BUSCH: Loudon: Goodyear preview

GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series -- Race No. 19 -- New England 300
NASCAR Busch Series -- Race No. 20 -- New England 200
New Hampshire International Speedway (1.058-mile oval) -- Loudon, N.H.

Fast Facts for July 14-16, 2006

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials

Number of Tires: Nextel Cup: Left-side -- 1,200, Right-side -- 1,200
Busch Series: Left-side -- 575, Right-side -- 575

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4038, Right-side -- D-4040

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.4 in. Right-side -- 88.6 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation: Left Front -- 20 psi; Left-Rear -- 20 psi; Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 30 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 15 psi; Left Rear -- 15 psi; Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 85-95 laps, based on fuel mileage

Notes: NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series teams will be the same tire codes at New Hampshire this weekend . . . this is the third time this season that Nextel Cup teams have run this exact combination of left- and right-side tires, and the fourth time for Busch Series teams . . . both series ran this tire set-up at Phoenix and Richmond earlier in the year, while Busch teams also ran these codes three weeks ago at Milwaukee . . . as on all most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at New Hampshire.

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