Spring Talladega Pre-Race Thread.

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39 entries for Cup race at Talladega. 44-Yeley 62-Alfredo 78-McLeod

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Goodyear Fast Facts — Talladega​

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 10 – 188 laps / 500 miles
Talladega Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) – Talladega, Ala.
Fast Facts for April 26-27, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Superspeedway Radials

Set limits: Cup: 1 set for qualifying and 7 sets for the race
(6 race sets plus qualifying set)

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-5142; Right-side -- D-5218

Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,274 mm (89.53 in.);
Right-side — 2,279 mm (89.72 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 28 psi; Left Rear — 28 psi;
Right Front — 52 psi; Right Rear — 50 psi

Notes – Cup cars on Daytona tire set-up at Talladega: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Talladega this weekend . . . the Cup cars will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires that they ran at Daytona in February . . . they have run this left-side tire code at Talladega since 2022 . . . this right-side tire code debuted at Daytona and features a construction update compared to what was run at Talladega last season . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

Goodyear quote – Stu Grant, Goodyear’s general manager of global race tires: “Tire wear has increased a little bit over the past several years at Talladega, but we will still see a lot of tire strategy this weekend. Teams will be able to go with some two-tire and fuel-only pit stops, depending on the situation. The main thing teams will try to do on superspeedways like Talladega is stay lined up with teammates in order to best work together in the draft.”
 
aunty dive said:
Goodyear quote – Stu Grant, Goodyear’s general manager of global race tires: “Tire wear has increased a little bit over the past several years at Talladega, but we will still see a lot of tire strategy this weekend. Teams will be able to go with some two-tire and fuel-only pit stops, depending on the situation. The main thing teams will try to do on superspeedways like Talladega is stay lined up with teammates in order to best work together in the draft.”
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Talladega is fine, nothing against it. Kind of annoying though how it’s the only race from here on out in the regular season that’s on broadcast tv. Like NASCAR admits that a typical race isn’t gonna grab anyones attention, but surely a “big one” will.
 
I don't know if it is Nascar or the networks who decide which race is on broadcast TV. I doubt if we ever will be privy to how their decisions are made. Darts? drawing straws or coin flips.
 
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