GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES, NASCAR, CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY


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CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

Source: Goodyear Racing Media Relations
Date: 02/23/2008

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series -- Race No. 2 -- Auto Club 500
NASCAR Nationwide Series -- Race No. 2 -- Stater Bros. 300
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series -- Race No. 2 -- San Bernardino County 200
California Speedway (2.0-mile oval) -- Fontana, Calif. F
ast Facts for February 22-24, 2008 Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials Number of Tires: Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,525, Right-side -- 1,525; Nationwide Series: Left-side -- 575, Right-side -- 575; Craftsman Truck: Left-side -- 400, Right-side -- 400 Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4146; Right-side -- D-4150 Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.3 in.; Right-side -- 88.6 in. Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi ; Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi; Right Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 42 psi Estimated Pit Window: Every 40-44 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup). Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will be running the same tire codes at California this weekend, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Craftsman Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the first time that Goodyear has brought either of theses two tire codes to the race track . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at California . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire. GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES NASCAR Sprint Cup Series -- Race No. 2 -- Auto Club 500
NASCAR Nationwide Series -- Race No. 2 -- Stater Bros. 300
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series -- Race No. 2 -- San Bernardino County 200
California Speedway (2.0-mile oval) -- Fontana, Calif.
Fast Facts for February 22-24, 2008 Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,525, Right-side -- 1,525;
Nationwide Series: Left-side -- 575, Right-side -- 575;
Craftsman Truck: Left-side -- 400, Right-side -- 400 Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4146; Right-side -- D-4150 Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.3 in.; Right-side -- 88.6 in. Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi ;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 42 psi Estimated Pit Window: Every 40-44 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup). Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will be running the same tire codes at California this weekend, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Craftsman Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the first time that Goodyear has brought either of theses two tire codes to the race track . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at California . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire. ####

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