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Post by Zytes on Feb 22, 2024 12:38:43 GMT -8
Welcome to the Nascar Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Race Thread
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Post by Zytes on Feb 24, 2024 15:17:10 GMT -8
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Post by Zytes on Feb 24, 2024 15:18:50 GMT -8
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Post by Zytes on Feb 24, 2024 15:22:54 GMT -8
Goodyear Tire Notes From Jayski.com
NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 2 – 260 laps / 400 miles Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval) – Hampton, Ga.
Fast Facts for February 24-25, 2024
Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Superspeedway Radials
Set limits: Cup: 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race (8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)
Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5174; Right-side — D-5228
Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,264 mm (89.13 in.); Right-side — 2,278 mm (89.69 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 22 psi; Right Front — 52 psi; Right Rear — 50 psi
Storyline – NASCAR opens 2024 season with second straight superspeedway race: Atlanta Motor Speedway is now entrenched in the superspeedway group of tracks for the NASCAR Cup Series, meaning Cup teams will run the same package they ran at Daytona International Speedway last week and will run at Talladega Superspeedway in April. Being repaved and reconfigured for the 2022 season, Atlanta has an extremely smooth racing surface, which does not naturally wear tires. Goodyear counters that by bringing a tire with less tread thickness (gage) to help that process along. A tire with less gage allows more heat to dissipate through the tread and run “cooler,” thus running at a more optimal grip level.
“Atlanta has produced some great racing since it officially became a superspeedway,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “Atlanta was always a fast track, but the old, abrasive racing surface really degraded tires quickly. Since its repave a couple years ago, NASCAR has decided to run the superspeedway rules package there and that has really changed the racing. The smooth track surface is extremely fast and that, combined with the racing package, makes for an exciting race.”
Notes – New right-side tire for Cup cars at Atlanta: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta this week . . . this left-side tire code debuted at Atlanta last March . . . this is a new right-side code, featuring a construction update compared to what Cup teams ran at Atlanta last season . . . this is the only track at which these teams are scheduled to run either of these two tire codes . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars will not run inner liners in any of their tires.
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Post by Zytes on Feb 25, 2024 10:54:15 GMT -8
From Matt Weaver on the X
"Joey Logano will be forced to drop to the rear for the start of the race and will have to immediately serve a pass through penalty.
Safety violation: (rule 14.3.1.1) Gloves that do not meet SFI specifications.
NASCAR says more information will be forthcoming this week."
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Post by mmi16 on Feb 25, 2024 12:27:13 GMT -8
Pros my ass - 2 laps and a big one.
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Post by mmi16 on Feb 25, 2024 13:52:21 GMT -8
The rear spoilers they have the cars running look like fucking barn doors.
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Post by struns on Feb 25, 2024 16:48:45 GMT -8
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Post by Sabrina81 on Feb 25, 2024 17:58:53 GMT -8
Crazy race and crazy finish!
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