NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 25 — 200 laps / 500 miles
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) — Daytona Beach, Fla.
Fast Facts for August 23-24, 2024
Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Superspeedway Radials
Set limits: Cup: 1 set for qualifying and 7 sets for the race
(6 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)
Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5142; Right-side — D-5116
Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,274 mm (89.53 in.); Right-side — 2,280 mm (89.76 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 28 psi; Left Rear — 28 psi;
Right Front — 52 psi; Right Rear — 50 psi
Storyline — Pit strategy important at Daytona: Pit strategy has always been a big part of NASCAR Cup racing. At Daytona International Speedway this weekend, teams will employ four-tire, two-tire and fuel only stops during the course of the 160-lap race around the two-and-a-half-mile superspeedway. Choosing pit calls helps teams line up with teammates and other cars they are working with to maximize their performance in the draft.
“Teams are always able to mix in some fuel only and two-tire stops at Daytona,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear‘s director of racing. “As teams work the draft and line up with teammates or others from their manufacturer, staying in line after coming into the pits is vitally important. Cup teams are intimately familiar with this tire set-up, with this being the sixth race at this track on these tires. That level of comfort is important for teams in setting their strategy and knowing what to expect.”
Notes — Cup teams return on Daytona/Talladega tire set-up: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Daytona this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Cup teams have run at Daytona since the beginning of 2022. . . they have also run this same tire set-up at Talladega over that time . . . with this 18-inch bead diameter tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.
NASCAR Xfinity Series — Race No. 22 — 100 laps / 250 miles
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) — Daytona Beach, Fla.
Fast Facts for August 23, 2024
Tire: Goodyear Eagle 15-inch Superspeedway Radials
Set limits: Xfinity: 4 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side — D-6102; Right-side — D-6104
Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,229 mm (87.76 in.); Right-side — 2,250 mm (88.58 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 26 psi; Left Rear — 26 psi;
Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 48 psi
Notes — Xfinity on established Daytona tire set-up: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, Xfinity Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at Daytona this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires these teams have run at both Daytona and Talladega since the beginning of 2022 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, Xfinity teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Daytona . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
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