Tickets For Nascar Long Pond Events in Pennsylvania

The first race at Pocono Raceway was held in 1968. NASCAR held its first five hundred mile race at the track in 1974. The track is situated at a distance of ninety miles, from New York and Philadelphia, both of which are major television markets. The track has a triangular configuration which allows for many lead changes. The pit road is very wide and long which means it usually sees cars at top speeds in this segment. Bill France Sr played a very pivotal role in developing the speedway after it faced a lot of financial troubles in the beginning. Get NASCAR Long Pond tickets and watch the developments in the Sprint series, with the chase just around the corner.

The race at Pocono Raceway is the twenty first race of the NASCAR season and is named the Pennsylvania 400. It follows the Quaker 400 and is the sixth last race before the chase for the championship begins. This particular speedway, that covers a distance of two and half miles has been nick named ‘The Tricky Triangle’ for its sharp turns. Each turn banks at different degrees and navigating the speedway resembles a triangle more than the perceived tri-oval. As a result the chassis adjustments of cars have a crucial impact on the race.

Although three drivers have won races three times here, Bill Elliot is the only driver to have been crowned the winner four times at this race track. However, he won his last here in 2002 so the current drivers have the field wide open. Dale Earnhardt Jr won the race here in 2014 covering the one hundred and sixty laps in the just under three hours and nine minutes.

It is interesting to note that the past three winners at this track have all been from the Hendrick Motorsports team. Get NASCAR Long Pond tickets and watch the cars come speeding down the raceway in a quest for the top spot. Kevin Harvick has been impressive in the initial rounds of the Sprint Series, managing to sit atop the leader board after the first four races of the Sprint Cup, but it remains to be seen whether he will continue with his form in the long run.