Goodyear Racing Notes – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway Digest

After a return to racing on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s oval last year, NASCAR is back at the Brickyard this weekend. The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup ready for the NASCAR Cup Series has been updated compared to 12 months ago.

Cup Series teams will race on the same right side tire as at Indianapolis last year and Pocono a few weeks ago, but the left side tire hasn’t been used at this track before. It’s the same tire raced at Charlotte and Michigan earlier this season, and is designed for more lap-time fall-off.

“Building off last year’s successful return to oval racing at Indianapolis, we have an updated left side tire, which we’ve already seen at other tracks this year,” said Rick Heinrich, Goodyear NASCAR product manager. “Our right side Goodyear Racing Eagle tire was designed for the return to Brickyard last year, and more recently delivered at Pocono.”

In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, teams will race with the same tires as at IMS last year. The right-side tire was also used at Pocono in June, while the left-side tire has been used several times already this year, including last weekend at Dover. Xfinity Series teams use inner liners on tracks 1-mile and longer.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will compete Friday evening at nearby Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Teams will use the same tires they have raced on the 0.686-mile short track since 2022, and more recently at North Wilkesboro in May. Each truck will also have three sets of wet weather tires available should conditions warrant them.

NASCAR Cup Series
Race: Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG (160 laps / 400 miles)
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Date/Time: Sunday, July 27, 2:00 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: TNT, IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle 
Tire Code: D-5284 left side, D-5248 right side
Previous Usage in 2025: Charlotte, Michigan (left side), Pocono (right side)
Tire Circumference: 2,263 mm (89.1 in.) left side, 2,281 (89.8 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 18 psi, RF – 38 psi, LR – 20 psi, RR – 36 psi
Total Sets: 15 (11 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to race / 3 practice)

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NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race: Pennzoil 250 (100 laps / 250 miles)
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)
Date/Time: Saturday, July 26, 4:30 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: CW, IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle 
Tire Code: D-6106 left side, D-6138 right side
Previous Usage in 2025: Homestead-Miami, Darlington, Bristol, Rockingham, Pocono, Dover (left side), Pocono (right side)
Tire Circumference: 2,225 mm (87.6 in.) left side, 2,250 (88.6 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 18 psi, RF – 42 psi, LR – 18 psi, RR – 38 psi
Total Sets: 6 (3 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 2 practice)

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race: TSport 200 (200 laps / 137.2 miles)
Track: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (0.686-mile oval)
Date/Time: Friday, July 25, 8:00 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FS1, NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle 
Tire Code: D-6114 left side, D-6116 right side
Previous Usage in 2025: North Wilkesboro (left side), North Wilkesboro (right side)
Tire Circumference: 2,218 mm (87.3 in.) left side, 2,244 (88.3 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 12 psi, RF – 30 psi, LR – 12 psi, RR – 27 psi
Total Dry Weather Sets: 5 (3 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 1 practice)
Total Wet Weather Sets: 3

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