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Originally Posted by Craven Morehead
Goodyear's record in motorsports has been suspect for several years. Pulled completely out of open wheel competition (F1, CART, IRL) as it was getting owned by Firestone/Bridgestone.
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I think NASCAR is the only series that Goodyear hasn't run and hid when a competitor showed up. And the only reason for that is when Hoosier came in in '94 NASCAR required both tire companies to bring enough tires to supply the entire field, even though only 1/4 of the field was running on Hoosiers. Hoosier just couldn't afford to scrap 3/4 of the tires they were building each week anymore. I think Hoosier would be a formidable competitor if they were allowed to come back today. Of course Goodyear lines Brian France's wallet with enough money to be the exclusive supplier that they don't have to worry about competition anymore.