TIRE NOTES & FACTS
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 9 sets for the race;
Xfinity: 6 sets for the event;
Camping World Truck: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4440
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.32 in. (2,218 mm);
Right-side -- 88.35 in. (2,244 mm)
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi
Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Dover this week will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires . . . this right-side tire code (D-4440) has been run at Dover since 2012 . . . this is the first time these teams have run this left-side tire code (D-4392) at Dover . . . compared to what was run at Dover last year, this left-side has compound, construction and mold shape changes for more grip and to bring it into line with what is run at other speedways . . . this particular left-side code has been run at Texas on the Sprint Cup and Xfinity cars earlier this season; and at Chicagoland, Darlington (Sprint Cup and Xfinity), Homestead and Texas last season . . . Goodyear confirmed this tire set-up in a test at Dover on May 11-12 . . . drivers participating in that test were A.J. Allmendinger, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Danica Patrick . . . Dover is unique among NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, in that inner liners are required on all four tire positions . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
SgtBob would like to know:
Who, if Anybody is going to the Quicken Loans 400 weekend after next, and the Busch Series the day before? It would be nice to meet up with some FReeps pre, or post race.
Please Reply or FReepMail Sarge if You are.
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