NASCAR Won’t Have Multiple Tire Options Again This Season

What’s Happening?

Despite positive fan reception after Phoenix, NASCAR is not expected to have teams choose between multiple tire compounds, such as the Primary and Option tires, at any other races this season.

• NASCAR was not expected to bring the Option tire back to Martinsville this weekend; however, Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports now claims that NASCAR is not expected to use this concept again this season.
• The Option tire, which NASCAR has sporadically tested since May’s All-Star Race, has a softer compound than the Primary or regular tire. The tire made it’s 2025 debut at Phoenix, where teams were allowed six “Primary” tire sets during the race alongside two sets of “Option” tires.
• This created a healthy amount of strategy and interesting racing, as some drivers, like Kaulig Racing’s Ty Dillon, saved his tires to attempt a late run for the win while others burned theirs up quickly. Fans had a great reception to this race, with some dubbing it the best at Phoenix in recent years.
• Tire changes have followed years of lackluster racing from NASCAR’s Next Gen car on short tracks. To fix this, NASCAR first attempted numerous package changes to the car before testing a softer “Option” tire at North Wilkesboro and Richmond last season.

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