Pocono Raceway
Track Details
Completed : 1968
Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 14° Turn 18° Turn 26° Turn 32° straightsFrontstretch
: 3,740 feet
Backstretch : 3,055 feet
Shortstretch : 1,780
Seating : 76,812
2007 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Pocono 500 :: Jeff Gordon - 06/10/07
Pennsylvania 500 ::
Kurt Busch - 08/05/07
Cup Historical
Race Winners
Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup Race Record ::
Rusty Wallace 144.892 - 07/21/96
Pocono
February 1, 2007
02:44 PM EST
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Pocono's unique 2.5-mile tri-oval has challenged NASCAR's best since the first Cup
Series race was held there in 1974.
The Mattioli family, owners of the track, have been through some ups and downs while
battling to make the triangular racetrack a success.
Soon after the first IndyCar race at Pocono, the Schaefer 500 in 1971, Hurricane
Agnes hit the area. The ensuing economic crunch and energy crisis threatened Pocono
Raceway's very existence and many other tracks didn't survive. Pocono Raceway owners
Joe and Rose Mattioli considered selling out.
"We were almost bankrupt two or three times but were too dumb to realize it," Joe
Mattioli said. "We were on the verge of selling the track when we received a telephone
call from Bill France Sr., who asked us to meet with him in New York.
"At the meeting he tried to convince me not to sell the track, to stick it out and
stay the course. He gave us moral support and a lot of good advice.
"He and his wife, Annie B., came to the race the next two years to show their support
for Pocono Raceway. Shortly thereafter he and his son, Bill Jr., gave us our second
NASCAR race and as they say, the rest is history.
"Had it not been for Bill France Sr., Annie B. and Bill Jr., Pocono Raceway would
not be here today."
Since getting that second Cup date in 1982, the track has continued to grow. The
Mattiolis welcome nearly 100,000 ticket holders to their home in the Poconos twice
each year.
On the track, Bill Elliott, Rusty Wallace, the late Tim Richmond and Darrell Waltrip
are among the track's standouts.
*Courtesy Nascar.com
Track Details
Completed : 1968Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 14° Turn 18° Turn 26° Turn 32° straightsFrontstretch : 3,740 feet
Backstretch : 3,055 feet
Shortstretch : 1,780
Seating : 76,812
2007 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Pocono 500 :: Jeff Gordon - 06/10/07Pennsylvania 500 :: Kurt Busch - 08/05/07
Cup Historical Race Winners
Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup Race Record :: Rusty Wallace 144.892 - 07/21/96Pocono
February 1, 2007
02:44 PM EST
type size: +
-
Pocono's unique 2.5-mile tri-oval has challenged NASCAR's best since the first Cup Series race was held there in 1974.
The Mattioli family, owners of the track, have been through some ups and downs while battling to make the triangular racetrack a success.
Soon after the first IndyCar race at Pocono, the Schaefer 500 in 1971, Hurricane Agnes hit the area. The ensuing economic crunch and energy crisis threatened Pocono Raceway's very existence and many other tracks didn't survive. Pocono Raceway owners Joe and Rose Mattioli considered selling out.
"We were almost bankrupt two or three times but were too dumb to realize it," Joe Mattioli said. "We were on the verge of selling the track when we received a telephone call from Bill France Sr., who asked us to meet with him in New York.
"At the meeting he tried to convince me not to sell the track, to stick it out and stay the course. He gave us moral support and a lot of good advice.
"He and his wife, Annie B., came to the race the next two years to show their support for Pocono Raceway. Shortly thereafter he and his son, Bill Jr., gave us our second NASCAR race and as they say, the rest is history.
"Had it not been for Bill France Sr., Annie B. and Bill Jr., Pocono Raceway would not be here today."
Since getting that second Cup date in 1982, the track has continued to grow. The Mattiolis welcome nearly 100,000 ticket holders to their home in the Poconos twice each year.
On the track, Bill Elliott, Rusty Wallace, the late Tim Richmond and Darrell Waltrip are among the track's standouts.
*Courtesy Nascar.com