NASCAR to utilize an 'option tire' at Richmond Cup race next month

Outside of wet weather tires that NASCAR can use on short ovals, Cup teams will be given the choice between two different tires to use during the course of the 400-lap event, multiple sources confirmed.Traditionally, Goodyear provides one tire combination for each series for each event. NASCAR did introduce the use of an “option tire” earlier this year in the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-to-utilize-an-option-tire-at-richmond-cup-race-next-month/10634770/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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