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Rain at Pocono Raceway Pushes Pennsylvania 500 to Monday

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson's White House visit will have to wait. So will the start of the Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway.Steady rain postponed Sunday's race and it has been rescheduled for 12:15 PM Monday.Heavy rain hit the track Sunday morning. It let up about an hour before the scheduled 2 PM start and the...

Martin Bit Again, Finishes 8th at Pocono

Mark Martin had a terrifically fast car for the second week in a row at Pocono Raceway Sunday afternoon.Pit problems, though, kept him from battling his No. 8 DEI Chevrolet for its first win of 2008 in the closing laps of the Pennsylvania 500.Martin started second in Sunday's race and jumped out to the lead early on as...

Edwards Outlasts Rain, Fuel For Pocono Win

Carl Edwards is back in victory lane in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.Edwards -- who couldn't catch Jimmie Johnson in last week's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard -- finally captured his fourth victory of the 2008 season in Sunday's Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 after being oh-so-close for the last three races on the...

NASCAR Reminds Gordon Who's Boss

Robby Gordon might have plans to appeal his 18th place finish in the Busch race yesterday, but he won't be allowed to appeal the punishment that followed him to the Nextel Cup Series today.For his detrimental actions, NASCAR has has taken "emergency action" against Gordon:As a result of his actions on the race track at...

Tuesday Could Come Early for Gordon, Penalty Could Set New Precedent

On paper, Robby Gordon finished 18th at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. In his mind, he won the Napa Auto Parts 200.Even if he had won, NASCAR would have stripped him of it ala Sears Point in 1991, when Ricky Rudd spun Davey Allison out and went on to win. But Gordon didn't win, despite his giant lead on the track, because he...

Pennsylvania500 News From the Web

01/18/11 Pocono qualifying moves to Saturday Source: Times News - Lehighton PA The starting lineup for both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Pocono Raceway in 2011 will be determined on Saturday, Raceway Officials announced today.
07/29/10 Pennsylvania 500 Source: The News & Observer - Raleigh NC Not only is the truck series making its debut at Pocono Raceway, but it also will use a new qualifying format on Saturday.