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Goodyear Tire Notes NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - Race No. 9 - Aaron's 499 NASCAR Busch Series - Race No. 8 - Aaron's 312 Talladega Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) - Talladega, Ala. Fast Facts for April 22-25, 2004 Tire: Goodyear Eagle ...
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NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - Race No. 9 - Aaron's 499
NASCAR Busch Series - Race No. 8 - Aaron's 312
Talladega Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) - Talladega, Ala.
Fast Facts for April 22-25, 2004
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Superspeedway Radials
Number of Tires Required:
Nextel Cup: Left - 900, Right - 900;
Busch Series: Left - 500, Right - 500
Tire Codes: Left - D-6804; Right - D-6806
Tire Circumference: Left - 87.9 in.; Right - 88.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front - 30 psi; Left Rear - 30 psi;
Right Front - 55 psi; Right Rear - 50 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front - 27 psi; Left Rear - 27 psi;
Right Front - 50 psi; Right Rear - 45 psi
Estimated Pit Window: Every 32-36 laps, based on fuel mileage.
Notes: This is the first time Goodyear has brought this specific combination of left- and right-side tires to Talladega . . . the previous combination had been run at the track since May 1997, 14th consecutive races . . this is the only NASCAR track on which these tire codes will be run in 2004 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Talladega . . . the air pressure in the inner liners must be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
Goodyear Quote -- Mark Keto, Lead Engineer, Stock Car Tire Development: "Talladega and Daytona share the same construction set-up, but require different tread compounds for optimal performance. Daytona is more of a handling racetrack and requires a 'grippier' compound set-up than does Talladega. The compounds for Talladega are unchanged from 2003. This construction was tested last fall at Daytona and was introduced at this year's Daytona 500."
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