Race 21 - Pocono Raceway - Pennsylvania 500

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Race 21 - Pocono Raceway - Pennsylvania 500



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

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

http://racing-reference.info/factshe...ts_2009-21.htm

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
http://racing-reference.info/factshe...ts_2009-21.htm
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).