The 1972 Pocono 500, the 2nd running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 29, 1972. Branded as the...
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The Pocono 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, located in the Pocono Mountains. The first Indy car race at...
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Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania since 1974. The 400-mile (640 km) event, currently...
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The 1973 Pocono 500, the 3rd running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, July 1, 1973. Branded as the 1973...
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Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long...
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The 1978 Pocono 500, the 8th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 25, 1978. Branded as the...
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The 1974 Pocono 500, the 4th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 30, 1974. Branded as the...
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Budweiser NASCAR 400 (redirect from Texas 500 (1969–1972))
1982 with the Pocono 500 at Pocono International Raceway. The final race in June 1981 was known as the Budweiser NASCAR 400. "1969 Texas 500". Racing-Reference...
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325, Pocono Raceway 1986-1989 Miller 500 (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Miller High Life 500. If an...
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Joseph Mattioli (section Pocono Raceway)
into two feuding groups of USAC and CART. Pocono Raceway had a contract to remain with USAC. The 1979 Pocono 500 was run with limited cars amidst a CART...
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A. J. Foyt (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
Foyt won seven times, including the 1964 Firecracker 400 and the 1972 Daytona 500. He survived three major crashes that caused serious injuries and narrowly...
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Long Pond, Pennsylvania (category Pocono Mountains)
hosted a second NASCAR Cup Series race, the Pocono 325, and an IndyCar race, the Pocono 500. In July 1972 the Concert 10 rock festival brought thousands...
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The 1972 California 500, the third running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, September 3, 1972. The...
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three 500 Mile Super Speedway races on the IndyCar calendar. Traditionally, the crown jewel races were events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway...
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Larry McCoy (racing driver) (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
racing in the 1972–-1976 seasons with 24 starts. This included the 1975 and 1976 Indianapolis 500. His best finish was 12th place at Pocono Raceway in 1974...
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2024 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.5 km, 200...
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November 25, 2023. "1972 Old Dominion 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023. "1973 Old Dominion 500". Racing-Reference...
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Al Unser (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
the three 500-miles races (Indianapolis, Michigan, Pocono). Unser appeared headed for a third Pocono 500 victory during the 1988 Pocono 500 until he suffered...
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Triple Crown of Motorsport (category Indianapolis 500)
1980 it consisted of the three 500-mile events on the calendar: the Indianapolis 500, Pocono 500, and California 500. Ontario Motor Speedway was closed...
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Mario Andretti (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
August 1986, Andretti won the Pocono 500, in his 14th attempt to win at the track near his Pennsylvania home. It gave Andretti 500-mile Indy car wins at Indianapolis...
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speed of 200.089 mph and won the pole for the California 500, backing up his pole in the Pocono 500. Jerry Grant qualified second at 198.873 mph with Gordon...
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Bill Elliott (category Daytona 500 winners)
Atlanta, Pocono, Michigan, and Darlington) and 11 poles, with three of those 11 wins being in the Daytona 500, the Winston 500, and the Southern 500, earning...
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Peter Revson (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
retired due to mechanical issues, after 7 laps, at the Pocono 500 and finished 23rd at the California 500. During the 1973 F1 season, Revson won two races in...
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The YellaWood 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, hosting an event in the NASCAR playoffs....
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The GEICO 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race is usually held in April or May...
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Summer 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 21, 1985, at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Pocono Raceway...
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Davey Allison (category Daytona 500 winners)
fired and engine builder Robert Yates replaced him. Then on June 19, at Pocono International Raceway came his father's near-fatal, career-ending crash...
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Northern 300 (category 1972 disestablishments in New Jersey)
Purolator 500 at Pocono Raceway. Richard Petty was the only driver to win more than once at Trenton, winning three times. "1958 Northern 500". Racing-Reference...
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The Alsco Uniforms 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that is held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States, with...
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Daytona 500 three times in 1997, 1999, and 2005. As of 2017, he ranks third on the all-time Cup wins list with 93, the most in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present)...
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