Fast Facts for September 5-6, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series -- Race No. 26 -- Chevy Rock & Roll 400
(Saturday, September 6 -- 7:00 p.m. ET -- TV: ABC)
NASCAR Nationwide Series -- Race No. 28 -- Emerson Radio 250
(Friday, September 5 -- 7:30 p.m. ET -- TV: ESPN 2)
Richmond International Raceway (0.75-mile oval) -- Richmond, Va.
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials
Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,150, Right-side -- 1,150;
Nationwide: Left-side -- 575, Right-side -- 575
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4174; Right-side -- D-4176
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.4 in.; Right-side -- 88.7 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 30 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 15 psi; Left Rear -- 13 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi
Estimated Pit Window:
Every 100-110 laps, based on fuel mileage
Notes:
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Richmond this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Goodyear brought for teams in these two series to run at Richmond earlier this season . . . with this being Goodyear's intermediate/flat track set-up, major NASCAR teams have a lot of experience on these tire codes . . . in addition to Richmond, teams in NASCAR's top-three series will run this specific tire set-up at Phoenix, New Hampshire, Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Memphis and Milwaukee this season . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one-mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Richmond.
Testing update:
Goodyear conducted a tire test with Bobby Labonte (No. 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge) and Mark Martin (No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet) at Dover International Speedway this past Wednesday, confirming its tire recommendation for the NASCAR weekend on Sept. 19-21. . . other upcoming tests include confirmation tests at Atlanta (Sept. 16) and Homestead (Oct. 14), and two large scale tests at Indianapolis (Sept. 22-23 and Oct. 6-8).
