GOODYEAR TIRE: Lucas Oil 150 Pre-Race Notes
11-07-2008 12:14 am

GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series -- Race No. 24 -- Lucas Oil 150 Phoenix International Raceway (1.0-mile oval) -- Avondale, Ariz.

Fast Facts for November 7-9, 2008

Tire:  Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials (Craftsman Truck)

Number of Tires: Craftsman Truck: Left-side -- 325, Right-side -- 325

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4174; Right-side -- D-4176

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.4 in.; Right-side -- 88.7 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 -- 13 psi;
  Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 75-80 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).

Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though those for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Goodyear brought for  Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams to run at Phoenix this past April . . . this is one of the more popular tire combinations in Goodyear's 2008  tire lineup . . . in addition to Phoenix, teams in all three major NASCAR series have run this specific combination at Richmond and New  Hampshire this season . . . teams in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck  Series have also run this tire set-up at Milwaukee, Gateway,  Indianapolis Raceway Park and Memphis this year . . . as on most NASCAR  ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in
their tires at Phoenix.

Goodyear Blimp: Goodyear's "Spirit of America" airship, based out of  Carson, Calif., will be covering the NASCAR race weekend at Phoenix.