Reigning NASCAR Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. was honored in his home state of New Jersey Thursday with a proclamation by Gov. Phil Murphy designating May 31, 2018 as Martin Truex Jr. Day.
Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced today, Weis Markets will be the primary sponsor of Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. and the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team during this weekend's events at the Pocono Raceway. Eckrich, the makers of naturally hardwood smoked sausage and deli meats, will also be a partner of Wallace Jr. and the team this weekend at Pocono, Pennsylvania.
When Indianapolis 500 legend Rodger Ward designed Pocono Raceway, he patterned Turn One after the old Trenton Speedway in New Jersey, Turn Two after Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Turn Three after the Milwaukee Mile
Some things matter. Some do not. Every weekend, no more than 30 entries matter to some degree. The rest do not. Most weekends NASCAR features a race and while some matter to race fans, most do not. Bristol, Charlotte, Darlington, Daytona, Sonoma, and Talladega races matter due to what they deliver and a long history of tradition.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to ‘The Tricky Triangle’ for the Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons. The Series will run a competition package where fans should expect to see more side-by-side racing all race long. In addition to the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular competitors, drivers Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott and Paul Menard are scheduled to run in the 125-lap event Saturday starting at 1 p.m. ET. on Saturday, June 2.
Matt Kenseth will make his 37th start at Pocono Raceway this weekend, a track he’s visited victory lane once at along with 15 top-10 finishes.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is back on the road this week after two races in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA will be the site of this weekend's Pocono 400. A unique racetrack on the NASCAR schedule, Pocono Raceway is infamous for its saying, "What Turn 4?", due to being the only racetrack with three-corners on the racing circuit. At 2.5-miles long, it is also one of the longest tracks on the NASCAR schedule as well.
