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Cup teams will have new tire combination for Las Vegas

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Testing - Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 10: Goodyear Eagle tires wait in the garage area during testing for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway on October 10, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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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.