NASCAR Cup Series teams will run a familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup at this weekend’s Championship Race, though it will mark the first time these tires have run at Phoenix Raceway.
After racing the prime and option tire setups at Phoenix in March, the Cup Series returns to a single tire specification for the season finale on the 1-mile dogleg oval. This tire setup has previously been used at several short tracks this year, most recently at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September. The right-side tire also ran last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, paired with a new left-side tire.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will finish their seasons on tried and tested tires, too. For Xfinity Series teams, this tire setup is the same as they ran at Phoenix in March and at World Wide Technology Raceway in September.
While the Truck Series didn’t race at Phoenix in the spring, teams have run this setup at four other short tracks this season: North Wilkesboro Speedway, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Richmond Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
“Throughout the season, we have continued to refine our short track package to provide tires that deliver more lap time fall-off over the course of a run,” said Justin Fantozzi, Goodyear’s Director of Racing for the Americas. “The Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setups we have brought for all three series have already been proven on the track this year, and the knowledge teams have gained with them will allow them to focus on their performance one last time this season.”
All three series will also have wet-weather tires available if required.
Fast Facts
NASCAR Cup Series
Race: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (312 laps / 312 miles)
Track: Phoenix Raceway (1-mile oval)
Date/Time: Sunday, November 2, 3:00 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle
Tire Code: D-5254 left side, D-5256 right side
Previous Usage in 2025: Bowman Gray, Martinsville-1, North Wilkesboro, Richmond, New Hampshire, Martinsville-2 (RS)
Tire Circumference: 2,249 mm (88.5 in.) left side, 2,279 (89.7 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 14 psi, RF – 30 psi, LR – 14 psi, RR – 26 psi
Total Dry Weather Sets: 12 (7 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to race / 4 practice)
Total Wet Weather Sets: 4
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (200 laps / 200 miles)
Track: Phoenix Raceway (1-mile oval)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 1, 7:30 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle
Tire Code: D-6114 left side, D-6116 right side
Previous Usage in 2025: Phoenix-1, World Wide Technology Raceway
Tire Circumference: 2,218 mm (87.3 in.) left side, 2,244 (88.3 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 14 psi, RF – 28 psi, LR – 14 psi, RR – 26 psi
Total Dry Weather Sets: 6 (4 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 1 practice)
Total Wet Weather Sets: 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (150 laps / 150 miles)
Track: Phoenix Raceway (1-mile oval)
Date/Time: Friday, October 31, 7:30 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, IRP, Richmond, New Hampshire
Tire Circumference: 2,218 mm (87.3 in.) left side, 2,244 (88.3 in.) right side
Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 14 psi, RF – 28 psi, LR – 14 psi, RR – 26 psi
Total Dry Weather Sets: 6 (4 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 1 practice)
Total Wet Weather Sets: 3
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to http://www.goodyear.com/corporate.