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Firestone Race Tires Made with Natural Rubber from Desert Shrubs Reach One Year Milestone in Meeting Demanding Track Performance Requirements

Also: Firestone Firehawk Race Tire Facts for Nashville’s Music City Grand Prix    (Below) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 2, 2023) – Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) celebrates its  first-year milestone of using Firestone Firehawk race tires with sidewalls made of natural rubber derived from the guayule desert shrub, grown in Americas desert southwest. Throughout the course of the year, guayule-derived alternate tires

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Firestone Racing Pre-Race Notes for GMR Grand Prix

The GMR Grand Prix, the fifth event on the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season schedule, takes place May 12-13 on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, and includes INDY NXT by Firestone action. Firestone Racing provides a real-time tire tracker for both qualifying, including Firestone Fast Six, and races at all NTT INDYCAR SERIES

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Firestone Pre-Race Notes for Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

The Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix, the fourth race on the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season schedule, takes place this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama, and includes INDY NXT by Firestone action.  Learn more about the tires Firestone has brought to Barber Motorsports Park for NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone in this

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Firestone Dubs the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season the ‘Most Sustainable Season of Motorsports Ever’

Firestone Dubs the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season the ‘Most Sustainable Season of Motorsports Ever’ Firestone Firehawk race tires made with sustainable, domestically sourced guayule rubber will serve as the alternative tire for all five street races in the upcoming 2023 NTT INDYCAR® SERIES season. Bridgestone’s Advanced Tire Production Center, manufacturer of all Firestone Firehawk race

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Firestone Race Notes: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

TIRE TRACKER: LONG BEACH Firestone is supplying more than 1,400 race tires for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Each entry receives the following allocation of Firestone Firehawk race tires: Primary (black sidewall): 6 sets per entry* Alternate (red sidewall): 4 sets per entry Rain (gray sidewall): 5 sets per entry *Does not include rookie

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2022 Race 2: XPEL 375

RACING NEWS SUN MARCH 20, 2022 TIRE TRACKER: TEXAS Firestone is supplying more than 1,400 race tires for the XPEL 375. Each entry receives an allocation of 11* sets of Firestone Firehawk race tires. *Does not include rookie set ENGINEER’S INSIGHT “Our Firestone Race Tire Engineering team is presented with unique challenges when preparing for oval

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