It all started with Denny Hamlin when he caught wind of some intriguing chatter about Goodyear’s tire plan for Saturday night’s Bristol race, and he broke it down on his Actions Detrimental podcast. The real talk was about the right-side tires slated for the 0.533-mile, high-banked concrete oval that were virtually shredded almost immediately during testing designed to gauge how they’d hold up over the grueling 500-lap race. And as the rumor turns into reality, NASCAR veteran Dale Earnhardt Jr. is all for it.

Goodyear and NASCAR’s partnership goes all the way back to 1954. And in recognition of this long-standing relationship, the company has committed $25 million annually to sponsor NASCAR through 2027. And this sponsorship has big plans for the final race of the Round of 16. For the f

See Full Page