Teams in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover this weekend . . . this is the first time teams will be running either of these two tire codes. . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at Dover on August 4-5 . . . participating in that test were Chevy drivers #48-Jimmie Johnson and #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge drivers #44-A.J. Allmendinger and #12-David Stremme, Ford drivers #96-Bobby Labonte and #6-David Ragan, and Toyota drivers #47-Marcos Ambrose and #18-Kyle Busch . . . compared to what NASCAR teams ran at Dover in May, Goodyear has incorporated construction changes to both the left- and right-side tires . . . those changes are similar to those previously rolled into the Las Vegas and Charlotte tires and are designed to give the cars more grip . . . Goodyear has also brought a change to the right-side compound, based mostly on the work that was done in preparation for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and is designed to help “rubber in” the race track . . . unlike on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Dover . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire. See full notes, tire pressures, codes and more on my Dover Race Info – Goodyear section.(9-25-2009)
