Pocono 500
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| Venue | Pocono Raceway |
| Corporate sponsor | Pocono Raceway |
| First race | 1982 |
| Distance | 500 miles (805 km) |
| Number of laps | 200 |
| Previous names | Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 (1982-1985)
Miller High Life 500 (1986-1989) Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1990) |
The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July. The Pocono 500 replaced a 400-mile race at Texas World Speedway on NASCAR's schedule beginning with the 1982 season.
Both the Pocono 500 and Pennsylvania 500 are unique in that they have no title sponsor, a decision made by track management in response to feedback from fans. Neither race has had a title sponsor since 1996.
[edit] Past winners
Pocono 500
- 2008 Kasey Kahne
- 2007 Jeff Gordon (106 laps / 265 miles because of rain)
- 2006 Denny Hamlin
- 2005 Carl Edwards (201 laps / 502.5 miles because of green-white-checkered rule)
- 2004 Jimmie Johnson
- 2003 Tony Stewart
- 2002 Dale Jarrett
- 2001 Ricky Rudd
- 2000 Jeremy Mayfield
- 1999 Bobby Labonte
- 1998 Jeremy Mayfield
- 1997 Jeff Gordon
UAW-GM Teamwork 500
- 1996 Jeff Gordon
- 1995 Terry Labonte
- 1994 Rusty Wallace
Champion Spark Plug 500
- 1993 Kyle Petty
- 1992 Alan Kulwicki
- 1991 Darrell Waltrip
Miller Genuine Draft 500
- 1990 Harry Gant
Miller High Life 500
- 1989 Terry Labonte
- 1988 Geoffrey Bodine
- 1987 Tim Richmond
- 1986 Tim Richmond
Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500
- 1985 Bill Elliott
- 1984 Cale Yarborough
- 1983 Bobby Allison
- 1982 Bobby Allison
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