Goodyear will bring a familiar tire setup to Upstate New York as the NASCAR circuit shifts to Watkins Glen International.
The 2.45-mile road course will host all three national series this weekend, with the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series joining the tripleheader. Those events culminate in the Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, FOX One, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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Sunday’s Cup Series race marks the second trip to a road course in 2026, with Circuit of The Americas as the only left- and right-turn track in the books this season. The current road-course tire was used on all six such tracks last season and was developed to increase wear and fall-off.
“Teams are familiar with the Goodyear Racing Eagle road course tires we’ve brought to Watkins Glen, which will help them plan their race strategies,” said Rick Heinrich, Goodyear NASCAR product manager. “That consistency gives teams the benefit of a detailed notebook and a strong understanding of how it responds over the course of a run, which is particularly important at a high-speed track that has historically seen low tire wear.”
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The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is using the same Goodyear setup from COTA as well, while the Craftsman Truck Series will utilize the same setup used at the St. Petersburg, Florida, street course debut in February.
Wet-weather tires will also be available for all series this weekend if needed.
The tire allotment for each team competing this week:
- Cup Series: 7 total sets — 5 new sets for the race, 1 for practice and 1 from qualifying that transfers to the race. (Six additional wet-weather sets)
- O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: 6 total sets — 4 new sets for the race, 1 for practice and 1 from qualifying that transfers to the race. (Four additional wet-weather sets)
- Craftsman Truck Series: 5 total sets — 3 new sets for the race, 1 for practice and 1 from qualifying that transfers to the race. (Four additional wet-weather sets)