Atlanta Motor Speedway Pre-Race Thread

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38 Cup entries for Atlanta. 15-Ware 16-vanGisbergen 44-Yeley 78-McLeod
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GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 27 – 260 laps / 400 miles
Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval) – Hampton, Ga.

Fast Facts for September 7-8, 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 — 2,279 mm (89.72 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 22 psi;
Right Front — 52 psi; Right Rear — 50 psi

Storyline – Cup Series opens 2024 playoffs at full speed: NASCAR Cup teams now run the same rules package at Atlanta Motor Speedway that they run at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Since Atlanta has been added to that superspeedway group of tracks, the racing has been outstanding. Being repaved and reconfigured for 2022, 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” and at a more optimal grip level.

“Since Atlanta has been repaved and aligned with the other superspeedways on the Cup circuit, the racing has really been great” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “Atlanta’s old and abrasive racing surface was replaced for 2022 so the extreme tire wear we used to get has been replaced by a track that produces virtually no wear on its own. Tire wear is a good thing in racing because it allows heat to dissipate through the tire’s tread. With minimal wear, we take the proactive step to bring a tire with less gage so they don’t build as much heat, thus leaving the cars with more grip later in a run as temperatures build.”

Notes – Cup cars on spring tire set-up at Atlanta: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams ran at Atlanta in February . . . this is the only track at which these teams are scheduled to run either of these two Goodyear tire codes . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.
 
Brentford said:
That’s odd. Are these legit or am I being fooled? If legit, what’s the actual point of the wording being upside down?
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They turned this track upside down when they made it Atlanta-dega. Fitting hat design. Old configuration even with new pavement with these cars would produce absolute bangers.
 
That is the reason Nascar made the bottom of the cars flat. More upside down cars is inevitable, there is just to much sponsorship billboard potential to waste.

That space would be perfect for an underalls type of product or even a Nike emblem.
 
Greg said:
That is the reason Nascar made the bottom of the cars flat. More upside down cars is inevitable, there is just to much sponsorship billboard potential to waste.

That space would be perfect for an underalls type of product or even a Nike emblem.
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Dude Wipes.
 
Greg said:
That is the reason Nascar made the bottom of the cars flat. More upside down cars is inevitable, there is just to much sponsorship billboard potential to waste.

That space would be perfect for an underalls type of product or even a Nike emblem.
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SpaceX. Only seen during liftoff.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Dude Wipes.
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When they start painting the undercarriage brown ... or at least use a brown font for the sponsorship lettering ... that's when you will know the sheit is about to get real.
 
A bit nervous for this race. WE sucked there in the spring. Follow that up with Watkins Glen....**** could get dicey early for MY guys.
 
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