LONG POND, Pa. (Feb. 16, 2017) – NASCAR has announced official stage lengths for all three of its series that will race at Pocono Raceway this summer.
Following unprecedented collaboration between NASCAR, drivers and teams, media partners and race track owners, stages were announced as part of the 2017 schedule creating three winning moments in each race as well as playoff points.
Race stages will now be utilized at all race tracks and through all three series’ – The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
NASCAR utilized in-depth review on fuel mileage at each track in setting the stage length. The fuel window at Pocono Raceway is approximately 35 laps so that strategy will most certainly come into play at ‘The Tricky Triangle.’
Pocono Raceway Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races (June 11 and July 30)
Stage 1 will end on lap 50
Stage 2 will end on lap 100
Final Stage will end on lap 160
Pocono Raceway Pocono Green 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race (June 10)
Stage 1 will end on lap 25
Stage 2 will end on lap 50
Final Stage will end on lap 100
Pocono Raceway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (July 29)
Stage 1 will end on lap 15
Stage 2 will end on lap 30
Final Stage will end on lap 60
Pocono Raceway is home to the Worry-Free Weather Guarantee that ensures fans that purchased Sunday tickets in advance directly from Pocono Raceway will be reimbursed the face value if weather postpones the race and they are unable to make the re-scheduled event. Additional information can be found at www.poconoraceway.com/guarantee.
Pocono Raceway will host seven major events in 2017, including two NASCAR and one Verizon IndyCar Series weekend. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.poconoraceway.com, by calling 1-800-RACEWAY or in person at the Pocono Raceway Ticket Office.
For the July race will you be able to leave the grandstands between the qualifying and the actual race?
Whoever decided to delay races to 3pm is crazy, everyone knows it rains most late afternoons in the Poconos. And if you are returning to New York you are guaranteeing that the fans will sit in traffic. Longing for when races used to be at noon.
You know, you guys decided that the 500 miles was too long for fans to sit and watch a 500 mile race! so, you reduced to 400 miles, that was good for most.
But guess what you did, you added qualifying on Sunday, so now the fan has to get into the stands by 11:30 and stay until the race is over, 6ish? 7ish? you guys
really have not idea what your doing to people trying to enjoy the day, now your making them be tortured in the hot sun for 8 hours for what? qualifying?
So, who doesn’t come on Friday now, to watch qualifying for that race. Practice is not Qualifying! Good luck, give it a couple years and you guys will be like Indy. do it all on Sunday? so, would the fan be able to leave when they come in at 11, and stay inside thinking you guys will generate income buying
food/drinks?
AS A (multiple) TICKET HOLDER SINCE 1980. I think this the worst thing you could have done. You better hope your ticket buyers do not get thoroughly disgusted with this change. The 500 mile race started at 12:00 pm, then years later it started at 12:30 pm, then 1:00 pm, then 1:30–2:00 pm then 400 miles,that was OK, people got home early, NOW 3:00 pm THIS IS NUTS, I AM SORRY. I AM NOT PLEASED ABOUT THE LATER STARTING TIME. I have a house in a nearby town. So I have no problem. But Many Ticket holders come TO THE RACE, some from afar, for the day. And my belief is they are going to be VERY DISAPPOINTED. And Rightly so. Whoever thought of this 3 PM starting time??? I can not wrap my head around this cause. Even if you have lights, which you did mention as a fact, that may be an excitement factor. Now with Little Children “free” they get “Cranky” that is another crazy thing. Sometimes you can not put profit before the comfort of the adults. And get rid of the “Drunks” while you are at it!! My complaint also is, why didn’t this thought come into play long before this? NASCAR HAS or POCONO Raceway HAS TO GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR “BUTTS”. Three o’clock East Coast starting time is “RIDICULOUS”!!! Give it a couple years and it may destroy you; and your T.V. crowd will not be watching it either.
GOOD LUCK WITH THIS DECISION. I HATE IT. GO BACK TO 12:00–12:30 PM STARTING TIME.
3:00 is bad on a Sunday and you get that much less leeway for a rain delay. A lot of us have a long drive home Sunday night. I won’t be unpacking my cooler and grill until at least 10PM. It’s not good for me at all
NASCAR asked about doing qualifying and the race on Sunday, Pocono said they try it, so it doesn’t mean it will be this way next year. They should have started the qualifying at 10:00AM and the race by 1:30-2:00pm. And they need to go back to 500 mile races starting next year. If Pocono wants to something different put up lights and move one NASCAR race to Saturday night under the lights.
Best ideal I’ve seen here so far makes more commen scenes.