AKRON—Goodyear has created special tires commemorating an effort to support the U.S. Armed Forces that will debut at upcoming NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The tires advertise the firm's "Goodyear Gives Back" fund-raising effort. Goodyear is the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three major national series,
To date, the Give Back campaign has raised more than $700,000 in cash and product donations that have gone directly to supporting U.S. troops and their families, Goodyear said.
The company will replace its Goodyear Eagle and Wrangler sidewall designs with desert camouflage lettering reading "Support Our Troops" on its NASCAR race tires that will run during all of the upcoming NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.