Pocono Tire Test

AJ Allmendinger, driving the No. 22 Penske Dodge, is the first driver on Pocono Raceway’s newly repaved surface during Tuesday’s Goodyear Tire Test session. Credit: Wendy Duch/Pocono Raceway. (Click image for larger photo.)

Goodyear Tire, the official tire of NASCAR, held a two-day tire test on the newly repaved Pocono Raceway on Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25.

Seven NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series drivers, representing seven race teams, participated in testing and took part in a press conference with local media attending.

The driver(team) lineup included:

  • AJ Allmendinger (Penske Racing)
  • Aric Almirola (Richard Petty Motorsports)
  • Matt Crafton (ThorSport Racing)
  • Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing)
  • Joey Logano (Joe Gibbs Racing)
  • Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports
  • Jamie McMurray (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates).

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