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Jimmie Johnson Cruises To Easy Victory At Pocono [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:29:50 +0000

After taking that penalty for jumping a late restart that cost him the lead last week at Dover, Jimmie Johnson partly made up for it with his 64th career victory and third this season with a dominating day at Pocono. The only thing that could beat him would be himself and he didn’t let that happen two weeks in a row. Johnson led 128 of 160 laps and easily beat Greg Biffle to the finish line to extend his points lead.

NASCAR Makes Its 2nd Visit To Pocono This Season

Dale Mussen — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:40:12 +0000

All three of NASCAR's national touring series are scheduled for events this weekend, with Sprint Cup and Camping World Trucks at Pocono Raceway and the Nationwide Series running at Iowa Speedway.

Joey Logano was the winner in June’s visit to Pocono, but he knows he needs to win another race during the regular season if he hopes to make the field for this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Logano sits fourth in the wild card standings with six races left before the Chase begins.

Gearing Up For The "Tricky Triangle"

Dale Mussen — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:40:24 +0000

Sprint Cup drivers head to Pocono Raceway this weekend for the first of two stops. It’s called the “The Tricky Triangle,” but maybe even trickier this year. The 2.5-mile track has been repaved since last year. And from 500 miles both races this year have been reduced to 400 miles. Seven drivers may have a [...]

Brad Keselowski Wins at Pocono For His Second Win Of The Season [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:40:41 +0000

It was quite a week for Brad Keselowski. There were some doubts whether he'd be able to drive at all on Sunday in the Sprint Cup race at Pocono after crashing into a wall earlier in the week at Atlanta. And even with a broken left ankle Keselowski was determined to drive the number 2 Miller Lite Dodge. And boy did he ever. He pulled away from Kurt Busch on a late restart and held on for his second victory of the season. And now in the top 20 in points his second win of the year gives him the number one wild card spot.

NASCAR Preview For Pocono

Dale Mussen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:40:04 +0000

The Sprint Cup Series runs at Pocono Raceway on Sunday while the Truck Series is at Texas. Sunday’s 500 mile race is the first of two stops this season at Pocono. They’ll be back again in August.
The last two Sprint Cup races have been decided by fuel stategy and this week it could be the same thing.
Last Sunday, Brad Keselowski gambled on fuel to win at Kansas, coasting as much as he could the last 9 laps and held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the victory.