Goodyear Loudon preview

Goodyear Tire Notes
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - Race No. 27 - Sylvania 300
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Race No. 18 - New Hampshire 200
New Hampshire International Speedway (1.058-mile oval) - Loudon, N.H.

Fast Facts for September 17-19, 2004

Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials (Nextel Cup)
Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials (Truck Series)

Number of Tires Required:
Nextel Cup: Left - 1,150, Right - 1,150
Truck Series: Left - 325, Right - 325

Tire Codes:
Left - D-6830; Right - D-6832

Tire Circumference:
Left - 87.4 in.; Right - 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 - 28 psi; Right Rear - 25 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 95-105 laps, based on fuel mileage.

Notes: This is the second consecutive NASCAR Nextel Cup race that Goodyear has brought this specific combination of left- and right-side tires to New Hampshire . . . both the Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck Series will run the same tire codes this weekend . . . this is the second of three races Nextel Cup teams will run these tire codes in 2004 . . in addition to New Hampshire, Cup teams will run these tires at Phoenix later this season . . . Truck Series teams will run these codes at New Hampshire and Phoenix, as well as already having run them at Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Memphis and Milwaukee . . . teams do not run inner liners in their tires at New Hampshire.

Goodyear Quote -- Mark Keto, Lead Engineer, Stock Car Tire Development: "We first tested this construction here last July with Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. Comparing what Goodyear has previously run at Loudon, this year's right-side compound is the same while the left-side compound is softer. The overall construction is also softer, continuing what we've done with the entire 2004 tire lineup."

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