Pocono 500 (Indycar)

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The Pocono 500 was an American Open Wheel 500-mile race held at Pocono International Raceway from 1971-1989. It was sanctioned by USAC from 1971-1979, and by CART from 1980-1989. Following the 1989 event, the track was deemed too rough and unsuitable for Indycars, and was permanently removed from the schedule.

[edit] Past winners

Date Race Name Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team
7/3/1971 Pocono 500 Flag of the United States Mark Donohue McLaren Offy Penske Racing
7/29/1972 Pocono 500 Flag of the United States Joe Leonard Parnelli Offy Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
7/1/1973 Pocono 500 Flag of the United States A. J. Foyt Coyote Foyt A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6/30/1974 Pocono 500 Flag of the United States Johnny Rutherford McLaren Offy Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
6/29/1975 Schaefer 500 Flag of the United States A. J. Foyt Coyote Foyt A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6/27/1976 Schaefer 500 Flag of the United States Al Unser Parnelli Cosworth Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
6/26/1977 Schaefer 500 Flag of the United States Tom Sneva McLaren Cosworth Penske Racing
6/25/1978 Schaefer 500 Flag of the United States Al Unser Chaparral Cosworth Chaparral Cars
6/24/1979 Schaefer 500 Flag of the United States A. J. Foyt Parnelli Cosworth A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6/22/1980 True Value 500 Flag of the United States Bobby Unser Penske Cosworth Penske Racing
6/14/1981 Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500 Flag of the United States A. J. Foyt Coyote Cosworth A.J. Foyt Enterprises
8/15/1982 Domino's Pizza Pocono 500* Flag of the United States Rick Mears Penske Cosworth Penske Racing
8/14/1983 Domino's Pizza 500 Flag of Italy Teo Fabi March Cosworth Forsythe Racing
8/19/1984 Domino's Pizza 500 Flag of the United States Danny Sullivan Lola Cosworth Doug Shierson Racing
8/18/1985 Domino's Pizza 500 Flag of the United States Rick Mears March Cosworth Penske Racing
8/17/1986 Domino's Pizza 500 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Lola Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing
8/16/1987 Quaker State 500 Flag of the United States Rick Mears March Chevrolet-Ilmor Penske Racing
8/21/1988 Quaker State 500 Flag of the United States Bobby Rahal Lola Judd Truesports
8/20/1989 Pocono 500 Flag of the United States Danny Sullivan Penske Chevrolet-Ilmor Penske Racing
  • USAC sanctioned the race from 1971-1981. The 1981 race was notworthy as it was the final Indycar race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be sanctioned by USAC. A rag-tag field comprised of Indycars and converted dirt-track cars ran a two-class race. Rain halted the race shortly after the halfway point, and ended the race early.
  • The race moved from June to August starting in 1982. The move was made because the track added a second NASCAR Winston Cup Series race to their schedule, and it was placed in the June date.