Goodyear will bring a new left-side tire to Las Vegas for Cup and Xfinity teams. It features a construction update that Goodyear will be rolling out at many tracks this season.
Goodyear will also have a new right-side tire for Las Vegas for Cup and Xfinity teams. It is a single-tread compound instead of the multi-zone tread used at the track last year.
This tire combination was confirmed by Cup teams at an organizational test Jan. 31 - Feb. 1.
“Since the track surface at Las Vegas has proven over the years to be one that generates minimal tire wear, we have made a change to our tire recommendation for this weekend’s races,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing, in a statement.
“What we did was – in addition to introducing a construction update to this left-side tire – is go to a right-side tire that we have already run on some of the smoother track surfaces on the circuit, like Michigan and Texas.
“Excessive heat is really the enemy of a race tire and tire performance. On surfaces that don’t naturally promote wear, it is important to design a tire that can handle and dissipate that heat, and this right-side utilizes a tread compound formulation which does that.”
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series -- Race No. 3 – Pennzoil 400
NASCAR Xfinity Series -- Race No. 3 – Boyd Gaming 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Las Vegas, Nev.
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits: Cup: 3 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 8 sets for race;
Xfinity: 7 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4842; Right-side -- D-4796
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 2,227 mm (87.68 in.); Right-side -- 2,253 mm (88.70 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 22 psi;
Right Front -- 54 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series -- Race No. 3 – Strat 200
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Las Vegas, Nev.
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4832; Right-side -- D-4776
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 2,224 mm (87.56 in.); Right-side -- 2,252 mm (88.66 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 24 psi; Left Rear -- 22 psi;
Right Front -- 54 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi
The Truck Series will run a new left-side tire code. Compared to what was run at Las Vegas last year, this left-side tire features a construction update. Truck teams ran the right-side tire at Las Vegas in September. It is a multi-zone tread.