In a casual conversation outside the new Neon Garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Stu Grant, General Manager Global Race Tires at Goodyear, revealed there have been talks with NASCAR about selling tires to NASCAR Nextel Cup race teams specifically for testing. “Last year Mike Helton told us they would allow us to sell some tires to race teams for testing sometime in 2007,” Grant said. “I am just waiting for them to tell us when.” Faced with buying tires from Hoosier, General and yet unnamed manufacturers, teams have been lobbying Goodyear for their help in convincing NASCAR that development of the new COT demands they use Goodyear rubber at test sessions.(CircleTrackPlus.com)(3-9-2007)
