The tire maker pitted 2007 Soap Box Derby champion Tyler Shoff, an Akron-area native, against top NASCAR driver Greg Biffle at Derby Downs.
And Shoff, 15, won by more than three car lengths. She led from the starting block. Akron Beacon Journal
Shoff led from the moment the cars left the starting blocks and never trailed over the 90-second gravity-coast to the finish. The race pitted two unlikely competitors in over-sized Derby cars built specifically to run on real passenger car tires.
“Tyler definitely had the home-track advantage here and has more Soap Box Derby car seat-time than me, but the biggest factor was the Goodyear Fuel Max tires she was running on today,” said Greg Biffle, who was running with Goodyear’s Assurance tires. al.com
Shoff, known as the “Derby Diva,” led from the start and never trailed in the 90-second coast to the finish.
“As a NASCAR driver, I understand the critical role tires play in my ability to perform on the racetrack,” Biffle said. ESPN
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