Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway has a lot of unique qualities, the most notable being that it has only three corners. Also, Pocono has the longest straitaway on the Nascar circuit. Pocono is a track that is hard to pass on, but provides high speeds, which Nascar fans love. Sometimes cars excede 210 mph heading into turn 1.

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

Track Facts:

Year of Completion: 1968

2.5 mile tri-oval

Turn 1 Banking: 14 degrees

Turn 2 Banking: 8 degrees

Turn 3 Banking: 6 degrees

Straitaway Banking: 2 degrees

Frontstretch Length: 3,740 ft.

Backstretch Lenght: 3,055 ft.

Short Chute Length: 1,780 ft.

Seating Capacity: 76,812