great drivers coming in here in the middle of the summer for a race. Ryan and Tony are here to talk about the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and we’re very appreciative of them coming to do that. Tony, we’re going to start with you. You’ve been talking a lot lately about the success of your team and it’s surprising a lot of people. When you looked at the schedule for this year and set expectations, did the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard jump out as one of the goals for the team? Tony Stewart: … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
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