Goodyear officials revealed Tuesday that the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will run the same tire setups from last year’s triumphant return to action at the 0.94-mile Rockingham Speedway.
While Rockingham has a history of being abrasive on tires, a recent repave brought fast speed and high-paced action for both series. This weekend will provide a change of pace for Truck Series and O’Reilly Series drivers after navigating the daunting Darlington Raceway and the close quarters of Martinsville Speedway.
This tire setup was also used two weeks ago at Darlington and last year at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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“Teams can lean on their data from last year’s race at Rockingham to fine-tune their strategies for this weekend,” said Rick Heinrich, Goodyear NASCAR product manager. “Like Darlington and Homestead, Rockingham is traditionally known for being abrasive and wearing tires rapidly, but with relatively new asphalt after a repave in 2022, Rockingham is unique among the three traditionally alike tracks. As the asphalt continues to age, Rockingham will continue to fall in line performance-wise to its traditional self.”
Both series will be allotted five sets of Goodyear tires for the weekend: three for the race, one qualifying set transferred to the race and one set for practice.
The Craftsman Truck Series race is set for Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET (FS1, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), while the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series closes the weekend on Saturday (2:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).