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June 6, 2002
11:51 AM EDT (1551 GMT)
2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE FACTS
Pocono 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 14 of 36
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.
2.5-Mile Variably-Banked Asphalt Tri-oval
Sunday, June 9, 2002
1 p.m. ET
500 Miles / 200 Laps
$3,621,051
Field consists of the fastest 36 cars through time trials. Also, seven provisional starting positions based on 2002 owner points, for maximum 43-car field. The 43rd position is reserved for a past Winston Cup Series champion, if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
Pocono International Raceway, Inc.
FOX Sports (Live)
Pre-Race Show: 12:30 p.m. ET
Pre-Race Hosts: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond
Race Coverage: 1 p.m. ET
Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum and Steve Byrnes
MRN Radio (Live)
Airtime: 12:30 p.m. ET
Announcers: TBA
Turn Reporters: TBA
Pit Reporters: TBA
Qualifying: 172.391 mph, 52.207 seconds, Tony Stewart, Pontiac, July 21, 2000
Race: 114.892 mph, Rusty Wallace, Ford, July 21, 1996
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile asphalt tri-oval with 14-degree banking in Turn 1, eight-degree banking in Turn 2 and six-degree banking in Turn 3. The 3,740-foot frontstretch is the longest straight of an oval track on the series. The Long Pond Straightaway is 3,055 feet long and the North Straight is 1,780 feet long.
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