What to expect from new Goodyear tires for the Martinsville cup playoff race?
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Martinsville and Richmond’s regular-season races were one of the worst cup race experiences the fans had this season. The lackluster races had nothing to offer other than some impressive tire strategies.
The lack of rubber put down and the cold temperature on race day was found to be the reasons behind the poor race. NASCAR’s official tire manufacturer Goodyear was quick to come up with a new tire compound that can resolve the issuers.
NASCAR conducted a special testing session last June with Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, and Austin Cindric. The entire compound test was successful. The final product will make its debut this Sunday. The weather report suggests cooler temperatures on race day. So, the new compounds will be necessary.
Goodyear’s director of racing opens up about the new tire compound
Goodyear’s director of racing, Greg Stucker after the Martinsville test in June, pointed out that Martinsville is unique it considering its long straightaways and tight turns. He said, “Martinsville is such a unique track, not only with the relatively long straightaways and tight turns but also with the concrete surface in the corners only,”.
Greg Stucker said that they have come up with a new tire compound that will make it easy to lay rubber on the track regardless of the cool temperature. He added that Goodyear believes the compound formulation will work in all conditions.
“After an especially cold spring race, where it became very difficult to lay rubber in the corners, we decided to test there to make another step in doing that no matter how cool the temperatures are. We had a good test and the compounds worked extremely well, and we believe it’s a formulation that will work in all conditions,” Greg Stucker added.
Greg Stucker said that laying rubber will increase the racing experience at Martinsville. He reasoned his argument pointing out the better chance driver will have in passing cars. They will have a better grip on tight corners with the new compound.
“Laying rubber in the corners is important at Martinsville because it gives drivers an option to move up to a second groove to look for grip and give them a better chance to pass cars. That, of course, creates better racing,” Greg Stucker explained.
Will the new tire compound work in Martinsville?
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