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IndyCar extends Firestone contract, adjusts tire allotment

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has signed a multi-year contract to continue as official tire supplier for the Verizon IndyCar Series. Firestone tires were used on the first Indy 500 winner, Ray Harroun’s Marmon Wasp, and the most recent, Alexander Rossi’s Andretti Autosport-Honda, and 65 other winners in between. The brand returned to Indy car racing in 1995 after a 20-year hiatus and has been sole supplier to IndyCar since 2000.   Jay Frye, the series’ president of competition and operations said: "Firestone is part of the fabric of IndyCar and its commitment to evolving performance, innovation and safety in the Verizon IndyCar Series has been remarkable. "The...
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