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NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Race No. 22 - Sirius at The Glen (90 laps) Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course) - Watkins Glen, N.Y. Fast Facts for August 8-10, 2003 Tire: Goodyear Eagle Short Track Radials Number of Tires Required: ...
Published: Aug 7, 2003, 3:21 PM
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Race No. 22 - Sirius at The Glen (90 laps) Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course) - Watkins Glen, N.Y. Fast Facts for August 8-10, 2003
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Short Track Radials
Number of Tires Required: 1,940
Tire Codes: Left - D-5704; Right - D-5704
Tire Circumference: Left - 87.4 in.; Right - 87.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front - 23 psi; Left Rear - 20 psi
Right Front - 23 psi; Right Rear - 20 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front - 22 psi; Left Rear - 17 psi
Right Front - 20 psi; Right Rear - 17 psi
Estimated Pit Window: Every 32-36 laps, based on fuel mileage.
Notes: Because cars turn both right and left on road courses, teams run the same tire (D-5704) on both sides of the car . . . Goodyear started bringing this particular tire to both NASCAR Winston Cup Series road course races during the 2000 season . . . that makes this the eighth consecutive road course race Winston Cup teams will have used this tire set-up, the fourth straight at Watkins Glen . . . this tire is also used on the right-side at Martinsville (Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series) and South Boston (Craftsman Truck Series only) . . . teams do not run inner liners at Watkins Glen, or any other NASCAR road course.
Goodyear Quote - Mark Keto, Lead Engineer, Stock Car Tire Development: "On road courses, NASCAR teams use the same tire on both the left and right sides. This particular tire is the right-side from Goodyear's short track group, used by Cup teams at Martinsville. Because it is from our short track set-up, this code is the softest right-side tire we run, giving the cars plenty of grip. That will help drivers handle around the 11 difficult turns Watkins Glen has to offer."
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