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Governor Josh Shapiro Announces Return of The Great American Getaway Entitlement for NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono Raceway

LONG POND, PA (February 27, 2025) – Governor Josh Shapiro announced today that his Administration is partnering  with Pocono Raceway for the second year in a row as the race entitlement sponsor for the annual NASCAR Cup Series event. The 160-lap, 400-mile race will return as “The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA.COM” on ... Continue Reading

Pocono Raceway’s 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Date Shifts To June As One of Amazon Prime Video’s Featured Races

LONG POND, Pa. (Aug. 29, 2024) – Pocono Raceway will shift its annual NASCAR Cup Series summer date in 2025 to Sunday, June 22, and serve as one of the exclusive races for new broadcast partner Prime Video. Prime Video will exclusively stream five Cup Series races to conclude the first half of the 2025 ... Continue Reading

BLANEY WINS THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 PRESENTED BY VISITPA NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE

LONG POND, Pa. (July 14, 2024) – It may have been a different Victory Lane and team when Ryan Blaney won at Pocono Raceway seven years ago, but the feeling of elation was the same Sunday after winning The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA NASCAR Cup Series race. Before a sold-out crowd for ... Continue Reading

THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 PRESENTED BY VISITPA NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE SOLD OUT FOR SUNDAY

LONG POND, Pa. (July 13, 2024) – The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA NASCAR Cup Series race set for Sunday at Pocono Raceway has sold out for the second consecutive year, track officials announced today. “The Tricky Triangle” sold out its frontstretch grandstand last season for its largest crowd since 2010 and Raceway ... Continue Reading

CUSTER WINS NASCAR XFINITY SERIES EXPLORE THE POCONO MOUNTAINS 225

LONG POND, Pa. (July 13, 2024) – Stewart-Haas Racing’sCole Custer took a pivotal step toward defending his NASCAR Xfinity Series title by securing his first victory of the season in Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway. Custer outdueled Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports following a restart with four laps remaining to end ... Continue Reading

GIBBS WINS NASCAR CUP SERIES POLE FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 PRESENTED BY VISITPA

LONG POND, Pa. (July 13, 2024) – Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing unseated defending polesitter William Byron as the final qualifier to earn the pole during Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA at Pocono Raceway. Gibbs, the last to go among the 10 final-round qualifiers, recorded ... Continue Reading

HEIM TIME: TRICON GARAGE DRIVER DOMINATES NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES CRC BRAKLEEN 175

Corey Heim sweeps all the stages and leads a race-high 55 laps for his series-leading fifth win of the season. LONG POND, Pa. (July 12, 2024) – Corey Heim arrived at Pocono Raceway with a vengeance and left with a victory. Heim, who lost on the final lap in last season’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series ... Continue Reading

Former Pocono Winner Lead “Tricky 5” Storylines for THe GReat American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA NASCAR Weekend

LONG POND, Pa. (July 9, 2024) – The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA at Pocono Raceway on Sunday is the first of six remaining regular-season races that will finalize the 16-driver field for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Twelve different drivers already have earned a win through the first 20 races and The ... Continue Reading

Pocono Raceway Partners With Man Cave Health, The Prostate Cancer Foundation, Lehigh Valley Health NEtwork to Raise Men’s Health Awareness During NASCAR Race Weekend

LONG POND, Pa. (July 2, 2024) – Pocono Raceway is partnering with Man Cave Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, HNL Lab Medicine and The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) to promote men’s health and prostate screening during its July 12-14 NASCAR race weekend. The free PSA screenings will take place ... Continue Reading

Pocono Raceway, QAG To Stage Sixth Annual Drug Take Back Weekend During July 12-14 NASCAR Event

LONG POND, Pa. (June 27, 2024) – Pocono Raceway, which hosts the only large-scale Drug Take Back program of its kind in Pennsylvania, will partner with the Office of the Attorney General for a sixth consecutive year to assist in combating the opioid epidemic during its July 12-14 NASCAR race weekend. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle ... Continue Reading