Goodyear, one of the world’s largest tire companies, is giving you the opportunity to bid on one of 43 autographed Goodyear Eagle tires used in a NASCAR race. This special auction will benefit the NASCAR foundation and will be held at www.GoodyearGarage.com and will run from 12:00 Noon Eastern on Friday, July 6th through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 15th, 2007.
You can bid on 43 tires that have been individually autographed by the top NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers, including:
Bobby Labonte
Carl Edwards
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Jarrett
Denny Hamlin
Elliott Sadler
Greg Biffle
Jamie McMurray
Jeff Burton
Jeff Gordon
Jimmie Johnson
Kasey Kahne
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch
Mark Martin
Matt Kenseth
Michael Waltrip
Ryan Newman
Tony Stewart
All proceeds from the sale of these Goodyear tires will be donated to The NASCAR Foundation to benefit charities that the individual drivers have selected. This is the biggest collection of certified, autographed Goodyear Eagle tires used in a NASCAR race that NASCAR and Goodyear have combined to offer at auction.
Every autographed Goodyear Eagle tire in the auction will have a certificate of authenticity that includes the driver’s name and car number, the race in which the tire was used, the driver’s finish in that race and the tire’s RFID number. A minimum sale price has been set for each tire depending upon expected interest levels and ranges from $100 to $250; minimum sale prices will be displayed in each individual listing.
A display featuring all 43 autographed Goodyear Eagle tires has been unveiled in the Goodyear Legends of Daytona exhibit at the Daytona International Speedway Fan Zone and will remain in place during the Pepsi 400 Weekend (July 6 and July 7th, 2007). The display includes six Internet-ready kiosks, enabling fans onsite to bid on the tire of their favorite driver. Fans nationwide will be able to bid anytime for the duration of the auction by visiting www.goodyeargarage.com.
Goodyear is the “Exclusive Tire Supplier” of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series through 2012. Goodyear has had a commitment to NASCAR since becoming a race tire supplier in the 1950s.