{"id":763931,"date":"2026-04-30T15:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/763931\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:44:20","slug":"new-tire-setup-coming-to-fort-worth-nascar-races-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/763931\/","title":{"rendered":"New tire setup coming to Fort Worth NASCAR races this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2213406910.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">FORT WORTH, TEXAS &#8211; MAY 04: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, and Josh Berry, driver of the #21 WURTH Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series W\u00fcrth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 04, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Ga <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\"><strong>FORT WORTH, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; This weekend&#8217;s NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway will feature a type of tire setup new to the racetrack.<\/p>\n<p>   New tire setup at Texas Motor Speedway <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The 1.5 mile oval track at Texas Motor Speedway will see a new intermediate track-tire setup for all three races set to take place this weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">NASCAR.com notes the left-side tire has been in Goodyear\u2019s rotation since last year\u2019s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where it debuted with an updated compound.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The right-side rubber made its first Cup appearance last September at Kansas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Tire allotments for teams competing this weekdn are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Cup Series:<\/strong> 10 total sets \u2014 8 new sets for the race, 1 for practice and 1 from qualifying that transfers to the race.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series:<\/strong> 6 total sets \u2014 4 new sets for the race, 1 for practice and 1 from qualifying that transfers to the race.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><strong>Craftsman Truck Series:<\/strong> 5 total sets \u2014 3 new sets for the race, 1 for practice and 1 from qualifying that transfers to the race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup we have selected for Texas Motor Speedway represents the next step in the consolidation of our intermediate track tire package,&#8221; said Justin Fantozzi, Goodyear Director of Racing for the Americas. &#8220;Teams are already familiar with the combination, having run it three times this year, and we are happy with its performance at similar 1.5-mile tracks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> NASCAR races this weekend <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">NASCAR fans have three opportunities to see races at Texas Motor Speedway this season.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The SpeedyCash.com 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race takes place on Friday at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Next, the Andy&#8217;s Frozen Custard 340 NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Series Race takes place on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Finally, the W\u00fcrth 400\u00a0presented by LIQUI MOLY NASCAR Cup Series Race will end this weekend&#8217;s NASCAR races on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Information in this story comes from NASCAR.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/nascar\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/auto-racing\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Auto Racing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article FORT WORTH, TEXAS &#8211; 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