This time, teams do have some experience on the tire, as it was utilized in recent races at North Wilkesboro and last weekend at Iowa Speedway. One year ago, NASCAR and Goodyear used the New Hampshire race to debut a new softer tire compound in the Cup Series. The change came about following a meeting among Cup drivers, NASCAR officials and Goodyear representatives in which different options were explored to improve the racing product with the Next Gen car.
In theory, as lap times fall off, it would lead to more comers and goers and thus more passing throughout the field. “NASCAR teams have always been in a search for grip at Loudon,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “We’ve made a couple adjustments for our tire set-up for this track over the past year-plus, as we continue to work on the short track racing package.
Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)
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