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GOODYEAR CITES STRONG TIRE PERFORMANCE DURING NASCAR NEXTEL CUP OPEN TEST AT LOWE'S AKRON, Ohio, May 4, 2006 -- Comments by Greg Stucker, Goodyear director of race tire sales and marketing: "We saw exactly what we expected from our ...

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GOODYEAR CITES STRONG TIRE PERFORMANCE DURING NASCAR NEXTEL CUP OPEN TEST AT LOWE'S

AKRON, Ohio, May 4, 2006 -- Comments by Greg Stucker, Goodyear director of race tire sales and marketing:

"We saw exactly what we expected from our Goodyear Eagle tires on the first day of NASCAR's open test for Nextel Cup cars at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and we are very pleased with the results.

Our choice of tire for this NASCAR-sanctioned open test is the tire picked during our recent tire tests at Lowe's and, based on data and driver input, it also will be used during the two weekends of racing later in May at the newly paved track.

Comments by some people at the open test indicate concern that our tire recommendation is conservative. They're right! We were very conservative in our choice and that was intentional.

Lowe's is a very fast track with new pavement that will generate a lot of grip and a lot of heat. We felt we had to select a very conservative tire to accommodate that. Lap times, however, are on par with those of last year.

On the first day of testing, Jeff Burton, for example, made a 35-lap run and his fastest lap was the 34th.

We are very pleased with tire appearance and treadwear. All indications are that going a full gas stop with either the traditional full-size fuel tank, like the Busch cars will use, or the smaller mandated tank for the Coca-Cola 600 would be no problem.

Yes, the tire is different and may require adjustment by teams and drivers from what they've run at Lowe's in the most recent past. We came with a completely redesigned right side tire. It utilizes a new mold shape to address the tremendous loads that we measured at our test last fall. This, combined with the harder tread compound, gives the conservative setup. It reduces grip, but it resists heat and treadwear. It is absolutely the right choice.

-goodyear-

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