For Firestone Racing, Akron is, and will always be, home. The city that saw the launch of the iconic Firestone brand in 1900 will now house Firestone race tire manufacturing — namely the Firestone ...

IndyCar is reinforcing its relationship with the Rubber City. Bridgestone Americas and Penske Entertainment have reached a five-year extension for Firestone to remain the exclusive tire supplier for ...

Bridgestone Americas announced Thursday that it's slashing 700 Tennessee jobs to "optimize its business footprint." ...

AKRON — Racing legend Mario Andretti joked that an IndyCar racer never wants to second guess his tires when he is going into a corner at 250 mph. Andretti, the only driver to ever win the Indy 500, ...

Firestone’s latest steer tire, the FS592, has a redesigned tread pattern and longer removal mileage, replacing the ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Bridgestone Americas has announced that the Nashville-based tire maker will continue manufacturing its Firestone race tires in Akron for at least two more years. Company representatives ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Bridgestone will make its Firestone Firehawk race tires for ...

NEWTON—Tires made in part with soybeans grown in Iowa will be coming soon to Firestone stores. Firestone, IndyCar's tire manufacturer, tests tire technology by using it first in its IndyCar tires ...

DES MOINES — Work will continue at Firestone's tire manufacturing plants in Iowa, Arkansas, Illinois and Tennessee thanks to a tentative contract agreement the company reached with its steelworkers ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Helio Castroneves turned laps at speed on the oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a four-time Indianapolis 500 champion for the first time Friday morning. The grandstands may ...