Goodyear Fast Facts - Martinsville

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GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 7 — 400 laps / 210.4 miles
Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval) — Martinsville, Va.
Fast Facts for March 29-30, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Short Track Radials

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

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5254; Right-side — D-5256

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,249 mm (88.54 in.); Right-side — 2,279 mm (89.72 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 10 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi;
Right Front — 22 psi; Right Rear — 22 psi

Notes — Cup cars back on this tire set-up for second race at Martinsville: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville this week . . . Cup teams first ran this combination of left- and right-side tires at Martinsville last November . . . these teams also ran this same tire set-up at The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium this February . . .  with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

Wet Weather Tires — Goodyear brings white-lettered "wets" to Martinsville: Goodyear will bring its 18-inch wet weather radial tires to Martinsville for the NASCAR Cup cars, should NASCAR determine that conditions warrant . . . Cup teams will have a maximum of 4 sets of wet weather tires for the event . . . NASCAR Cup teams last ran the wet weather tire in competition at Chicago last July . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear‘s dry weather "slick" tires, the "Goodyear" and "Eagle" lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.

Goodyear quote — Stu Grant, Goodyear‘s general manager of global race tires: "Martinsville is one of the most historical tracks we have in NASCAR.  It is also our first true short track we have on this year‘s schedule, so teams will have to navigate the tight, concrete corners, coming off the relatively long, asphalt straightaways.  The Cup cars having to go 500 laps is always a challenge, and the winner will have to combine speed, set-up and solid pit stops to get to victory lane."

GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Xfinity Series — Race No. 7 — 250 laps / 131.5 miles
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — Race No. 5 — 200 laps / 105.2 miles
Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval) — Martinsville, Va.

Fast Facts for March 28-29, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 15-inch Short Track Radials

Set limits: Xfinity: 5 sets for the event;
Craftsman Truck: 4 sets for the event

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-6118; Right-side — D-6120

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,218 mm (87.32 in.); Right-side — 2,244 mm (88.35 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 10 psi; Left Rear — 10 psi;
Right Front — 23 psi; Right Rear — 22 psi

Notes —Xfinity, Trucks return to Martinsville on established tire set-up: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at Martinsville this week . . . Xfinity and Truck teams have run this same tire set-up at Martinsville since the beginning of 2022 . . . these two Goodyear tire codes are unique to Martinsville . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, Xfinity and Truck teams will not run liners in their tires at Martinsville.

Wet Weather Tires — White-lettered tires on hand: Goodyear will bring its 15-inch wet weather radials to Martinsville for use by Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series teams, should NASCAR decide that conditions warrant . . . Xfinity and Truck teams will have 3 sets of wets available for their events. . . Xfinity teams last ran in wet conditions at New Hampshire last June, while Truck teams last ran in the wet at Martinsville in 2023 . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear‘s dry weather "slick" tires, the "Goodyear" and "Eagle" lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.

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