NASCAR Cup Series teams will run the same Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup at North Wilkesboro Speedway this weekend as they ran at Martinsville Speedway in March.
This short track tire setup debuted at Martinsville’s 2025 fall race and returned this spring. The right-side tire has also raced at Bowman Gray Stadium and Phoenix Raceway this year.
“Three years of All-Star Race data has helped us prepare for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first points race at North Wilkesboro in 30 years,” said Rick Heinrich, Goodyear NASCAR product manager. “The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire package we are bringing is one teams know well and is backed by years of short-track data at the likes of Martinsville, combined with what we’ve learned in previous years at North Wilkesboro, one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks.”
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will run a familiar right-side tire, raced several times last year including at North Wilkesboro, alongside a new left-side tire. That specification was introduced at Phoenix for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, but is yet to be raced by the Truck Series.
Goodyear Racing Eagles are also in action this weekend at the NHRA round at Sonoma Raceway.
Fast Facts
NASCAR Cup Series
Race: Window World 450 (450 laps / 281.25 miles)
Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway (0.625-mile short track)
Date/Time: Sunday, July 19, 7 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: TNT Sports, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, HBO Max
Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle
Tire Code: D-5262 left side, D-5256 right side
Previous Usage in 2026: Martinsville, Bowman Gray (RS), Phoenix (RS)
Tire Circumference: 2,249 mm (88.5 in.) left side, 2,279 (89.8 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 12 psi, RF – 26 psi, LR – 12 psi, RR – 24 psi
Total Dry Weather Sets: 10 (8 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to race / 1 practice)
Total Wet Weather Sets: 4
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race: Faith Fest 250 (250 laps / 156.25 miles)
Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway (0.625-mile short track)
Date/Time: Saturday, July 18, 12:30 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FS1, NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle
Tire Code: D-6142 left side, D-6116 right side
Previous Usage in 2026: First use
Tire Circumference: 2,218 mm (87.3 in.) left side, 2,244 (88.3 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 12 psi, RF – 28 psi, LR – 12 psi, RR – 26 psi
Total Dry Weather Sets: 5 (3 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 1 practice)
Total Wet Weather Sets: 3
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