Race Facts: Pocono 500

2002 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT:

Pocono 500

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 14 of 36

WHERE:

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

2.5-Mile Variably-Banked Asphalt Tri-oval

WHEN:

Sunday, June 9, 2002

1 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

500 Miles / 200 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$3,621,051

FIELD:

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.

SANCTION:

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:

Pocono International Raceway, Inc.

TV:

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

RADIO:

MRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 12:30 p.m. ET

Announcers: TBA

Turn Reporters: TBA

Pit Reporters: TBA

RECORDS:

Qualifying: 172.391 mph, 52.207 seconds, Tony Stewart, Pontiac, July 21, 2000

Race: 114.892 mph, Rusty Wallace, Ford, July 21, 1996

THE RACE TRACK:

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.