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68-487: The series' primary sponsor is the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company via their Cooper Tires brand. Many Pro Mazda graduates have gone on to race in top-tier open-wheel series, including American Formula One and NASCAR driver Scott Speed , IndyCar Series drivers Marco Andretti , Graham Rahal , James Hinchcliffe and Raphael Matos , and Rolex Sports Car Series and NASCAR driver Michael McDowell . In 1983,

136-614: A carbon fiber chassis built by Élan Motorsport Technologies and a power output of 250 hp (190 kW) from said Renesis engine (up from the previous 13B's 190 hp (140 kW)). Michael McDowell, Raphael Matos , and Adrian Carrio won the 2004, 2005, and 2006 championships, respectively. 2007 saw the formation of the Mazdaspeed Motorsports Driver Development Ladder, created to provide funding for champions in various Mazda-powered series to move up in class. Dane Cameron became

204-688: A heavy karting schedule. He made his Firestone Indy Lights debut in April 2010 for Andersen Racing , the third race of the season after extensive pre-season testing with the team, finishing 11th at the Long Beach Grand Prix after a gearbox failure. Miller returned in August 2010 to compete in his second Firestone Indy Lights race alongside Bryan Herta Autosport at Infineon Raceway for the Carneros 100 to finish 9th after starting from 16th on

272-661: A holding that developed from the Goodyear Aircraft Company after World War II , designed a supercomputer for NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center in 1979, the MPP . The subsidiary was sold in 1987 to the Loral Corporation as a result of restructuring. In 1987, Goodyear formed a business partnership with Canadian tire retailer Fountain Tire . In the 1980s, incoming Goodyear CEO Robert E. Mercer argued that

340-534: A joint wholesale distribution network across the United States. At the same time, Goodyear also announced that it was ending its distribution relationship with American Tire Distributors , which is the largest tire wholesaler in the US. In 2018, Goodyear was ordered to pay $ 40.1 million to J. Walter Twidwell, who claimed he developed mesothelioma because of exposure to asbestos . After the trial, Goodyear asked

408-489: A lack of materials and rising costs resulting from hyperinflation. In February 2021, Goodyear announced that it will acquire the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for $ 2.5 billion. The transaction closed in the second half of 2021. Source: Former Board members include Shirley D. Peterson , William J. Contay , James C. Boland and Rodney O'Neal . Mark Stewart is the chief executive officer and president of

476-408: A local CBS -affiliate television station, reported that an internal PowerPoint slide on political attire from a Topeka, Kansas , training seminar was circulating on social media. The leaked slide depicted a "zero tolerance" policy towards some political movements. President Donald Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear tires the following day, as Trump campaign attire such as MAGA hats were among

544-536: A nuclear processing plant in Ohio. In 1944, Goodyear created a subsidiary in Mexico in a joint venture with Compañía Hulera, S.A. de C.V. , Compañía Hulera Goodyear-Oxo, S.A. de C.V. or Goodyear-Oxo. Goodyear is the only one of the five biggest tire firms among US tire manufacturers in 1970 to remain independent into the 21st century. Goodyear's success was partly due to the challenge posed by radial tire technology, and

612-769: A number of Formula Ford race cars powered by Mazda rotary engines were built by Hayashi Racing in Japan and imported to the United States for use by the Jim Russell Racing School. Enough cars were constructed to run a one-make series, the Mazda Pro Series, which began in 1984 at the Long Beach Grand Prix . In late 1984, following modifications to the cars' rollover structures to bring them in line with SCCA regulations,

680-830: A poker tournament for the event. After a few seasons of one-off races in Firestone Indy Lights , Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge , and the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup , Miller returned to full-time racing in 2013 driving for SpeedSource Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine in the Grand American Rolex Series , in a GX class Mazda6 sedan shared with Tristan Nunez . The pair scored five wins and eight podiums in twelve races. For 2014, Miller continues to co-drive with Nunez as

748-401: A position largely occupied by men. Initially, Ledbetter's salary was in line with the salaries of men performing substantially similar work. Over time, however, her pay slipped in comparison to the pay of male area managers with equal or less seniority. By the end of 1997, Ledbetter was the only woman working as an area manager and the pay discrepancy between Ledbetter and her 15 male counterparts

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816-532: A process of modernizing and expanding Goodyear plants in cities like Lawton, Oklahoma , Napanee, Canada, Point Pleasant, West Virginia , and Scottsboro, Alabama . In the 2000s, the move of business into low-wage countries, facilitated by GATT (which Goldsmith had warned government against, calling it "a policy to impoverish" ), resulted in plants across North America being shuttered, for instance Cumberland, Maryland ; New Toronto, Ontario , Canada, and Windsor, Vermont were closed. The last major restructuring of

884-642: A resort hotel in Arizona were sold for $ 220.1 million. The company also sold the Celeron gas and oil corporation. In 1998, the All American Pipeline, Celeron Gathering, and Celeron Trading and Transportation were sold, largely completing what Goldsmith's hostile takeover had suggested good management should do. In the years following 1987, the company invested in its tire business. President Tom Barrett succeeded Chairman Robert Mercer in 1989, and began

952-575: A row. His prize included a new Mazda Miata road car. In 2001, the series was renamed the Star Mazda North American Championship Presented by Goodyear. Scott Bradley with World Speed Motorsports claimed the championship. In 2003, the decision was made to utilize the Mazda RX-8 's new 13B-MSP Renesis engine in a new Star Mazda car. The Star Mazda "Pro" car was introduced the following year, with

1020-518: A sweep of the victories at his home track of Road America ) to end the season sealed his championship victory and the $ 601,700 scholarship into the Indy Lights series. With the new Tatuus PM-18 car coming into use in 2018, increased incentives made the 2017 Pro Mazda Championship an attractive prospect. The scholarship to Indy Lights was increased to $ 790,300, the top three in the final championship standings would be awarded an Indy Lights test, and

1088-495: A team in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 . The Star Mazda Pro is an open-wheel formula racing car, designed, developed and built by Star Race Cars , for the North American Pro Mazda Championship spec-series, between 2004 and 2017. The Tatuus PM-18 , used from 2018 through 2021, is based on the previous year's USF-17 chassis to help control teams' operational costs. The Tatuus IP-22 is

1156-645: A tender offer for up to 40 million shares of its stock from other shareholders at $ 50 per share. The tender offer resulted in Goodyear buying 40,435,764 shares of stock in February 1987. As a result of the stock buyback, Goodyear took a charge of $ 224.6 million associated with a massive restructuring plan. It sold its Goodyear Aerospace business to Loral Corporation for $ 588 million and its motor wheel business to Lemmerz Inc. for $ 175 million. Two subsidiaries involved in agricultural products, real estate development, and

1224-527: Is known. Indonesia has a fabulous potential wealth in natural resources and the New Order [the fascist regime headed by pro-U.S. General Suharto] wants it exploited. So they are returning the private properties expropriated by Sukarno's regime. Goodyear's Sumatran rubber empire is an example. It was seized [by the rubber workers] in retaliation for U.S. aggression in Vietnam in 1965. The rubber workers union

1292-564: Is often difficult to recognize until more than 180 days of the pay change. Ginsburg argued that the broad remedial purpose of the statute was incompatible with the Court's "cramped" interpretation. Her dissent asserted that the employer had been, "Knowingly carrying past pay discrimination forward" during the 180-day charging period, and therefore could be held liable. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst identified Goodyear as

1360-475: Is received during the statutory limitations period, but is the result of intentionally discriminatory pay decisions that occurred outside the limitations period." In rejecting Ledbetter's appeal, the Supreme Court said that "she could have, and should have, sued" when the pay decisions were made, instead of waiting beyond the 180-day statutory charging period. Justice Ginsburg dissented from the opinion of

1428-593: The New York Supreme Court for a new trial. Goodyear attorney James Lynch said Goodyear did not receive proper consideration from the jury. Lynch said that the other side's attorneys engaged in character assassinations against expert witnesses . During closing remarks, the attorneys for Twidwell put up a slide with the heads of Goodyear's expert witnesses pasted onto "insulting caricatures." In December 2018, Goodyear ceased operations in Venezuela due

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1496-705: The Phoenix 200 in March, and the first nationally televised Star Mazda Championship race. A new title sponsor was gained in 1999, making the series the Best Western Star Mazda Championship; the same year, it became a national professional series supporting the American Le Mans Series in its inaugural year. Joey Hand won five of the season's seven races and became the first driver in series history to win four races in

1564-437: The 1,200 mile crude oil "All American" pipeline from California to Texas. The project was initially estimated to cost $ 600 million but ultimately cost almost $ 1 billion. In October 1986 British financier James Goldsmith in conjunction with the investment group Hanson purchased 11.5% of Goodyear's outstanding common stock. This was viewed as a greenmail attack by some, and as shareholder activism by Goldsmith, who viewed

1632-437: The 19th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States , with roughly 4.16 million lbs of toxins released into the air annually. Major pollutants included sulfuric acid , cobalt compounds, and chlorine . The Center for Public Integrity reports that Goodyear has been named as a potentially responsible party in at least 54 of the nation's Superfund toxic waste sites. On February 8, 2008, Goodyear announced

1700-617: The 2010s, according to an investigation published in the French daily Le Monde in March 2024. According to the journalists, although Goodyear was aware of the problems, it did not recognize them. While the company quietly withdrew defective tires from the market and offered indemnities to the family of victims, it did not initially recognize the tires were defective and did not implement the European Union rapid alert system for unsafe consumer products, called Rapex. Veyance Technologies

1768-469: The 2015 title over American Neil Alberico with three wins and 10 podium finishes. Uruttia earned a $ 590,300 scholarship into the Indy Lights series, where he would be joined by Alberico and Andretti's Dalton Kellett . Team Pelfrey teammates Pato O'Ward and Aaron Telitz battled throughout the 2016 season, with O'Ward taking six of the first seven victories and Telitz taking five of the final seven. Telitz's run of nine straight podium finishes (including

1836-483: The Court, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter, and Breyer. She argued against applying the 180-day limit to pay discrimination, because discrimination often occurs in small increments over large periods of time. Furthermore, the pay information of fellow workers is typically confidential and unavailable for comparison. Ginsburg argued that pay discrimination is inherently different from adverse actions, such as termination. Adverse actions are obvious, but small pay discrepancy

1904-943: The German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Company to form the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation. From the late 1920s to 1940, the company worked with Goodyear to build two Zeppelins in the United States. The partnership continued even when Zeppelin was under Nazi control and only ended after World War II began. On August 5, 1927, Goodyear had its initial public offering and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange . By 1930, Goodyear had pioneered what would later become known as " tundra tires " for smaller aircraft—their so-called low inflation pressure "airwheel" aviation wheel-rim/tire sets were initially available in sizes up to 46 inches (117 cm) in diameter. Over

1972-582: The Goodyear brand to bicycle tire manufacturers, returning from a break in production between 1976 and 2015. As of 2017, Goodyear is one of the top four tire manufacturers along with Bridgestone (Japan), Michelin (France), and Continental (Germany). Founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling , the company was named after American Charles Goodyear (1800–1860), inventor of vulcanized rubber. The first Goodyear tires became popular because they were easily detachable and required little maintenance. Though Goodyear had been manufacturing airships and balloons since

2040-481: The Goodyear brand. This deal is similar to Titan's 2005 purchase of Goodyear's US farm tire assets. In 2011, more than 70 years after the dissolution of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, it is announced that Goodyear will partner with Zeppelin again (the legacy company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik) to build more zeppelins together. In 2018, Goodyear and Bridgestone announced the creation of TireHub ,

2108-516: The SEC because "Goodyear did not prevent or detect these improper payments because it failed to implement adequate FCPA compliance controls at its subsidiaries" and, for the Kenyan subsidiary, "because it failed to conduct adequate due diligence" prior to its acquisition. It was not alleged that Goodyear had any involvement with or knowledge of its subsidiaries' improper conduct. On August 18, 2020, WIBW ,

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2176-672: The Star Mazda Championship became a part of the IRL -sanctioned Mazda Road to Indy program, alongside the U.S. F2000 and Indy Lights . Through the Mazda Road to Indy program, the Star Mazda champion would receive funding to compete in Indy Lights the following year. The first Road to Indy race was held with all three series at the same event, the 2010 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg . Championship winner Conor Daly became

2244-527: The advent of the automobile. In 1901, Goodyear founder Frank Seiberling provided Henry Ford with racing tires. In 1903, Goodyear president, chairman and CEO Paul Weeks Litchfield was granted a patent for the first tubeless automobile tire. In 1910, the company purchased an existing rubber factory in Bowmanville, Ontario , in Canada, which expanded their manufacturing outside of the United States for

2312-518: The banned products. Goodyear responded via Twitter, stating "the visual in question was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class". Following release of the audio that went with the slide, Goodyear admitted the slide was used at its Topeka factory. Defective tires are suspected to be the cause of multiple truck accidents and fatal injuries that occurred in France, Spain and other European countries in

2380-513: The case in Europe and Asia. In 1968, Consumer Reports , an influential American magazine, acknowledged the superiority of radial construction, which had been developed in 1946 by Michelin . When Charles J. Pilliod Jr. became CEO in 1974, he faced a major investment decision regarding the radial tire, which today has a market share of nearly 100%. Despite heavy criticism at the time, Pilliod invested heavily in new factories and tooling to build

2448-559: The company (since 2024), succeeding Richard Kramer. Following the military coup in Indonesia in 1965, the Indonesian president Suharto encouraged Goodyear to return and offered rubber resources and political prisoners as labor. In an NBC special aired in 1967, reporter Ted Yates aired footage showing former Communist rubber union workers escorted at gunpoint to the rubber plantation. Bad as things are in Indonesia, one positive fact

2516-612: The company announced it would close its tire plant in the Philippines as part of a strategy to address uncompetitive manufacturing capacity globally by the end of the third quarter of that year. Goodyear announced plans to sell the assets of its Latin American off-road tire business to Titan Tire for $ 98.6 million, including the plant in São Paulo , Brazil and a licensing agreement that allows Titan to continue manufacturing under

2584-461: The company took place in 1991. Goodyear hired Stanley Gault , former CEO of Rubbermaid , to expand the company into new markets. The moves resulted in 12,000 employees being laid off. In 2005, Titan Tire purchased the farm tire business of Goodyear, and manufactures Goodyear agricultural tires under license. This acquisition included the plant in Freeport, Illinois . In the summer of 2009,

2652-403: The company's move into areas far removed from tire development production and sale as commercially ill-advised and wanted the company to divest, especially, its oil interests which he viewed as depressing the value of the company. On November 20, 1986, Goodyear acquired all of the stock held by Goldsmith's group (12,549,400 shares) at an above-market price of $ 49.50 per share. Goodyear also made

2720-533: The early 1900s, the first Goodyear advertising blimp flew in 1925. Today, it is one of the most recognizable advertising icons in America. The company is the sole tire supplier for NASCAR series and the most successful tire supplier in Formula One history, with more starts, wins, and constructors' championships than any other tire supplier. They pulled out of the sport after the 1998 season . Goodyear

2788-756: The few Americans to compete alongside Factory Tony Kart's program in the SKUSA and Stars of Karting Championships. Miller began racing cars in 2004 in the Pacific F2000 Championship, finishing on the podium in 3 races. By 2006, Miller had received the Skip Barber Racing National Series Scholarship to compete a full season in the 2007 Skip Barber National Championship. In 2007 he won the Skip Barber National Championship and

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2856-709: The first Star Mazda champion to move up to the Atlantic Championship via the Mazdaspeed ladder. Joel Miller , the 2007 Skip Barber Pro Series Champion, became the first driver to move up to Star Mazda via the ladder in 2008. Also in 2008, the Star Mazda Championship changed from rolling starts to standing starts to better prepare drivers for moving up to the Atlantic Championship and Champ Car World Series . Bias-ply racing slicks were abandoned in favour of radials designed specifically for

2924-548: The first time. In 1916, Litchfield found land in the Phoenix area suitable for growing long-staple cotton, which was needed to reinforce its rubber in tires. The 36,000 acres purchased were controlled by the Southwest Cotton Company, formed with Litchfield as president. (This included land that would develop into the towns of Goodyear and Litchfield Park .) In 1924, Litchfield forged a joint venture with

2992-616: The five-justice majority that employers are protected from lawsuits over race or gender pay discrimination if the claims are based on decisions made by the employer 180 days ago or more. The United States Congress overturned this decision by passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 which was the first bill signed into law by President Obama . This was a case of statutory rather than constitutional interpretation. The plaintiff in this case, Lilly Ledbetter, characterized her situation as one where "disparate pay

3060-501: The fourth driver in Star Mazda history (after Joey Hand in 1999, Michael McDowell in 2004, and Raphael Matos in 2005) to win four races in a row. Andretti Autosport joined the series in 2011, becoming the first team to compete at every level of the Road to Indy, including IndyCar. Tristan Vautier and Jack Hawksworth respectively won the 2011 and 2012 championships. In December 2012, Star Mazda series founder Gary Rodriguez announced that

3128-534: The grid. Miller had qualified in 11th for the race, however an engine change gave Miller's team a penalty starting him at the back of the grid. Joel Miller also launched The Joel Miller Indy Racing Experience, an event that took place on August 15, 2010 in Santa Cruz, CA in which helped raise money for his second Firestone Indy Lights race at Infineon. His management firm brought in several performing artists, exotic cars, motocross demonstrations, celebrities, and

3196-1419: The impact on the environment. Similarly, Goodyear announced on April 22, 2008, that it had joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership. The transport partnership is an attempt between the truck transportation industry and the EPA to reduce air pollution and greenhouse emissions as well as increase energy efficiency. The SmartWay partnership's tractors and trailers will use Goodyear's Fuel Max linehaul tires that increase fuel efficiency while reducing emissions. According to Goodyear and EPA officials "the fuel-efficient line-haul tires deliver up to 4% improved truck fuel economy, and when used with other SmartWay-qualified components, each 18- wheel tractor and trailer used in long-haul can produce savings of up to 4,000 gallons per year, or more than $ 11,000 annually." On February 24, 2015, Goodyear agreed to pay more than $ 16 million to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "FCPA" charges that two of its African subsidiaries allegedly paid $ 3.2 million in bribes that generated $ 14,122,535 in illicit profits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" FCPA charges involved Goodyear subsidiaries in Kenya and Angola for allegedly paying bribes to government and private-sector workers in exchange for sales in each country. According to

3264-400: The launch of an environmentally friendly tire produced using a cornstarch -based material. The Goodyear Eagle LS2000 partially replaces the traditional carbon black and silica with filler materials derived from corn starch thanks to "BioTRED compounding technology". The new technology increases the tires "flexibility and resistance to energy loss", which extend the tires life-span and lessen

3332-515: The new 1990 chassis) claiming the inaugural win. The series gradually rose in importance on the American open-wheel racing landscape, as similar series such as the Barber Dodge Pro Series , Formula BMW Americas and Formula TR 2000 Pro Series ceased to operate, and later emerged as the primary series of its kind in the US. 1996 marked the first Star Mazda Championship race as a supporting event on an Indy Racing League weekend at

3400-566: The next few decades, Goodyear grew to become a multinational corporation. It acquired their rival Kelly-Springfield Tire in 1935. During World War II Goodyear manufactured F4U Corsair fighter planes for the U.S. Military. Goodyear ranked 30th among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. WWII forced the dissolution of the Goodyear-Zeppelin partnership in December 1940. By 1956 they owned and operated

3468-452: The race, came together with Hargrove and fell to the back of the field, only to see his championship hopes return when Hargrove's gearbox failed. Pigot took the title by 10 points and earned the Mazda scholarship into the Indy Lights series. Also graduating to Indy lights were Pigot's Juncos teammate Kyle Kaiser and Andretti Autosport's Shelby Blackstock . Uruguayan Santiago Urrutia earned

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3536-436: The radial tire. Sam Gibara, who headed Goodyear from 1996 to 2003, has noted that without the action of Pilliod, Goodyear "wouldn't be around today." Sales for 1969 topped $ 3 billion. Five years later sales topped $ 5 billion and Goodyear operated in 34 countries. In 1978, the original Akron plant was converted into a Technical Center for research and design. By 1985, worldwide sales exceeded $ 10 billion. Goodyear Aerospace ,

3604-515: The replacement for the PM-18, now featuring a halo . Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio . Goodyear manufactures tires for passenger vehicles, aviation, commercial trucks, military and police vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, race cars, and heavy off-road machinery. It also licenses

3672-427: The series by Goodyear (the sole tire provider for the national series since its inception). Both Goodyear and Mazda signed 5-year extensions of their title sponsorship of the series, through the end of the 2012 season. In 2009, the Star Mazda car underwent its first major mechanical upgrade since it was introduced, which included a revised aerodynamic package and engine and suspension modifications. This optional upgrade

3740-684: The series had been sold to Dan Andersen's Andersen Promotions (which already sanctioned the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda) and would be renamed the Pro Mazda Championship. Andersen previously owned a multi-car Star Mazda team, Andersen Racing . Following the departure of Mazda from the Road to Indy program at the end of 2018, the series was rebranded to the Indy Pro 2000, with Andersen Promotions maintaining its ownership of

3808-400: The series. Rookie Matthew Brabham of Andretti Autosport won the 2013 championship, with Gabby Chaves , Sage Karam , Jack Hawksworth , and Zach Veach advancing to Indy Lights. in 2014, Juncos Racing 's Spencer Pigot and Wayne Taylor Racing's Scott Hargrove battled down to the wire, with the championship title changing hands three times through the last race. Pigot, leading going into

3876-670: The so-called "Formula Russell" became so popular that numerous regional and divisional series were established by the Jim Russell Racing School. Throughout the remainder of the 1980s, the series would gain six geographic divisions, each of which held their own championship. Early Mazda Pro Series competitors included Johnny O'Connell , Tommy Kendall , Mike Groff , Jeff Krosnoff , Norm Breedlove (son of Craig Breedlove ), and Jon Beekhuis . The Star Mazda Championship debuted in 1991 at Willow Springs , with Mark Rodrigues driving for Valley Motor Center (the constructor of

3944-471: The tire and automobile-related businesses that formed the core of Goodyear to that date were slow growing and a handicap. He set a strategy "to get away from the cyclical nature of the automobile business through mergers or purchase of businesses unrelated to tires or vehicles." In 1983, Goodyear acquired the natural gas company Celeron Corporation in exchange for stock valued at more than $ 740 million. It went on to invest heavily in gas exploration including

4012-469: The top rookie would receive a Mazda road car. Juncos Racing's Victor Franzoni and Cape Motorsports' Anthony Martin enjoyed a spirited fight from the season opener, with the pair splitting the first 10 races of the season. At the Watkins Glen finale, Franzoni scored both victories to take the 2017 championship over Martin by 18 points. Franzoni graduated to Indy Lights with Juncos Racing, who fielded

4080-407: The varied responses. At the time, the entire US tire industry produced the older bias-ply technology. Estimates to fit factories with new machinery and tools for making the new product were between $ 600 million and $ 900 million. This was a substantial amount in a low margin business with sales revenue in the low billions. The US market was slowly shifting towards the radial tire, as had already been

4148-503: Was Communist-run, so after the coup many of them were killed or imprisoned. Some of the survivors, you see them here, still work the rubber – but this time as prisoners, and at gunpoint. United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated, Lilly Ledbetter was a supervisor at Goodyear Tire and Rubber's plant in Gadsden, Alabama, from 1979 until her retirement in 1998. For most of those years, she worked as an area manager,

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4216-458: Was a 29-day West Coast Tour culminating in its decommissioning in mid-August 2015. Joel Miller (racing driver) Joel Miller (born May 10, 1988) is an American auto racing driver from Hesperia, California . Miller began his career in karting winning the Stars of Karting Western ICA Championship in 2005 and the Stars of Karting ICA National Championship in 2006. Joel Miller became one of

4284-629: Was awarded the Team USA Scholarship participating in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, in which he finished 10th. 2008 saw him compete in the Star Mazda Series for JDC MotorSports where he captured, 1 win, 2 poles, and 7 podiums on his way to runner-up honors in the overall championship. He returned to Star Mazda in 2009 but only captured 3 podiums and finished 5th in the points, due to

4352-576: Was designed to lower the cost of competition and make the car easier to maintain and tune. That year, Raphael Matos became the first Star Mazda driver to race in each Mazda-powered series (Skip Barber, Star Mazda, Atlantic) and graduate to IndyCar. Oval races also rejoined the Star Mazda schedule for the first time since 2006; events included the Milwaukee Mile (winner Anders Krohn ) and the Iowa Speedway (winner Peter Dempsey ). In 2010,

4420-465: Was part of a transition to a more high-tech fleet of airships. The "Spirit of America," christened on September 5, 2002, was retired after 13 years of service. Its retirement was part of Goodyear's initiative to introduce a new generation of NT Zeppelin model airships. A series of final events marked the blimp's retirement, including coverage of the ESPYS, Crossfit Games, and the Special Olympics World Games LA 2015 Opening Ceremony. The blimp's final voyage

4488-472: Was purchased by ContiTech and no longer has the rights to Goodyear's licenses. Goodyear-branded wiper blades are made under license by Saver Automotive, in Ohio. The wipers were never under the Veyance umbrella. Goodyear also produces the rubber for Lacoste tennis shoes, the AG-LT 21 and AG-LT 21 Ultra. In August 2015, Goodyear Airship Operations announced the retirement of the "Spirit of America" blimp. This GZ-20A model airship, based in Carson, California,

4556-479: Was stark: Ledbetter was paid $ 3,727 per month; the lowest paid male area manager received $ 4,286 per month, the highest paid, $ 5,236. Lilly Ledbetter sued Goodyear claiming she was paid less than men doing the same work. She won the suit and was awarded $ 360,000, the jury deciding that Goodyear had clearly engaged in discrimination. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court . In Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 550 U.S. 618 (2007), Justice Alito held for

4624-465: Was the first global tire manufacturer to enter China when it invested in a tire manufacturing plant in Dalian in 1994. Goodyear was a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average between 1930 and 1999. The company opened a new global headquarters building in Akron in 2013. The first Goodyear factory opened in Akron, Ohio, in 1898. The company originally manufactured bicycle and carriage tires, rubber horseshoe pads, and poker chips , and grew with

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