Goodyear Fast Facts - Daytona International Speedway

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GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 1 – 200 laps / 500 miles
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) — Daytona Beach, Fla.

Fast Facts for February 12-16, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Superspeedway Radials

Set limits:
Cup: 7 sets for practice/qualifying/Duel, and 9 sets for the race (8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-5142; Right-side — D-5218

Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,274 mm (89.53 in.); Right-side — 2,277 mm (89.65 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 28 psi; Left Rear — 28 psi;
Right Front — 52 psi; Right Rear — 50 psi

Notes — New right-side tire for Cup cars: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona this week . . . this is the same left-side tire Cup teams have run at Daytona since the beginning of 2022 . . . this is the first time they will run this right-side tire, with a construction update over what was run at Daytona in 2024 . . . Cup teams are scheduled to run this same tire set-up at Talladega in April . . . with this 18-inch bead diameter tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

Goodyear quote — Stu Grant, Goodyear‘s general manager of global race tires: "This is always an exciting time in the racing season, getting down to Daytona for the 500.  Daytona is a tire strategy track with teams trying to minimize time on pit road and line up with teammates by mixing in fuel-only and two-tire stops throughout the race.  When it all shakes out, we always have a great and exciting race for the fans as we embark on a new season."

Goodyear Blimp — Florida-based airship over Daytona all weekend: "Wingfoot Two" is scheduled to be in the air over Daytona International Speedway for all the NASCAR races this week . . . this airship is based out of Pompano Beach, Fla. . . . this June 3 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Goodyear Blimp . . . Goodyear will celebrate this milestone with a year-long campaign, including aerial presence at the biggest moments in sports.

GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Xfinity Series — Race No. 1 — 120 laps / 300 miles

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — Race No. 1 — 100 laps / 250 miles

Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) — Daytona Beach, Fla.

Fast Facts for February 13-15, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 15-inch Superspeedway Radials

Set limits: Xfinity: 4 sets for the event;     Craftsman Truck: 4 sets for the event

Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-6102; Right-side — D-6104

Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,229 mm (87.76 in.); Right-side — 2,250 mm (88.58 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 26 psi; Left Rear — 26 psi;
Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 48 psi

Notes — Xfinity, Truck teams on established Daytona tire set-up: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at Daytona this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires these teams have run at both Daytona and Talladega since the beginning of 2022 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, Xfinity and Truck teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Daytona . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

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