Pennsylvania 500

Where: Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, PA 18334    ( Show a Map? )

When:
at 1:00pm

Information:
The Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, the other being the Pocono 500. Both the Pennsylvania 500 and Pocono 500 are unique in that they have no title sponsor, a decision made by track management in response to feedback from fans. As of 2007, the race was moved from its' traditional July date into August, swapping dates with the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. (Source: Wikipedia)


Venue Information
Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. Pocono is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. It is owned by the Mattioli family, which also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia.

Outside of the NASCAR races, Pocono is used throughout the year by sports car and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack - North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together - such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two. (Source: Wikipedia)