NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 1 – 200 laps / 500 miles
Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) – Daytona Beach, Fla.
Fast Facts for February 15-19, 2023
Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Superspeedway Radials
Set limits:
Cup: 7 sets for practice/qualifying/Duel, and 8 sets for the race (7 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 – Cup teams open second season on 18-inch bead diameter tire: After the debut of Goodyear’s 18-inch bead diameter tire last season, the work continues in 2023. Please see below the NASCAR Xfinity/Craftsman Truck Series Fast Facts on this e-mail for a complete story on Goodyear’s continued development of the 18-inch tire.
Notes – Cup teams return on Daytona/Talladega tire set-up: Being on an 18-inch bead diameter tire, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Cup teams ran twice at Daytona last season . . . they also ran this same tire set-up twice at Talladega in 2022 . . . with this 18-inch bead diameter tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars will not run inner liners in any of their tires in 2023.
Goodyear Blimp – Airship to cover Thursday-Sunday events: The Goodyear Blimp “Wingfoot Two” is scheduled to be in the air over Daytona International Speedway this week . . . Wingfoot Two, based out of Pompano Beach, Fla., will provide aerial coverage for Fox Sports during the NASCAR Cup Duels on Thursday, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday, NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday and the NASCAR Cup Series’ Daytona 500 on Sunday.
— Goodyear Racing —