Joe Gibbs Racing explains how NASCAR teams order Goodyear tires costing 'hundreds of thousands of dollars'

Following the video revealing the cost of tires in NASCAR, Joe Gibbs Racing is back with another behind-the-scenes insight. This time, JGR shares how teams order tires throughout the season.

Joe Gibbs Racing is a Huntersville, North Carolina-based NASCAR team which fields four drivers in the Cup Series. Their 2025 driver list includes Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, and the latest addition, Chase Briscoe.

In an Instagram post, the team discussed the process of ordering tires with Goodyear, the sport's official tire supplier.

The ordering process starts at the beginning of the year. After running a few races, the other sets of tires for over half of the year for its four cars are ordered.

Joe Gibbs Racing would order the tires and ship them to Champion Tire and Wheel, a transport company that serves teams across NASCAR's top three divisions.

Champion is responsible for mounting the tires around the wheels, which are then transported to the track for pickup by JGR.

Denny Hamlin drives the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - Source: Imagn

Depending on the track, the Toyota-based team orders different tire compounds, identified by a D-code. For 12 sets of tires per car, JGR said the bill amounts to a little over $100,000.

Upon the conclusion of a race, Champion would pick up the tires, with the team saying:

"We get ready to do it all again the next week."

Joe Gibbs Racing will be back in NASCAR in February 2025 for the Daytona 500 season opener. It will mark Chase Briscoe's first year with the team, piloting the No. 19 Toyota Camry previously driven by Martin Truex Jr.

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Joe Gibbs Racing shares the six most expensive NASCAR races for tires

Depending on the track, teams order varying sets of tires. Tracks with high tire degradation tend to require more tires, which results in a higher bill. Joe Gibbs Racing disclosed which NASCAR races are the most expensive for tires.

The most expensive race for tires is the Brickyard 400, which is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. JGR uses 15 sets for the race weekend, spending $31,860 per car. That's about $127,000 for its four Cup Series cars alone.

Notably, the team competes in other series including the Xfinity and ARCA Menards.

The Charlotte, Darlington, and Daytona races are tied for second, third, and fourth-most expensive races for tires. With 14 sets used for each race weekend, the team spends $29,736 per car.

The Charlotte race holds the Coca-Cola 600, which is NASCAR's longest race. Meanwhile, Darlington has one of the most abrasive track surfaces, which wears tires relatively faster.

No. 20 JGR Toyota pilot Christopher Bell is the winner of this year's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte - Source: Imagn

As for the Daytona race weekend, drivers participate in extended qualifying sessions called Duel 1 and Duel 2.

Tied for fifth and sixth are the Iowa and Bristol (night race) stops, with a cost of $27,612 per car.