Visit <b>Pocono Raceway Track Notes & History – Thursday:</b> page

Pocono Raceway Track Notes & History – Thursday:

‚· Opened in 1968 as a three-quarter-mile track, Pocono Raceway held the first race on the 2.5-mile track in 1971. ‚· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was in 1974 - won by Richard Petty, Dodge, 115.593 mph, 08/04/1974. ‚· The 2.5-mile track was repaved...
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Buescher back in the #34 at Watkins Glen:

Chris Buescher will return to the #34 Ford next week to go road-course racing at Watkins Glen International. It will be the Xfinity Series points leader's sixth Sprint Cup race with Front Row Motorsports.(FRM Facebook)(7-30-2015)...
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Chevrolet On The Verge Of Its 750th Win:

With one more visit to Victory Lane, Chevrolet would notch its 750th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. Here are some numbers detailing Chevrolet's NSCS history: 76 different drivers have piloted a Chevrolet to Victory Lane 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships 38 Manufacturers...
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Written warnings after Indianapolis:

NASCAR issued written warnings to two teams this week for multiple inspection failures last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The #31 Chevy of Ryan Newman was warned for failing prerace inspection twice. The #13 Chevy of Casey Mears was warned for failing prequalifying...
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Ragan unsure of future at MWR:

David Ragan, 10 starts into his role as driver of the Michael Waltrip Racing #55 Aaron's Toyota, said he's yet to speak with MWR officials, or anyone else, about his future role with the organization. "I haven't talked about next year with anybody for anything," Ragan...
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NASCAR will proceed with Michigan downforce package:

NASCAR officials confirmed Wednesday they will proceed as planned with a test of their high-drag aerodynamic package on Sprint Cup Series cars next month at Michigan. Cup teams and their representatives took part in a previously-scheduled meeting on Wednesday with ...
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NASCAR”™s new merchandise tent to debut at Pocono:

The race weekend marks the unveiling of NASCAR's new approach to team merchandising, said Kevin Heaney, spokesman for Pocono. Instead of individual merchandise trailers, the new NASCAR Fanatics Tent will offer a shaded area for race fans to pick up hats, models, T-...
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Associate sponsor on board with KBM in Pocono:

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that for the sixth consecutive year Toyota of Scranton will serve as an associate sponsor for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. Toyota of Scranton, a six-time winner of the Toyota Motor ...
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Martinsville Speedway Offers Fans a Jeff Gordon Ticket Package:

For more than 20 years fans at Martinsville Speedway have grown accustom to seeing Jeff Gordon dominate. After all, he has eight wins, 28 top-five finishes and more than 3700 laps led. However, the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 on Nov. 1 marks the final start for...
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MWR to Chevy? Ragan to return? What about Vickers? UPDATE2 :

What in the world will Toyota Racing's Sprint Cup program look like next year? One persistent, hot rumor features a manufacturer swap of sorts, with Rob Kauffman, currently the principal owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, taking his racing interests and partnering with...
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#98 team loses tungsten from car UPDATE penalized:

The #98 Ford driven by Timmy Hill had a multitude of issues in Friday's Sprint Cup practice. In the second session, a 35-pound tungsten weight fell off the car. NASCAR typically takes a dim view of ballast that is not secured properly. The sanctioning body confiscated...
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway devalued by $100M since purchase:

When Speedway Motorsports Inc. bought New Hampshire Motor Speedway in January 2008 for $340 million in cash, it was an indication of what a track that hosted NASCAR races was worth then. A little less than eight years later, despite increased television revenues, the...
Visit <b>Pocono Goodyear Tire Facts & Notes:</b> page

Pocono Goodyear Tire Facts & Notes:

Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at Pocono this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams have run at Pocono since 2012 . . . Pocono is the only track...
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#34 Promotes National Root Beer Float Day:

Brett Moffitt and the #34 Ford team will make sure NASCAR fans don't forget an important holiday as they watch Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono. Moffitt's Ford will promote National Root Beer Float day, celebrated on August 6, when A&W All American...
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Kyle Busch going for 4th consecutive win:

#18-Kyle Busch took the checkered flag at Indianapolis on Sunday for his third straight victory as well as his fourth in the last five races. In the Chase Era, Jimmie Johnson is the only other driver to log three or more consecutive wins. Johnson strung together four...
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Michael Self in the #01 at Iowa:

Utah driver Michael Self is scheduled to make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday at Iowa Speedway in a Chevy entered by JD Motorsports with Gary Keller. Self, a six-time winner in the K&N Pro Series West, will drive the JD Motorsports #01 Nebraska ...
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One Lucky Fan to Serve as Pure Michigan 400 Honorary Starter:

Excitement for this year's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway is revving up and with less than a month to go until race day, Pure Michigan announced today that one lucky fan will have the chance to serve as honorary starter. For the third year in ...
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Danica Patrick close to new deal with Stewart-Haas:

For those who have speculated the GoDaddy Girl may be going somewhere else, think again. Stewart-Haas Racing team owner Gene Haas told Motorsport.com on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he'd like to get Danica Patrick's deal signed "as soon as possible" "” ...
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Buddy Baker facing death with predictable courage:

Buddy Baker is facing the end of his life with the same courage he demonstrated during a long NASCAR career, when he sometimes drove at more than 200 mph. "I'm right with The Man Upstairs," Baker said Saturday when I [Tom Higgins] visited him along with Humpy Wheeler...
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Kyle Bush talked to Stewart about injury:

#18-Kyle Busch talked to the media Saturday morning at Indy, the transcript in part: Q) What was your mindset after the accident and did you speak with Tony Stewart about his injury? Busch:‚ "Tony (Stewart) was actually the first one to the hospital "” as soon as the...