NASCAR at Pocono Raceway
Racing fanatics will love this event at the Pocono Raceway. The triangle-shaped track has a capacity of approximately 76,000 and hosts races each season during the NEXTEL series of NASCAR races.
The season is split into two parts, first a 26-race "regular" season, then a ten-race playoff called "race for the cup." In the regular season points are gathered in each race depend on finishing positions. After the 26 races the ten drivers with the most points progress to the final ten races. After all 36 races a NEXTEL champion is declared.
Related Information
Website: NASCAR.com Website
| Venue Information: | Pocono Raceway |
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| Pocono Raceway hosts two NEXTEL cup series races a year. None of the three turns on the track is the same and none of the straights the same length, making it one of the harder tracks on the circuit. | |
| Address: | Long Pond Road 18610 |
| Directions: | Three miles south of I-80, just east of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania. Take exit 284, go south on Pennsylvania 115 and the track is on the left. |
| Contact Details: | Pocono Raceway |
| Phone: | +1 800 722 3929 |
| Other Information: | Pocono Raceway |
| Website: | Pocono Raceway Website |
| Name: | Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association |
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| Location: | Pennsylvania |
| Address: | 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225 |
| Phone: | +1 800 847 4872 |
Event details can change. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
