Goodyear Tire Notes - Fast Facts for October 17-19, 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series -- Race No. 32 -- Tums QuikPak 500
(Sunday, October 19 -- 1:30 p.m. ET -- TV: ABC)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series -- Race No. 21 -- Kroger 200
(Saturday, October 18 -- 2:30 p.m ET -- TV: Speed)
Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval) -- Martinsville, Va.
Fast Facts for October 17-19, 2008
Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Short Track Radials (Sprint Cup);
Goodyear Wrangler Short Track Radials (Craftsman Truck)
Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,525, Right-side -- 1,525;
Craftsman Truck: Left-side -- 325, Right-side -- 325
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4108; Right-side -- D-4110
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.3 in.; Right-side -- 88.6 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 25 psi; Left Rear -- 25 psi;
Right Front -- 25 psi; Right Rear -- 25 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 10 psi; Left Rear -- 10 psi;
Right Front -- 23 psi; Right Rear -- 22 psi
Estimated Pit Window: Every 50-55 laps, based on fuel mileage
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Martinsville this weekend, though the Cup tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this will be the fourth consecutive race weekend at Martinsville that Cup and Truck teams will run on these particular tire codes . . . Martinsville is the only track at which Cup teams run this specific tire combination, though this right-side tire code (D-4110) is used on all four tire positions at the series' two road course events . . . Truck teams have run this specific tire set-up at its other, true short track race at Mansfield in May . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners their tires at Martinsville.
Testing update: Because rain canceled a third day of testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway the previous week, Goodyear returned for a one-day session this past Monday . . . taking part in Monday's test was the No. 10 Gillett-Evernham Motorsports Dodge team with driver A.J. Allmendinger . . . Goodyear also held a one-day confirmation test at Homestead on Tuesday . . . teams participating in that session were the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge with Juan Pablo Montoya and the No. 83 Red Bull Racing Toyota with Brian Vickers . . . still on this year's calendar is a tire test at Las Vegas on December 10-11.
