Does the President of the United States wear a seatbelt when riding in the presidential motorcade?
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A set of racing tires sits behind Mike Skinner's car in the garage area of Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C. The tires for NASCAR cars cost $350 to $450 each. Todd Warshaw/ Â­Getty Images. Â­Interestingly, racing teams don't buy their tires.They lease them from Goodyear (the official tire supplier of NASCAR) on race day. Each team is allowed to lease 16 sets of four tires [source: Mackinnon ]. That means that each NASCAR Sprint Cup team invests around $20,000 on tires alone for each race.The chassis or body of a NASCAR race car is built for aerodynamics and safety, not comfort. There's only one seat (the driver's seat).ach team is allowed to lease 16 sets of four tires [source: Mackinnon ]. That means that each NASCAR Sprint Cup team invests around $20,000 on tires alone for each race. The chassis or body of a NASCAR race car is built for aerodynamics and safety, not comfort.