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Bridgestone Adds Sustainable Materials to Indy 500 Tires

Bridgestone incorporated products made from recycled plastic shopping bags and other packaging into its Indy 500 tires.

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Inside the Firestone Garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Cara Adams, director of race tire engineering and manufacturing, hosted the virtual tour and an interview with Hélio Castroneves, three-time Indy 500 champion.

Firestone Racing: Making Tires for the Indy 500

With the 104th running of the Indy 500 set to take place this Sunday, Bridgestone Americas Motorsports invited members of the media to a hands-on engineering lesson about how Firestone’s Firehawks are designed to meet the demands of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Bridgestone’s New Race Tire Plant on Track

Bridgestone opened its doors to members of the media this week to give an update on the construction of the facility, which will be the future home of Firestone race tire manufacturing.

Firestone Extends Partnership with NTT IndyCar Series

Indycar and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced a five-year partnership extension for the Firestone brand to continue serving as the sole tire supplier and official tire of the NTT IndyCar Series through 2025.

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Firestone Sweepstakes Brings OTR Customers to the Indy 500

The grand prize winner of the “Firestone Off-the-Road to the 2019 Indy 500 Sweepstakes” will receive round-trip airfare for two, hotel accommodations for three nights and two tickets to the 2019 race.

Firestone Launches New Rain Tire for the Verizon IndyCar Series

The tire, which will make its debut at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, is the first new rain tire design in three years from Firestone and features an all-new tread pattern.

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Firestone Rewards OTR Customers with Indy 500 Sweepstakes

Bridgestone the Americas’ Firestone brand is offering members of the off-the-road industry the opportunity to win a free trip to the 2017 Indianapolis 500.

Firestone Signs Multi-Year Deal with IndyCar

Bridgestone Americas’ Firestone brand extends its partnership with IndyCar as the official tire supplier of the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Bridgestone Refreshing Products

Bridgestone Americas is upgrading or replacing 100% of its Bridgestone and Firestone branded tires in the United States by 2020. The tiremaker recently showcased several of these new tires – the Firestone Champion, Firestone Firehawk AS, and Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 – during a ride and drive event at the Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas.