Joliet: Goodyear Racing tire notes

GOODYEAR TIRE FAST FACTS

NHRA -- Carquest Auto Parts Nationals
Route 66 Raceway -- ¼-mile drag strip
Joliet, Illinois
June 9-12, 2005

TIRES: Goodyear Eagle Dragway Specials <pre>

RECOMMENDED MINIMUM COLD PRESSURE:
TOP FUEL Rear -- 6.5 psi Front -- 70 psi
FUNNY CAR Rear -- 6.0 psi Front -- 45 psi
PRO STOCK Rear -- 5.0 psi Front -- 45 psi

Circumference            Rear                       Front

Top Fuel                115 inches                 69 inches

Funny Car               115 inches                 72-75.5 inches

Pro Stock               105 inches                 78.5 inches

Tire Codes               Rear                       Front

Top Fuel                D1430                      D3046

Funny Car               D1430                      D1961 or D1962
#Pro Stock               D2200                      D2981

</pre> TELEVISION:
June 11, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Eastern), ESPN2
June 12, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern), ESPN2

Did you know?-- Among active, professional drivers, Funny Car stars Del Worsham and Whit Bazemore have the most wins at Route 66 with three each.

GOODYEAR QUOTE: Carolyn Ashbee, sales and marketing manager for drag racing -- "Route 66 has been the site of many historic firsts in drag racing and many of those achievements came on Goodyear tires. Because we frequently see record-setting performances at the track, Goodyear can gather a great deal of technical information about tires during a race weekend there."

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