BUSCH: Fontana II: Goodyear preview

Goodyear Tire Notes

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - Race No. 25 - Pop Secret 500
NASCAR Busch Series - Race No. 25 - Target House 300
California Speedway (2-mile oval) - Fontana, Calif.

Fast Facts for September 3-5, 2004
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires Required:
Nextel Cup: Left - 1,300, Right - 1,300
Busch Series: Left - 550, Right - 550

Tire Codes: Left - D-6810; Right - D-6812

Tire Circumference: Left - 87.4 in.; Right - 88.6 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front - 30 psi; Left Rear - 30 psi
Right Front - 48 psi; Right Rear - 45 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front - 24 psi; Left Rear - 24 psi
Right Front - 44 psi; Right Rear - 41 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 48-52 laps, based on fuel mileage.

Notes: This is the second conseutive race Goodyear will bring this particular combination of left- and right-side tires to California . . . both the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series will compete on the same tire codes this weekend . . . this is the seventh of 10 races at which Nextel Cup teams will use this tire set-up in 2004 . . . in addition to California, this combination will be run by Nextel Cup, Busch and Truck Series teams at Charlotte, Dover, Michigan, Chicago, Kansas and Kentucky this season . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at California . . . the air pressure in the inner liners must be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

Goodyear Quote -- Mark Keto, Lead Engineer, Stock Car Racing: "This is the most popular tire set-up Goodyear will bring to the track in 2004. With teams having run these codes six times already this season, including at Fontana in May, they should have plenty of good notes to work from, and know what to expect from these tires."

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