NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, USA
Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania during numerous seasons and times of year since 1974.
From 1982 to 2021, a second race at the track (most often a 500-mile (800 km), but last held as a 325-mile (523 km) event) was also part of the Cup Series schedule, held every June; it was replaced with a race at Gateway Motorsports Park starting in 2022.
Current race
The Great American Getaway 400 is a 400 miles (643.738 km) NASCAR Cup Series race held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Denny Hamlin is the defending winner of the event.
History
The race received its date in 1974 with some last minute planning, after failing to an agreement with the Trenton Speedway in New Jersey, Bill France Sr. called up Joseph Mattioli about a race being held at Pocono and the first NASCAR Cup Series race was held, the first winner was Richard Petty. He led 152 of the 192 laps ran as the race was called for rain with 8 laps to go.
In 1982, NASCAR added a second date to the schedule at Pocono for early June, replacing a 400-mile (640 km) race at Texas World Speedway. For a period of time, the two races were only separated as little as five weeks on the schedule. Before the double headers, the races were held seven weeks apart.
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