NASCAR's New Tire Just Another Gimmick? Mixed views arise as softer tires debut at Martinsville, raising competition hopes.

The tire maker even allows for “tolerances” and differences in the final product. “It’s a very imperfect process and they have tolerances,” Hamlin continued.

NASCAR will make a change to the tires this week at Martinsville Speedway, going to a new softer left-side tire from Goodyear to see if it can improve the short track experience. Doing so is ...

Joe Gibbs Racing explained why NASCAR drivers race on flat tires on short tracks like Martinsville Speedway. Drivers purposely run on flat tires for various reasons, including ensuring the cars ...

Goodyear Tire Test at Rockingham Speedway on Nov 13 assesses tire performance for NASCAR Xfinity Series' 2025 return, ...

For Sunday’s Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App), Goodyear will introduce a new left-side tire compound as it ...

The NASCAR Chevy, Ford, and Toyota race cars will get a new left-side tire compound to improve racing quality at Martinsville ...

NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell's tires are being handled by a pit crew member during the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Image source: Imagn NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR ...

NASCAR, as it did in this case, will defer suspensions pending appeal. Brad Keselowski said the appeal for the tire coming off the Chris Buescher car last week is designed to give RFK Racing time ...

Tire management, uncertainty and shifts in strategy may well be on the table for the crucial last race in the postseason’s Round of 8. Teams will use Goodyear’s “option tire” as the right ...