From the July, 2007 issue of Stock Car Insider
Next stop on the Nextel Cup Schedule is Pocono Raceway
Next week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams head to the "Tro-Val", as Darrell Waltrip affectionately refers to Pocono Raceway, for the Pennsylvania 500. Pocono is always a challenging track that offers amazing racing. It boasts 3 straightaways, including the longest in NASCAR, with 3 sharp, road course like turns.Races at Pocono are particularly stressful on the engines and transmissions. Drivers have to down shift going into the sharp, flat turns. Often times, drivers will use down-shifting to help brake and lose the enormous speeds they carry coming off the long straightaways. This creates more stress on the transmissions thus causing a few failures by the end of the race.
Next week at the "Troval", expect Denny Hamlin to continue to deliver. In three starts at Pocono, Denny has an average finish of 2.7.
Other drivers to note:
Jeff Gordon - Average Finish 9th
Mark Martin - Average Finish 11th
Jimmie Johnson - average Finish 11th
Brian Vickers - Average Finish 12th
Next Week's Schedule:
(all times CST)
Nextel Cup: @ Pocono Raceway
8/3/07 - 03:40pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Pennsylvania 500 Qualifying
8/4/07 - 10:50am NASCAR Nextel Cup Pennsylvania 500 Practice
8/5/07 - 02:00pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Pennsylvania 500
Busch Series: @ Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
8/3/07 - 02:05pm NASCAR Busch Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 Practice
8/4/07 - 12:10pm NASCAR Busch Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 Qualifying
8/4/07 - 03:30pm NASCAR Busch Series NAPA Auto Parts 200
Craftsman Truck Series off until 8/11 @ Nashville Superspeedway
| See complete 2007 NASCAR Schedule |
