Pennsylvania 400

"Gobowling.com 400" redirects here. For the Kansas race, see Go Bowling 400.
Pennsylvania 400
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Venue Pocono Raceway
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
First race 1974 (1974)
Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 160
Previous names Pennsylvania 500 (1971–1972, 1974, 1997–2007)
Acme 500 (1973)
Purolator 500 (1974–1976)
Coca-Cola 500 (1977–1980)
Mountain Dew 500 (1981–1982)
Like Cola 500 (1983–1984)
Summer 500 (1985–1987)
AC Spark Plug 500 (1988–1990)
Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1991–1995)
Miller 500 (1996)
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 (2008–2010)
Good Sam RV Insurance 500 (2011)
Pennsylvania 400 (2012)
Gobowling.com 400 (2013–2014)
Windows 10 400 (2015)
Most wins (driver) Bill Elliott (4)
Most wins (team) Hendrick Motorsports
Penske Racing (6)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (14)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns 3

The Pennsylvania 400 is the second of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the other being the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400. Starting in 2007, the race was moved from its traditional July date into August, swapping dates with the Brickyard 400.

In 2008, Sunoco, the official NASCAR fuel supplier, based in Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia region of the American Red Cross, agreed to sponsorship of the race and charity events to benefit the American Red Cross South Pennsylvania-Philadelphia region.[1] It marked the first time since 1996 that the event carried a title sponsor. Camping World took over title sponsorship of sponsorship through its Good Sam Club in 2011.[2] The race was a 500-mile (800 km), 200 lap event from its inception in 1974, through the 2011 race. On August 10, 2011, it was announced that both Pocono races would be shortened to 400 miles (640 km), beginning in 2012.[3]

The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, through its marketing arm Strike Ten Entertainment, signed a two-year contract with the circuit to be entitlement sponsor starting in 2013.

Notable moments

2006 Pennsylvania 500

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report
Laps Miles (km)
NASCAR/USAC (points race for United States Auto Club stock car class)
1971 Sept 19 Butch Hartman Hartman's White & Autocar Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 4:28:02 116.76 Report
1972 July 30 Roger McCluskey Norm Nelson Plymouth 200 500 (804.672) 3:56:15 126.981 Report
1973 July 29 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 3:45:56 132.781 Report
1974 April 27 Ron Keselowski Robert Keselowski Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 3:49:44 130.577 Report
NASCAR
1974 August 4 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 192* 480 (772.485) 4:09:09 115.593 Report
1975 August 3 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 500 (804.672) 4:29:50 111.179 Report
1976 August 1 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 4:18:54 115.875 Report
1977 July 31 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:53:41 128.379 Report
1978 July 30 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:30:28 142.54 Report
1979 July 30* Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:20:24 115.207 Report
1980 July 27 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 200 500 (804.672) 4:01:10 124.395 Report
1981 July 26 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 200 500 (804.672) 4:11:52 119.111 Report
1982 July 25 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Buick 200 500 (804.672) 4:19:45 115.496 Report
1983 July 24 Tim Richmond Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 500 (804.672) 4:21:17 114.818 Report
1984 July 22 Harry Gant Hal Needham Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:07:21 121.351 Report
1985 July 21 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:43:52 134.008 Report
1986 July 20 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150* 375 (603.504) 3:01:08 124.218 Report
1987 July 19 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:06:25 121.745 Report
1988 July 24 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 4:04:10 122.866 Report
1989 July 23 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 4:14:34 117.847 Report
1990 July 22 Geoffrey Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 500 (804.672) 4:01:48 124.07 Report
1991 July 21 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 179* 447.5 (720.181) 3:52:33 115.459 Report
1992 July 19 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:43:47 134.058 Report
1993 July 18 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:44:59 133.343 Report
1994 July 17 Geoffrey Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:40:28 136.075 Report
1995 July 16 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:43:49 134.038 Report
1996 July 21 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:27:03 144.892 Report
1997 July 20 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:31:10 142.068 Report
1998 July 26 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:42:47 134.66 Report
1999 July 25 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 200 500 (804.672) 4:16:27 116.982 Report
2000 July 23 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:49:36 130.662 Report
2001 July 29 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 200 500 (804.672) 3:42:54 134.59 Report
2002 July 28 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 175* 437.5 (704.088) 3:28:39 125.809 Report
2003 July 27 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 3:54:55 127.705 Report
2004 August 1 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:57:35 126.271 Report
2005 July 24 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 203* 507.5 (816.742) 4:03:03 125.283 Report
2006 July 23 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:46:12 132.626 Report
2007 August 5 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 3:47:55 131.627 Report
2008 August 3 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:49:46 130.567 Report
2009 August 3* Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 500 (804.672) 3:57:21 126.396 Report
2010 August 1 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:46:51 132.246 Report
2011 August 7 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 3:37:35 137.878 Report
2012* August 5 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 98* 245 (394.289) 1:45:34 139.249 Report
2013 August 4 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 400 (643.737) 3:06:02 129.009 Report
2014 August 3 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 400 (643.737) 3:08:22 127.411 Report
2015 August 2 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 400 (643.737) 3:01:36 132.159 Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
4 Bill Elliott 1985, 1988, 1989, 2002
3 Richard Petty 1973, 1974, 1976
Darrell Waltrip 1978, 1981, 1992
Rusty Wallace 1991, 1996, 2000
2 Tim Richmond 1983, 1986
Dale Earnhardt 1987, 1993
Geoffrey Bodine 1990, 1994
Dale Jarrett 1995, 1997
Bobby Labonte 1999, 2001
Kurt Busch 2005, 2007
Denny Hamlin 2006, 2009
Jeff Gordon 1998, 2012

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
6 Hendrick Motorsports 1986, 1998, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014
Penske Racing 1991, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011
5 Joe Gibbs Racing 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2015
3 Petty Enterprises 1973, 1974, 1976
Junior Johnson & Associates 1979, 1981, 1990
Melling Racing 1985, 1988, 1989
Roush Fenway Racing 2005, 2008, 2010
2 Wood Brothers Racing 1975, 1980
DiGard Motorsports 1978, 1982
Richard Childress Racing 1987, 1993
Robert Yates Racing 1995, 1997

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
14 Chevrolet 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014
12 Ford 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2010
9 Dodge 1971, 1973, 1974, 1974, 1976, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011
4 Pontiac 1983, 1991, 1999, 2001
2 Mercury 1975, 1980
Buick 1981, 1982
Toyota 2009, 2015
1 Plymouth 1972

Television broadcasters

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1980 ABC Chris Economaki Jackie Stewart
1981 NBC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
1982 Mizlou Rick Benjamin Dick Brooks
1983 Ken Squier Buddy Baker
1984 ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
1985
1986 SETN Mike Joy Jerry Punch
Benny Parsons*
1987 Eli Gold
1988 Showtime
PPV
Dave Despain Lyn St. James
Eli Gold
1989 ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons
Ned Jarrett
1990
1991
1992
1993 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1994 Barry Dodson
1995 Mike Wallace
1996 Buddy Baker
Dick Berggren
1997
1998
1999
2000 Allen Bestwick
2001 TNT Benny Parsons
Wally Dallenbach
2002
2003
2004
2005 Bill Weber
2006
2007 ESPN Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace
Andy Petree
2008 Dale Jarrett
Andy Petree
2009
2010 Marty Reid
2011 Allen Bestwick
2012
2013
2014
2015 NBCSN Rick Allen Jeff Burton
Steve Letarte
2016
Notes

*: Benny Parsons was scheduled to be the color commentator, but was to drive an Oldsmobile in the 1986 Summer 500. Jerry Punch replaced Parsons during the SETN broadcast until he retired from the race.

References

  1. Contacts: Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  3. "Pocono downshifting to 400 miles in 2012". Usatoday.Com. August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. "Race Results at Pocono Raceway — Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. "By the Numbers: Pocono". NASCAR. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  6. Sporting News Wire Service (2010-08-02). "Biffle wins one for Roush, Ford at Pocono — Aug 2, 2010". Nascar.Com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  7. Newton, David (2008-01-01). "One dead, nine others injured in lightning strikes following NASCAR race at Pocono — ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  8. Gelston, Dan. "Fan Hit by Lightning Goes From Critical to Stable — ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  9. Jeff Gluck. "NASCAR Pocono Race Underway After 90-Minute Rain Delay". SBNation.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  10. http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/08/05/2012-nscs-pennsylvania-400-race-results/

External links

Previous race:
Brickyard 400
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pennsylvania 400
Next race:
Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.