NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 2 – 260 laps / 400 milesAtlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval) – Hampton, Ga.Fast Facts for February 24-25, 2024 Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Superspeedway Radials Set limits: Cup: 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race(8 race sets plus 1 set transferredContinue Reading
– The American Motorsports Media Award of Excellence (AMMAOE) and award sponsor Goodyear Racing are proud to announce the recipient of the 2024 honor – long-time journalist and television personality Dave Despain. Dave began his broadcasting career calling high school football games in his native Iowa in the early 1960s.Continue Reading
NASCAR Cup Series – The Clash – Main: 150 laps / 38 milesLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (0.253-mile oval) – Los Angeles, Calif.Fast Facts for February 3-4, 2024 Tire: Goodyear Eagle Short Track Radials Set limits: 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 4 sets for the race(3 raceContinue Reading
Horizon Hobby, a global leader in RC products, will again return to Front Row Motorsports (FRM) for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. After a thrilling victory on the road course last year at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Horizon Hobby colors will return to defend its win withContinue Reading
Mike Siberini has been named the 2023 winner of the Ken Patterson Helping Others Award from the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), as announced Sunday during the annual awards convention. Siberini is a public relations representative for Goodyear Racing and the trackside contact for everything NASCAR-related. He started with GoodyearContinue Reading
Rich Kramer, Goodyear’s chairman, CEO and president, was honored with NASCAR’s prestigious Bill France Award of Excellence last week during the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Awards. The award, presented by NASCAR chairman Jim France, recognizes Kramer’s leadership and contributions to the sport as CEO of Goodyear. Most recently, Goodyear developedContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— Bringing a new tire to compete at Daytona International Speedway proved it’s challenges for drivers. Goodyear brought a new tire compound that was supposed to provide more grip for drivers. The tire provided grip for stability, not speed. However, there were numerous tire issues during theContinue Reading
CONCORD, N.C– Going into the Monster Energy All-Star Race, the talk was about the new “option” tire that Goodyear was bringing to help spice and liven up the All-Star Race. According to Goodyear, the “option” tire was supposed to fall off drastically after six to eight “at-speed” laps. However, theContinue Reading
CONCORD, N.C.— After the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with the help of Goodyear, NASCAR, and Speedway Motorsports Inc. officials, Michael Waltrip was able to take laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway to test the difference between the “prime” and “option” tire being used in the Monster Energy All-Star Race onContinue Reading
The Food City 500 for Kyle Busch was one that he would like to soon forget. The five-time winner was set to compete for his sixth victory at the 0.533-mile track, but tire issues plagued the driver. Busch was fastest all weekend in practice sessions, but was did notContinue Reading