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Goodyear To Bring New Tire Compound For Both NASCAR Races At Michigan
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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series races this weekend at Michigan International Speedway will both utilize new tire compounds from Goodyear.
The announcement comes after an April 17–18 tire test at the high-speed, 2-mile track in Brooklyn, Michigan. The new set-up will debut in Saturday’s LTi Printing 250 for Xfinity cars and Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 for the Monster Energy Series.
The new compounds are said to be designed to introduce more wear and place a premium on tire management. The tire makeup is also said to be designed to minimize heat build-up during the races.
“Michigan was paved not too many years ago and the track still has a lot of grip, so we have to be cognizant of that and the speeds the Cup cars are running when we make our tire recommendation,” Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing, said in a release. “We tested at Michigan this spring with the expressed intent of looking at right-side tire temperatures, and came away with a great compound that will wear more and run cooler. We also were able to update our left-side construction and go with a compound on that side of the car that will wear more as well.”
Goodyear Racing will also provide a new compound for left-side tires for Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway to bring the series’ tires up to Texas code.
For more information, visit NASCAR.com.
The announcement comes after an April 17–18 tire test at the high-speed, 2-mile track in Brooklyn, Michigan. The new set-up will debut in Saturday’s LTi Printing 250 for Xfinity cars and Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 for the Monster Energy Series.
The new compounds are said to be designed to introduce more wear and place a premium on tire management. The tire makeup is also said to be designed to minimize heat build-up during the races.
“Michigan was paved not too many years ago and the track still has a lot of grip, so we have to be cognizant of that and the speeds the Cup cars are running when we make our tire recommendation,” Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing, said in a release. “We tested at Michigan this spring with the expressed intent of looking at right-side tire temperatures, and came away with a great compound that will wear more and run cooler. We also were able to update our left-side construction and go with a compound on that side of the car that will wear more as well.”
Goodyear Racing will also provide a new compound for left-side tires for Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway to bring the series’ tires up to Texas code.
For more information, visit NASCAR.com.
