Goodyear's first foray into racing, and its first victory comes when Henry Ford puts Goodyear supplied rubber on his car sponsored by the Detroit Driving Club.

Goodyear launches its first serious tire development program. Cars equipped with Goodyear Cord Tires begin dominating U.S. racing circuits.

Goodyear tires are on the winning car in every major race this year, including the Indianapolis 500.

Having accomplished its goals, Goodyear drops out of active racing participation.

Goodyear conducts tire tests at Darlington, SC, for the NASCAR Convertible Series, using a tire designed for police cars.

Goodyear approaches NASCAR driver Lee Petty to do limited race-tire testing in West Palm Beach, Fla.

A marketing survey showing Goodyear has a "stodgy" image helps motivate Goodyear's official re-entry into racing.

Goodyear's first big test against Firestone: At the NASCAR Darlington event, driver Jim Reed finishes first with a record speed -- on Goodyear tires.

Goodyear wins its first major international race in sports cars with Masarati driver Sterling Moss at the Grand Prix of Cuba.

A. J. Foyt persuades Goodyear to authorize a development program for the Indianapolis 500 -- after a 44-year absence.

Foyt wins the IndyCar season's first race, Phoenix, on Goodyear racing tires.

Goodyear wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant in a GT Cobra.

Twelve Indy 500 cars run on Goodyear tires, starting the IndyCar phase of the tire war with Firestone.

Goodyear develops the crashworthy fuel cell for Indy-style cars, reducing the risk of fire during accidents.

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Goodyear takes its first overall international victory, with drivers Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt in a Ferrari. Richie Ginther scores Goodyear's first Formula One Grand Prix victory in Mexico, and Jack Brabham brings home our first Formula One World Championship.

Goodyear produces the Lifeguard Inner Liner Safety Spare for NASCAR stock car racing. The new product is referred to as the "tire within a tire." When the tire loses air, the Lifeguard gives the driver more time to return to the pit area.

NASCAR mandates use of the Lifeguard Safety Spare. Goodyear also shares this tire technology development in safety with other companies, even while in the throes of a tire war.

A. J. Foyt rolls into Victory Lane at the Indy 500 on Goodyear tires -- our first Indy win since our re-emergence in racing. Foyt averages 151.207 mph for his second Indy crown.

From this year on, every NASCAR champion of the premier Nextel Cup Series is on Goodyear tires.

For the next 24 years, every winner of the Indy 500 will ride on Goodyear tires.

Firestone withdraws from all forms of racing.

The tire war begins between Goodyear and Michelin in Formula One.

Goodyear announces that "Eagle" will replace "Blue Streak" as the official name of our racing tires. Goodyear first provides Eagle racing tires at the 1980 Mosport CAN-AM race in Canada. Goodyear's high-performance passenger tires also adopt the Eagle name.

Formula One race tire production moves to the Akron, Ohio, Technical Center from Goodyear's plant in Wolverhampton, England.

Goodyear withdraws temporarily from Formula One racing from December 1980 to June 1981.

Goodyear introduces its radial rain tire for Formula One cars at the Monaco Grand Prix. The racing radial features the unidirectional "gatorback" style tread pattern to improve wet traction.

Goodyear introduces its radial slick tires to Formula One. The first radial victory is at the Belgium Grand Prix at Zolder with Michele Albereto in a Ferrari.

Michelin withdraws from Formula One.

Hoosier, a Lakeville, Ind., racing tire company, competes with Goodyear in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series.

Hoosier enters NASCAR Winston Cup racing. Neil Bonnet's victory on Hoosier tires at Richmond, Va., stalls Goodyear's Winston Cup winning streak at 464.

Goodyear develops a new Eagle race tire, the radial, and introduces it at the Winston Cup race in North Wilkesboro, N.C. -- and wins -- making the Hoosier bias-ply tire uncompetitive and obsolete.

Hoosier withdraws from NASCAR Winston Cup racing.

Goodyear's tubeless version of the inner liner safety spare, subsequently referred to as "the shield," is introduced. Its design removes the equalization problem common in the prior tube design.

The Quatro Stazione wet-weather tire is introduced in Formula One. It is an improved version of the gatorback design.

Goodyear introduces its Short Track Special racing Eagle for asphalt tracks.

Goodyear launches new yellow-lettered Eagle race tires for Winston Cup in November when Richard Petty drives his last race.

Every race on the Winston Cup schedule runs on the new breed of Goodyear Eagle racing radials. Bias-ply tires are relegated to the history books.

The Aquatro wet-weather tire is introduced in Formula One to satisfy FIA tire rule changes.

Hoosier returns to Winston Cup and Busch Grand National racing. Goodyear dominates the Winston Cup circuit and wins 28 of the 31 races on the schedule.

Hoosier withdraws from Winston Cup and Busch Grand National racing after the season finale in Atlanta.

Firestone begins extensive IndyCar tire tests with veteran driver Scott Pruett in preparation for a return to racing in 1995.

Goodyear reaches two important milestones: the 300th victory in Formula One, at Barcelona with Damon Hill, and the 300th consecutive victory in IndyCar, at Vancouver with Al Unser, Jr.

Goodyear is the sole tire supplier to four of the top racing series in the world, all with open tire rules: Formula One, NASCAR Winston Cup, NASCAR Busch Grand National and NHRA drag racing's top classes.

The 1000th Goodyear victory in Winston Cup racing is reached in April, when Jeff Gordon wins the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Firestone's first IndyCar victory at Michigan International Speedway stops Goodyear's consecutive win streak at 315. During head-to-head competition on the IndyCar circuit, Goodyear wins 15 of 17 races, including the Indy 500. Goodyear also claims 15 of 17 poles.

The Indy Racing League is formed, splitting from CART. Goodyear continues to battle Firestone in both series.

In CART, Goodyear wins 6 of 16 events, sweeping the top three positions in Milwaukee, Detroit, and Vancouver. Goodyear comes on stronger during the second half of the season with a new IndyCar rain tire.

Goodyear wins two of the five IRL races this year.

For the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, a new wet-weather racing tire is introduced. Named the Monsoon, it is a symmetrical design with wider gatorback channels and makes further improvements in water dispersion.

Goodyear faces tire competition in three top series: CART, IRL and F1.

Goodyear wins its 350th Formula One race, with Jacques Villeneuve driving at Barcelona.

A partnership with NASCAR positions Goodyear's Eagle radials as the exclusive tire of NASCAR's Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series.

Goodyear introduces its new wet racing tire for NASCAR Winston Cup road course events. It also is used for the Busch Series and Craftsman trucks.

Goodyear exits Formula One racing with a record 361 victories and 25 Drivers' World Championships.

Goodyear's left open wheel racing's CART and IRL series. In the four-year IRL history, Goodyear earned two driver titles, two tire manufacturer titles, two Indy 500 wins and 17 total victories.

Emphasis is placed on the fast-growing NASCAR arena with tire development and marketing programs, while the company continues its long-standing participation in sports, sprints, drags, dirt, off-road and short track racing.

Goodyear's joint effort with the GM Corvette racing program pays off with the brand's first two road racing victories, after earlier setting track records across the continent.

The Eagle race tire line for NASCAR's top three series is streamlined from 38 to 15 different codes this season. The company is officially named the sole tire supplier to the NHRA's Top Fuel and Funny Car classes.

Fine-tuning with the Eagle radial tire lineup (with 18 tire codes) continues for Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck series. Goodyear is "the exclusive tire supplier" through 2007. Goodyear serves seven NASCAR series, including the Busch North Series this year. A new era begins in the Grand American Racing Association with Goodyear Eagles used exclusively in three of five classes.

Goodyear rubber was exclusive in the new NASCAR Grand National Division, consisting of the Winston West and Busch North Series.

Production of bias-ply race tires for sports, sprints and drag cars returns to the Akron Technical Center Manufacturing plant from Goodyear's Santiago, Chile plant.

Grand-Am's new Daytona Prototype sports car class competes solely on Goodyear Eagle radials.

Goodyear is having great racing success with its new, higher grip construction/compound tire line for NASCAR's Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck series, developed in concert with NASCAR's aerodynamic changes to the cars.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Goodyear's non-stop involvement in NASCAR racing.

Goodyear linked its Wrangler light truck and SUV tires marketing effort to NASCAR racing by putting the brand on the sidewalls of the Craftsman Truck Series tires.

Goodyear is the sole dirt late model tire supplier for the new Stacker2 Xtreme Dirt Car Series.

Goodyear marked the Eagle tire brand's 25th anniversary, for both race and street tires. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series logged a running tally of 1,374 Goodyear victories.

RFID technology used for tracking tires under a new tire leasing program in NASCAR's top three series makes Goodyear the first in the tire industry to employ the technology on a production scale.

All race tire production is under one roof at the Akron Technical Center complex.

Goodyear and NASCAR signed an agreement extending Goodyear's official tire supplier status through 2012 for the top three series.

NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow made its debut, with plans to run 16 of 36 Sprint Cup races. Goodyear aided the effort with more than a year of extensive tire testing to help produce the best performance package.

Tire development continued for the COT, as NASCAR ran it full time, for the first time at every Sprint Cup race.