AKRON, OH – February 17, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – When the NASCAR Next Gen stock car makes its regular season NASCAR Cup Series debut at the 64th annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 20, drivers will compete on the newly designed Goodyear Eagle race tires for the first time in a points-paying race.
An engineering undertaking two years in the making, Goodyear’s NASCAR Next Gen tire closely mirrors its high-performance tire for passenger cars and features an 18-inch wheel diameter, shorter sidewall and wider contact patch. The body designs of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Ford Mustang and Toyota TRD Camry – the three stock cars featured in the NASCAR Cup Series – will also mimic their showroom counterparts more directly.
“Incorporating an 18-inch bead diameter tire was an important factor of the NASCAR Next Gen design, performance capabilities and aesthetics,” said Greg Stucker, director, Race Tire Sales and Marketing for Goodyear. “Creating a low-profile,…
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