Goodyear has won more racing championships than any other tire company in the world. Some race tires are inflated with air treated by a special dryer to remove excess moisture, which results in better tire pressure control. Each Goodyear radial race tire built in the Technical Center in Akron, Ohio, is marked with the builder's name and sequence number, allowing for quality control and accountability of all components. Almost 85 percent of the many, many hours of testing that goes into a new Goodyear race tire is done on the computers and in the laboratories of the Akron Technical Center. Only 15 percent of the testing is actually done on the track.
Engineers often work a year in advance to come up with tire recommendations for a series.
Production schedules are prepared in advance, and Goodyear associates work 24 hours a day producing Eagle racing tires. Yet, there is margin for production flexibility to do quick turn arounds on short lead tire orders. To distribute racing tires, Goodyear has a network of distributors and sub-dealers around the globe. Six distributors are located in the United States and one in Canada. Each distributor has a network of 20 to 30 sub-dealers to help with the massive distribution of racing tires.