Goodyear quietly came to an agreement with NASCAR which allowed the Akron, Ohio based tire manufacturer to sell off their inventory of 2005 and 2006 tires to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams.
"We sold a lot of tires in August," Stu Grant of Goodyear replied when asked if a deal had been reached. "These teams should have plenty of tires to test with through the second half of the season."
According t0 Grant, teams were supplied with order forms and once those orders were filled the remaining tires were offered for sale on a first come first serve basis.
What happens in 2008 is still up in the air. NASCAR has not cleared Goodyear to sell any excess 2007 tires to race teams at this time.
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