Race 21 - Pocono Raceway - Pennsylvania 500
 

Race 21 - Pocono Raceway - Pennsylvania 500

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Пятница, 31 июля: 19:00 (мск) - Квалификация

Воскресенье 2 августа: 21:00 (мск) - Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

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Pennsylvania 500 Fact Sheet
Compiled by racing-reference.info

Track facts for Pocono Raceway:

Number of previous races: 63.
First Sprint Cup race: August 4, 1974, won by Richard Petty.
Last Sprint Cup race: June 7, 2009, won by Tony Stewart.
Won from pole: 13, last time by Tony Stewart in 2009 (qualifying was rained out).
Worst starting spot for race winner: 29th, by Carl Edwards in 2005.
Most laps led: 175, by Kurt Busch in 2007.
Fewest laps led by a race winner: 4, by Bobby Labonte in 2001.

Track records:


Fastest race: 144.892 mph by Rusty Wallace in 1996.
Fastest qualifying speed: 172.533 mph by Kasey Kahne in 2004.
Most lead changes: 56 in 1979.
Closest finish: Tim Richmond's .05 second margin over Ricky Rudd in 1986.
Most caution flags: 13 in 1990 and 2005.

From 2001-2009 a typical Pocono race had
19.2 lead changes,
7.3 cautions for 29.6 laps,
and an average green-flag run of 23.3 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:

Victories by manufacturer:
Chevrolet 24, Ford 20, Dodge 6, Pontiac 6, Buick 4, Mercury 2, Oldsmobile 1.

Victories by owner:
Rick Hendrick 11, Joe Gibbs 6, Roger Penske 6,
DiGard 4, Junior Johnson 4, Harry Melling 4, Robert Yates 4, Jack Roush 3,
Richard Childress 2, Michael Kranefuss 2, Petty Enterprises 2, Darrell Waltrip 2, Wood Brothers 2,
all others 11.

Driver Notes:

Best average finish among active drivers at Pocono (3 or more starts):

Jimmie Johnson (9.6)
Jeff Gordon (10.1)
Denny Hamlin (10.7)
Mark Martin (10.8)
Tony Stewart (12.4)
Carl Edwards (12.9)
Ryan Newman (13.3)
Matt Kenseth (14.3)
Brian Vickers (15.1)

Chase drivers at Pocono: - see LINK
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Trends: - see LINK

Sleepers:

Other drivers who have performed better lately, but who aren't currently in a position to make the Chase include
Joey Logano (11th in points over the last 6 races) and Marcos Ambrose (12th).

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на гонку заявлено 43 команды, т.е. все попадут на старт, независимо от результатов квалификации

вопрос: это нормально или это яркое свидетельство того, что в обозримом будущем на старте гонки кубка может быть и меньше 43 машин?

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Я думаю само понятие "норма" зачастую как резиновое / либо что дышло.
Мне кажется Кубок НЕ резиновый. Достаточно 30 гонок в год = 20 + 10.
И также достаточно 40 мест на каждой гонке. +3- всё равно без толку.
Кроме того мне кажется разумным сократить командам Топ-35 до Топ-30.
*
Очковый зачёт можно тоже упростить: 1й=200, 2й=195 ... 38й=10, 39й=5.

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лично мне 43 машины на решетке не принципиальны, но было бы спокойнее, если бы уменьшение числа участников произошло из каких-то толковых соображений, а не из-за кризисов и падений популярностей

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Поконо - север. Почти все команды базируются на юге, а транспортные расходы еще никто не отменял. К тому же, думаю, есть определенніе договоренности между старт/паркерами и команд на ограниченном расписании насчет разделения этапов (как у детей лейтенанта Шмидта)

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Обещают дождь и грозы в воскресенье...

Re: Race 21 - Pocono Raceway - Pennsylvania 500
 

Опять Поконо - обожаю этот трек!!!

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Трек конечно клевый, самобытный!
Лишь бы не полилось с небес, как это часто там бывает...

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Cup Series practice
Teams have been working on their machines all morning, and now it's time to hit the track.
First practice for the weekend events is under way at Pocono Raceway.
Pocono:
Weekend Preview | Stewart looks to double up

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Breaking out the broom for Sunday
Stewart on the prospect of sweeping Pocono, adding a 3`rd car.
Fantasy Preview

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Martin sitting at his career pinnacle?
Veteran says he is stronger mentally than he has ever been.

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Staying focusing on task at Pocono
Montoya says pit-road penality from last week is thing of the past.
Punishment fit crime?

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Snider Six: Success don't guarantee
Marty Snider says Indy a better preview than June's Pocono results.
Preview Show

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Who's chasing what as season rolls?
Busch in search of Chase spot as McMurray looking for a new home.
Busch's chances

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Drug testing still has drivers' support
Questions about a second lab, appeals process still linger.
Mayfield sued

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Canceled - Cup Series qualifying
Rain has washed out qualifying for Sunday's Cup Series race at Pocono.
The lineup will be set per the NASCAR rule book with all 43 cars making the starting grid.

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Petty team denies rumor of downsizing
Reed Sorenson to remain in No. 43 car, A.J. Allmendinger in 44.

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Drivers going green not just lip service
Gordon driving a hybrid; Pocono installing solar farm next door.

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Busch looking to turn poor Pocono trend
Just 2 top-10s in 9 starts as he's trying to climb back into Chase.

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Lowe's won't renew naming deal at LMS
Track expected to revert back to Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2010.

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NASCAR Hall of Fame

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Official NASCAR Members Club

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NASCAR Hologram