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Pocono Raceway
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Pocono Raceway
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Pocono Raceway
P.O. Box 500 Pocono, PA 18334 |
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Most often when you think of Pennsylvania, New York and the New Jersey area, you envision big cities. But Long Pond, Pennsylvania, home of the Pocono Raceway, is far from big city life.
Long Pond is located in the Pocono Mountains, a 2,400 square mile area covered with wooded hills, lakes and rushing streams. Pocono Raceway hosted it's First NASCAR 500 mile race in 1974. In 1990, The Mattioli family began to build Pocono Raceway all over again. Over a ten-year period they spent approximately $3 million every year. New crash walls, completely new paving, removed all the old garages and ¾ mile track, completely re-graded and cut and filled the old Garage Area. Built a one of a kind new Garage Area completely different and second to none. Built a 150-site motor home park for the participants, 124 of which have water, sewer and electricity, the only NEXTEL Cup track to have all this except for Talladega. Built the biggest and most fan friendly Paddock Area so that fans are only 56 feet away from the cars. Built the most beautiful of all Press Rooms on the circuit. Removed all of the old 375 toilets and replaced them all with Long John, the biggest toilet facility in the world, with 1000 stalls, so that we would be assured we would have no lines. Built the largest and most beautiful Midway with fourteen 40' Blue Spruce, 200 picnic tables and gazebos all over. Today we feel that we have achieved our goal. Pocono PFC - Pocono Pretty, Friendly, Clean. Ahead to the Future - Most people don't realize all of the unusual facets that Pocono has concerning its location and its structure. Pocono is in the Magic Triangle - New York, Philadelphia and Pocono Raceway are all 90 miles away from each other - with New York as the #1 TV market and Philadelphia as the #4 TV market. Pocono is within 200 miles of 60 million people and when you consider that the average NASCAR NEXTEL Cup fan travels 300 miles, the track in the highest population density of any other NEXTEL Cup track. Our unusual triangular configuration is conducive to many lead changes especially with the longest straightaway and the widest main straight with the longest and widest Pit Road. All of these features give Pocono uniqueness - a very enjoyable difference. |
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Track Facts Information: Track Size: 2.5-miles Front Stretch Length: 3,740 ft North Straight Length: 1,780 ft Long Pond Straight: 3,055 ft Degree of Banking:
Policy Information: For your safety and others, the following guidelines and rules are in effect for Pocono Raceway grandstand area. All coolers, bags backpacks will be subject to searches. ONLY coolers 14" or under in all dimensions will be permitted into the grandstand area. The following items are PROHIBITED in the Grandstand area or on Pocono Raceway Property:
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