Goodyear Tracks Tires with RFID At NASCAR Series
Goodyear is using the Psion Teklogix 7535 with RD7950 UHF RFID Reader, along with a software application from CTI, to track and manage its tires at all three NASCAR top series in 2006, including the Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
With 43 cars at each Nextel Cup race and each car using about 10 sets of tires per race, the task of tracking all of the tires can be both challenging and time consuming. Goodyear's goal is to optimize how it tracks the nearly 2,000 tires from manufacturing through distribution to the teams, and then to the final disposition of the tires after each race. The decision to fully deploy the Psion Teklogix RFID solution at all 2006 races follows Goodyear's successful testing session at the Homestead-Miami Speedway during the 2005 season finale of the Craftsman Truck Series, when Goodyear tires equipped with RFID were raced for the first time.
"We're excited to be working with Psion Teklogix on our RFID tracking solution, which is the first deployment of its kind in the racing industry," says Greg Stucker, director of race tire sales and marketing, Goodyear. "The Psion Teklogix 7535 with RD7950 UHF RFID Reader provides us with the ideal ruggedness and durability needed to handle logistics and accomplish our tire leasing goals on the NASCAR circuit."