2011 Pocono Raceway 500 Odds

Pocono 500 Sun, June 12th, 2011 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, PA

Track Details

Completed : 1968
Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 14° Turn 1
8° Turn 2
6° Turn 3
2° straights
Frontstretch : 3,740 feet
Backstretch : 3,055 feet
Shortstretch : 1,780
Seating : 76,812

The Pocono 500 comes mid June, Pocono Raceway has long been recognized as one of NASCAR's most competitive raceways. For the 32nd consecutive season, Pocono Raceway has two NASCAR Cup events scheduled, the Pocono 500 on June 12th, 2011 and the Pennsylvania 500

Pocono Raceway has a unique design. Each turn is modeled after turns at 3 different tracks. Turn One (14 degree banking) was modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway, Turn Two (also known as "The Tunnel Turn") is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway (9 degree banking), and Turn 3 (6 degree banking) is similar to The Milwaukee Mile. It could be said to be a tri-oval, but the turns are much more severe than those of a more typical tri-oval such as Daytona and the track is really nearly a triangle.

The 2.5-mile, tri-oval super-speedway is kindest to drivers who start from the front row. Five of the past six winners at Pocono have started the race from the pole. Kasey Kahne won in June from the pole while Denny Hamlin has two wins as the pole-sitter. The other Busch, Kurt, has won here twice from the outside. Jeff Gordon is the only other winner at Pocono, in 2007, who won at Pocono and did not start at the front of the grid; he started 18th and won it.

Bet on Top NASCAR drivers, as they try to make history at Pocono. Gamblers should wait until qualifying to bet this race so they can leverage their position as much possible. Another thing gamblers need to pay attention to, and we have seen how important this is throughout the season, is pit-position.

Pocono is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. It is owned by the Mattioli family, which also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. Several times Pocono Raceway was in serious danger on closing and the Mattioli family was about to sell the racetrack when they got advised and support ffrom Bill France Jr. , so in 1990 the rebuilding of the Pocono Raceway started, for a course of ten years lots of new changes have been into effect and today it is one of the best tracks in the USA. The Mattioli family had a goal when they started in the rebulding of the Raceway, to have the have the Prettiest, Friendliests and Cleanest tracks, not the famous or richest one. They have achieved their goal. They have built the biggest and most fan friendly Paddock Area so that fans are only 56 feet away from the cars.

Pocono is used throughout the year by sports car and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack - North Course, East Course and South Course.

2011 Pocono Weekend Event Schedule

Friday June 10, 2011

6:00am Parking Lots Open
8:00am Grandstand Admission Gates Open
10:00am – 11:50am ARCA Final Practice
12:30pm – 1:55pm NSCS Practice
2:05 pm ARCA Qualifying (All Positions) Impound
3:30pm – 5:00pm NSCS Final Practice

Saturday June 11, 2011

6:00am Parking Lots Open
8:00am Grandstand Admission Gates Open
11:10am NSCS Qualifying, order determined by practice speeds
12:30pm ARCA Driver Introductions
1:00pm Pocono 200 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards

Sunday June 12, 2011

5:00am Parking Lots Open
8:00am Grandstand Admission Gates Open
9:00am Clubs & Suites Open
12:00pm Pre-Race Pit Pass Access Ends
12:00pm Salute to the Armed Services Pre-Race Festivities Begin
12:30pm Sprint Cup Series Driver Introductions
1:00pm Pocono 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race

2011 Pocono 500 Results

Denny Hamlin was on the lead in the early stages of Sunday's 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway, but Jeff Gordon that was able was the one that ended up with the victory. Scoring the win, Gordon now has 84 career victories, tying Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip on the NASCAR all-time win list.

2010 Pocono 500 Results

The Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 presented by Target at the Pocono Raceway came up with some interesting results. The race showed that Denny Hamlin, which is a young driver, as the champion of the competition after 204 laps at the race track.

Below are the results of the race from the first 10 places at it. Denny Hamlin was followed really close by Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart.

Tony Stewart Wins Pocono 2009

The driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala SS is in his first year as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but you'd never know it by looking at the box scores of the past 13 races or the championship point standings. With six top-five finishes and a series leading nine top-10s, Stewart sits atop the points by 46 markers over four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon.

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