Mother’s Day Special!
11 years ago
Friday, June 5, 2009
Pocono 500 Qualifying Washed Away
The rains came and washed away all schecduled practices and qualifying. It turns out that Jayski.com misinformed me on a couple things: 1) only 45 cars were entered, and 2) Derrike Cope, Mike Wallace and Tony Raines failed to make the race, due to the rainout(Dexter Bean, instead of Wallace, will race Sunday).
Pocono 500: Mattioli's Mountain Marathon
Okay, so it's been a while since I my last post. I expect no one has lost any sleep over it. On with the show.
Pocono Raceway: Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course: 2.5-Mile, Triangular Superspeedway
Surface: Asphalt
Pocono Raceway is unique in its design, in that each turn was constructed to resemble the turns at three famous race tracks. Turn One, with 14 degrees of banking, was modeled after the old Trenton Speedway in New Jersey. Turn Two, the "Tunnel Turn" was designed to mimic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (9 degree banking). And, the Milwaukee Mile was the example for Turn 3 (6 degree banking). The 3470-foot long front straightway, at Pocono, is the longest in NASCAR. The second straightway (between turns 1 and 2), named the "Long Pond Straightway", after the nearby town of Long Pond, Pa, is 3055-feet long. Straightway three, the "North Straight", is a mere 1780-feet (one-third of a mile).
The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race, contested at Pocono Raceway, was held on August 4, 1974, and was won by Richard Petty. The 2009 races will mark the 63rd and 64th NSCS races at Pocono.
Bill Elliott has the most NSCS wins (5) and the most pole positions won (5)at Pocono. His last win there was in 2002.
Interesting statistic: 35% (22 of 62) of the NSCS race winners at Pocono have started in the front row, while 73% (45 of 62) started in the top-10.
2009 POCONO 500
Forty-six drivers will attempt to qualify for the 43 starting spots. With a 72% chance off rain on qualifying day, it doesn't look good for three drivers. If qualifying is rained out, Derrike Cope, Daxter Bean and Tony Raines will not race. Those drivers, outside of the top-35 in owners points, that would make the race include: Sterling Marlin, Patrick Carpentier, Mike Wallace, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, Regan Smith Scott Speed and Joe Nemechek. Trevor Boys has withdrawn his entry.
The race is scheduled for June 7th, with raceday coverage beginning at 12:30pm on TNT, and the green flag dropping at approximately 2:16pm.
Special Paint Schemes
A.J. Almendinger - No. 44 Stanley Tools Dodge
Jaimie McMurray - No. 26 IRWIN Vise-Grips Ford
Martin Truex, Jr. - No. 1 TomTom Chevrolet
Reed Sorenson - No. 43 Valvoline Engine Guarantee Dodge
Ryan Newman - No. 39 Haas Automation Demo Day Chevrolet
Pocono Raceway: Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course: 2.5-Mile, Triangular Superspeedway
Surface: Asphalt
Pocono Raceway is unique in its design, in that each turn was constructed to resemble the turns at three famous race tracks. Turn One, with 14 degrees of banking, was modeled after the old Trenton Speedway in New Jersey. Turn Two, the "Tunnel Turn" was designed to mimic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (9 degree banking). And, the Milwaukee Mile was the example for Turn 3 (6 degree banking). The 3470-foot long front straightway, at Pocono, is the longest in NASCAR. The second straightway (between turns 1 and 2), named the "Long Pond Straightway", after the nearby town of Long Pond, Pa, is 3055-feet long. Straightway three, the "North Straight", is a mere 1780-feet (one-third of a mile).
The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race, contested at Pocono Raceway, was held on August 4, 1974, and was won by Richard Petty. The 2009 races will mark the 63rd and 64th NSCS races at Pocono.
Bill Elliott has the most NSCS wins (5) and the most pole positions won (5)at Pocono. His last win there was in 2002.
Interesting statistic: 35% (22 of 62) of the NSCS race winners at Pocono have started in the front row, while 73% (45 of 62) started in the top-10.
2009 POCONO 500
Forty-six drivers will attempt to qualify for the 43 starting spots. With a 72% chance off rain on qualifying day, it doesn't look good for three drivers. If qualifying is rained out, Derrike Cope, Daxter Bean and Tony Raines will not race. Those drivers, outside of the top-35 in owners points, that would make the race include: Sterling Marlin, Patrick Carpentier, Mike Wallace, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, Regan Smith Scott Speed and Joe Nemechek. Trevor Boys has withdrawn his entry.
The race is scheduled for June 7th, with raceday coverage beginning at 12:30pm on TNT, and the green flag dropping at approximately 2:16pm.
Special Paint Schemes
A.J. Almendinger - No. 44 Stanley Tools Dodge
Jaimie McMurray - No. 26 IRWIN Vise-Grips Ford
Martin Truex, Jr. - No. 1 TomTom Chevrolet
Reed Sorenson - No. 43 Valvoline Engine Guarantee Dodge
Ryan Newman - No. 39 Haas Automation Demo Day Chevrolet
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