Pocono International Raceway
| "The Tricky Triangle" | |
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| Location | Long Pond Road and Andretti Road, Long Pond, Pennsylvania, 18334 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 / −4 (DST) |
| Capacity | 76,812 |
| Owner | Mattco Inc. |
| Operator | Igdalsky and Mattioli families |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Former names | Pocono International Raceway |
| Major events |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 Pennsylvania 400 NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 150 ARCA Racing Series Pocono ARCA 200 ModSpace 125 IndyCar Series ABC Supply 500 |
| Triangle | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Turns | 3 |
| Banking | Turn 1: 14° Turn 2: 8° Turn 3: 6° |
| Lap record | 223.871 mph (Juan Pablo Montoya, Team Penske, 2014, IndyCar Series) |
| Website | www |
Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. It is the site of two annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held just weeks apart in early June and late July/early August, one NASCAR Xfinity Series event in early June, one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event in late July/early August, and two ARCA Racing Series races in early June and late July/early August. From 1971 to 1989, and again since 2013, the track has also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series and run in August.
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 run by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon and Nicholas, both of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia.
Outside of the NASCAR races, Pocono is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) 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.
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