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Bill Elliott won the 2002 Pennsylvania 500. Credit: Autostock
By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
July 25, 2003
7:03 PM EDT (2303 GMT)
LONG POND, Penn. -- Pocono Raceway staged its first NASCAR Winston Cup race in 1974, the inaugural Purolator 500, which was won by Richard Petty.
Since then, Pocono has expanded its Winston Cup schedule to two races a season. Here aresome facts about the Pennsylvania racetrack:
1 -- The number of career victories at Pocono by active drivers Kyle Petty, Ricky Rudd and Tony Stewart, the most recent winner here.
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2 -- The number of drivers that have won three consecutive Winston Cup races at Pocono -- Bobby Allison and Tim Richmond.
2.5 -- The length of a lap, in miles, of Pocono Raceway.
4 -- The number of times in the 21 years of twice-a-year Winston Cup races at Pocono in which a sweep has occurred, by Bobby Allison (1982), Bill Elliott (1985), Tim Richmond (1986) and Bobby Labonte (1999).
4 -- The number of times Winston Cup races at Pocono have been shortened by rain, in 1974, July 1986, July 1991 and July 2002.
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5 -- The leading number of career Winston Cup victories at Pocono, by defending Pennsylvania 500 champion Bill Elliott. Darrell Waltrip, Tim Richmond and Rusty Wallace are tied with four each.
5 -- The leading number of career pole positions at Pocono by Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott.
6 -- The degree of banking in Turn 3 at Pocono Raceway.
6.393 -- Mark Martin's average starting position at Pocono, the best of all drivers with at least 10 starts here.
7 -- The number of different winners in the last seven Winston Cup races at Pocono, including Tony Stewart, Bill Elliott, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield.
7.44 -- The average finishing position in nine Pocono starts by Tony Stewart, the winner of the 2003 Pocono 500.
8 -- The leading number of victories by an owner at Pocono, by Rick Hendrick. DiGard Racing, Melling Racing, Junior Johnson, Roger Penske, Robert Yates and Joe Gibbs are tied with two wins apiece.
8 -- The degree of banking in the Tunnel Turn at Pocono Raceway.
9.33 -- Jeff Gordon's average finishing position at Pocono, the best of all drivers with at least 10 starts here.
13 -- The leading number of DNFs at Pocono among active drivers, by Bill Elliott.
14 -- The degree of banking in Turn 1 at Pocono Raceway.
15 -- The number of top-10 finishes by Matt Kenseth in 19 races this season.
16 -- The number of weeks that Matt Kenseth has led the Winston Cup standings.
16 -- The percentage of the 51 Winston Cup events held at Pocono Raceway that have been won from the pole position -- eight races.
17 -- The leading number of career top-five finishes at Pocono, by Mark Martin.
18 -- The leading number of victories at Pocono by Chevrolet in the Modern Era, since 1972. Ford has 17 wins and Pontiac, six.
19 -- The number of races this season in which a Chevrolet has led at least one lap, the only manufacturer in the sport to accomplish the feat.
24 -- The leading number of career top-10 finishes at Pocono, by Mark Martin.
27 -- The deepest in the field a Pocono Winston Cup race winner has started, by Terry Labonte in the June 1995 Pocono 500.
29 -- The consecutive number of races in which Michael Waltrip has been running at the finish, Winston Cup's longest active streak.
30 -- The number of the 51 Winston Cup races at Pocono that have been won from the first four starting positions, 59 percent.
37 -- The number of the 51 Winston Cup events held at Pocono Raceway that have been won from starting positions inside the top 10, or 73 percent.
44 -- The number of entries at Pocono.
47 -- The number of races since Kyle Petty last scored a top-10 finish, since Talladega in April 2002.
48 -- The leading number of career starts at Pocono, by Ricky Rudd.
52 -- The number of races in which Jimmie Johnson has remained in the top 10 in the Winston Cup standings, the longest such streak among active drivers.
65 -- The speed, in miles per hour that the pace car will travel under caution at Pocono. Pit road speed at Pocono is 55 mph.
81 -- The number of races since Rusty Wallace last won, on April 29, 2001 at California Speedway. Wallace has four victories at Pocono, the most recent in this event in 2000.
144.892 -- The Pocono race record average speed, set on July 21, 1996 by Rusty Wallace, in three hours, 27 minutes and three seconds.
170.568 -- Bill Elliott's 2002 Bud Pole Award winning lap for the Pennsylvania 300, in 52.765 seconds.
172.391 -- The Pocono Raceway Bud Pole Qualifying record, in miles per hour, set by Tony Stewart on July 21, 2002, in 52.207 seconds.
200 -- The number of laps it takes to cover 500 miles at Pocono Raceway.
234 -- Matt Kenseth's lead over Jeff Gordon in the Winston Cup standings.
400 -- The number of Winston Cup victories by Chevrolet in the Modern Era, since 1972, after Jimmie Johnson's victory in the New England 300.
700 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts in Ricky Rudd's career, if he starts the Pennsylvania 500.
811 -- The number of laps led at Pocono by Jeff Gordon, tops by all drivers.
1,780 -- The length, in feet, of the backstretch at Pocono Raceway.
1982 -- The first year for twice-a-year Winston Cup races at Pocono.
3,055 -- The length, in feet, of the Long Pond Straight at Pocono Raceway.
3,740 -- The length, in feet, of the frontstretch at Pocono Raceway.
200,000 -- The value of the NASCAR Winston Cup Leader bonus at Pocono, available to Matt Kenseth if he can win the Pennsylvania 500. It is the highest amount available in the history of the program.
4,260,957 -- Posted awards for the Pennsylvania 500.
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