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Joseph Mattioli retiring as CEO of Pocono Raceway
In a surprise announcement Friday at Pocono Raceway, Dr. Joseph Mattioli announced he was stepping down as CEO of the racetrack he and his wife, Dr. Rose Mattioli, opened in 1971. How big a surprise was it? Not even the staff at Pocono Raceway knew why Mattioli had scheduled time in the media center, and the track had no press release prepared. “My wife and I felt that it was time that I … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Pocono Raceway Forms Multi-Year Partnership with FullCircle Ventures
LONG POND, Pa. – Pocono Raceway, site of Sunday’s Good Sam RV Insurance 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, has formed a multi-year agreement with FullCircle Ventures, LLC to represent the track in marketing its assets and creating corporate partnerships. Known as the “Tricky Triangle” for its triangular 2.5-mile layout, Pocono Raceway is just 90 miles from New York and Philadelphia. FullCircle will aggressively promote the track’s close proximity to the nation’s No. 1 and No. … Read entire article »
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Pocono represents go-time for truck series title contenders
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The dress rehearsal is over, and it’s game on for the drivers of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. With 13 of 25 races in the books, the season is now more than halfway over. The next dozen outings will determine the 2011 champion, and it’s anyone’s guess which driver that will be. Only four points separate championship leader Johnny Sauter and second-place Austin Dillon heading into Saturday’s Good Sam RV Emergency … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Pocono coming at ideal time for Hamlin
By Jim Pedley Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service A couple days before last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chase-iffy driver Denny Hamlin said he and his team had seven more weeks to hone themselves into a playoff-caliber team. That number is now down to six and, thanks to a disappointing Brickyard 400 finish, Hamlin and his Joe Gibbs Racing team are now more Chase-iffy than they were a week ago. There is good news, however, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kyle Busch Likes Keeping it Simple
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – It’s well documented that Kyle Busch isn’t a big fan of finishing second or third in pretty much any race he enters. But, heading into the 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season this weekend at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, the talented 26-year-old and his team are keeping it simple as they all have their eyes focused on the big picture – the 2011 Sprint Cup Championship. The driver of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kurt Busch Looking to do One Better This Time Around the Tricky Triangle
LONG POND, Pa. – Kurt Busch enters this weekend’s Good Sam Insurance 500 at Pocono Raceway looking to “one better” his effort from his last visit there back in June. Busch claimed the Coors Light Pole Award for the 5-Hour Energy Drink 500 back on June 12 and went on to finish second in the 500-mile battle on the “Tricky Triangle.” “The June race weekend at Pocono was super successful for our Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Team … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Stewart Back in the Top Ten Returning to Pocono
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – A strong second-place finish July 17 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. A tenacious sixth-place effort last Sunday in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All while a record heat waves grips the nation. And now, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, another fast racetrack with flat corners akin to those found at New Hampshire and Indianapolis. Sounds like the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Birthday Boys Gordon and Gustafson Attempt Pocono Sweep
LONG POND, Pa. – “I’m going to be 40, but I’m not in the rocking chair yet.” Far from it. Jeff Gordon, who turns 40 today, uttered those words at Pocono Raceway in June after his 84th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. He entered that event at The Tricky Triangle 13th in the point standings and 121 markers out of the lead. One win (Pocono), two runner-up finishes (Infineon and last weekend at Indianapolis) and six finishes … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Keselowski expects to race at Pocono despite Road Atlanta accident
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Brad Keselowski was taken to a hospital Wednesday following an accident while testing at Road Atlanta. The Penske Racing driver walked away from the accident under his own power but was taken to a hospital for further evaluation, the team said in a statement. Keselowski, according to pictures he posted on his Twitter account, has some swelling around his left ankle and a cut on his leg. X-rays, he said, were negative. “In … Read entire article »
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