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Fast Facts for October 9-11, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series -- Race No. 30 -- Pepsi 500
(Sunday, October 11 -- 2:30 p.m. ET -- TV: ABC)
NASCAR Nationwide Series -- Race No. 30 -- Copart 300
(Saturday, October 10 -- 4:00 p.m. ET -- TV: ESPN 2)
California Speedway (2.0-mile oval) – Fontana, Calif.
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires: Sprint Cup: Left-side – 1,525, Right-side – 1,525; Nationwide:
Left-side – 575; Right-side – 575
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4132; Right-side -- D-4150
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.3 in.; Right-side -- 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 -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi; Right
Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 43 psi
Estimated Pit Window: Every 42-45 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).
Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup & Nationwide Series will be running the
same combination of left- & right-side tires at California this weekend . . .
this is the same tire combination that teams in these two series ran at
California earlier this season & at Kansas last weekend . . . 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 . . . air pressure in those inner liners
should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
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| Goodyear Tire History |
| The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was
founded in 1898 by German immigrants Charles and Frank Seiberling. Today it
is the third largest tire and rubber company in the world behind Michelin
and Bridgestone/Firestone. It manufactures tires for automobiles, airplanes,
and heavy machinery. In addition it makes rubber hoses, shoe soles, and
parts for electric printers. Although the company was not connected with
him, it was named in honor of Charles Goodyear. Goodyear invented vulcanized
rubber in 1839. Goodyear is known throughout the world because of its famous
Goodyear Blimps. For many years it maintained an aerospace subsidiary, first
named Goodyear Aircraft Company and then after World War II renamed Goodyear
Aerospace Corporation. The subsidiary was sold in 1987 to Loral Corp., in
the aftermath of Sir James Goldsmith's greenmail attack. The last major
restructuring of the company took place in 1991. Goodyear hired Stanley
Gault, former CFO of Rubbermaid inc, to expand the company into new markets.
The moves resulted in 12,000 employees being laid off. |
