By 1993, the entire field was shifting at Pocono, and using a special transmission (manufactured by Jerico) to shift gears without using the clutch. This method provided a better RPM range around the track and improved overall lap times. The ratios for third gear and fourth gear were set so that third was used for most of the circuit (including the turns), and fourth was used for the later part of the long front stretch.
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In 1991 some drivers in NASCAR (notably Mark Martin) experimented with shifting gears down the long, 3,740 foot front straight. Often it is the difference between a winning performance and a poor performance. The unique design makes the setup of the car and the crew's ability to make chassis adjustments more crucial than at many other tracks. Others refer to Pocono as a modified road course, due to the use of shifting gears to handle the range between the slowest turn and the fastest straightaway. Because of its unique characteristics, Pocono is sometimes referred to as a roval (an oval track that behaves like a road course). The banking of each turn is considerably less than on many other long superspeedways.Īlthough the track is long, the sharp nature of the turns and the low banking tend to make the average speeds on NASCAR racecars lower than at other tracks of similar lengths. An additional complication is that the three turns are in no way the same, nor are any of the three straights identical in length. The circuit is sometimes considered a tri-oval, but the turns are much more severe than those of a more typical tri-oval such as Daytona and other intermediate speedways. Turn three (6° banking) - modeled after the Milwaukee Mile.Turn two (8° banking) also known as the "Tunnel Turn" - modeled after Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Turn one (14° banking) - modeled after Trenton Speedway.Pocono Raceway has a unique design, as each turn is modeled after a turn at a different track. The track was designed by 19 Indianapolis 500 winner Rodger Ward. All of the infield sections can also be run in either clockwise or counter clockwise direction which doubles the 22 course configuration to 44 total course options.
During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs or driving schools can use the track simultaneously by running on different infield sections. In total Pocono Raceway has offers 22 different road course configurations ranging from. Each of these infield sections use separate portions of the track or can be combined for longer and more technical course configurations. The triangular track also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – the north course, east course and south course.
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Outside NASCAR and Ind圜ar Series races, Pocono is used throughout the year by the Stock Car Experience, Bertil Roos Driving School, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) as well as many other clubs and organizations. Mattco also owns South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. Pocono CEO Nick Igdalsky and president Ben May are members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Pocono is one of the few NASCAR tracks not owned by either NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. Additionally, from 1982 to 2021, it hosted two NASCAR Cup Series races, with the traditional first date being removed for 2022. From 1971 to 1989, and from 2013 to 2019, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the Ind圜ar Series.
It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Victory Lane at Pocono during pre-race ceremonies at the 2005 Pocono 500
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