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The Hoosier logo is colored after Newton's race car at the time which was purple. [2] The founder of Hoosier Racing Tire, Robert Newton, died in 2012, aged 85, at his home in Lakeville, Indiana. [8] His wife and co–founder, Joyce Newton, died aged 85 on January 16, 2018. [9]
Hoosier Racing Tire [39] USA: 1957 Hoosier: Hutchinson SNC [40] France: 1957 Hutchinson Tires Inoue Rubber [41] Japan: 1926 IRC Tires Kelani Tyres Sri Lanka: 1990 CEAT [42] Kenda Rubber [43] Taiwan: 1962 Kenda, Kenda radial Kumho Tires [44] [45] South Korea: 1960 Admiral, Marshal, Kumho, Zetum, Trailfinder [46] Madras Rubber Factory [47] India ...
NASCAR feared that the new management might threaten the manufacturer's racing program, [7] [8] and invited Hoosier as a backup plan. [9] [6] In 1988, Hoosier entered the Winston Cup Series. [10] Hoosier gained an early advantage in the season's second race, at Richmond, where Morgan Shepherd took the pole and Neil Bonnett won the
General Tire was selected as the tyre brand of choice in the 2019 and 2020 season before it was switched to the Hoosier brand for the 2021 season. [ 30 ] On 3 May 2022, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series announced a new partnership deal with VP Racing Fuels to become the new exclusive fuel supplier in the series, switching from a previously undisclosed ...
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A similar cost-saving “spec” program exists with Koni and QA1 shock absorbers as well as a uniform Hoosier Racing Tire utilized by the Tour and its partner tracks. For their efforts in the growth of stock car racing, both Squier and Curley have been inducted into the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame and the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1989, after a botched attempt at Daytona, Goodyear officially unveiled their new radial tires at North Wilkesboro Speedway to combat Hoosier's bias-ply tires. After Dale Earnhardt won the race on Goodyears, interest in Hoosier waned until the company left NASCAR after the Winston 500 at Talladega, ending the tire war. [8] [9] [10] [11]