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Pennsylvania 400

As one of the most exciting races in the Sprint Cup Series, the Pennsylvania 400 brings all the excitement to Pocono Raceway every summer as the best drivers around get together at the internationally famous Pocono Raceway. Pocono is one of the most famous racetracks in NASCAR for a reason, and it definitely isn't because it's lacking in spectacular motorsports events that tend to be the talk of Long Pond, Pennsylvania. 

This time around, anything can happen as some of the very best drivers in the Spring Cup Series come together at Pocono looking to light up the track and put on a show in front of tens of thousands of fans. Just a stone's throw from both New York City and Philadelphia, Pocono is the perfect option for a fan already in the area or one looking for a road trip, as NASCAR continues to draw in fans from all over the country. The Pennsylvania 400 remains one of the top NASCAR events of the summer, and it won't take long into the race to be sucked right into the excitement along with all the other fans who love this sport as much as you do.

Pennsylvania 400 Event Info

Over the years, icons like Bill Elliot, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, Cale Yarborough, Rusty Wallace and more have all won this race and you never know when the next all-time great is going to run the perfect race and capture the flag. Lately, Hendrick Motorsports has also been dominating the rest of the field, taking home wins in 2012, 2013 and 2014 while backing Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr., respectively. As soon as you're there watching the top drivers around do their thing, the entire NASCAR experience will be pretty obvious as the Pennsylvania 400 gets rolling.

The NASCAR Experience

Perhaps more than any other sport, NASCAR is a sport that simply needs to be experienced live and in person to truly appreciate it, particularly when it goes down at a unique venue like Pocono. Pocono Raceway is a track that comes with a serious tradition of delivering amazing races to patrons, who pour in from all over looking for a special NASCAR event. Of course, this is a race that tends to come through in a big way every single time out as the Pennsylvania 400 brings the best in the Sprint Cup Series to Long Pond, helping to create an amazing atmosphere that will have you hooked on the buzz of a NASCAR event in a hurry.

Pennsylvania 400 History

This is a race that goes back a little while, as it has changed names a few times while being raced every year since all the way back in 1971. So far, Bill Elliott holds the all-time record with four different wins, though a whole set of great drivers have taken down this one at least three times, including Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace. You never know when you're going to see the next historic race that will be the talk of Pocono, as the intensity and competition always remain top-tier as the best in NASCAR bring their A-game in their hopes of toppling the competition as this renowned Sprint Cup event.

Pennsylvania 400 Trivia

Can you name the one driver to win this race in three different decades?

The first time that Darrel Waltrip took the checkered flag for this event it was 1978, back when it was called the Coca-Cola 500. Waltrip would then capture a victory again in 1981 (Mountain Dew 500) and then would finally capture his third victory in 1992 (Miller Genuine Draft 500). The longevity of overall leader Bill Elliott is also incredibly impressive, as Elliott won three different times in the 1980s and then wouldn't win his fourth until he capture the checkered flag with a remarkable performance in 2002.

Pennsylvania 400 Fans

Thanks to the enormous capacity of nearly 77,000 at Pocono Raceway, the unbelievable field of talented racers and a scope that you'll have to see for yourself to have a chance of understanding. NASCAR races aren't just sports anyway, as they're really cultural events with significance passed down from generation to generation, making it always the play to head out to an iconic race like the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono. Once you're there watching your favorite drivers whip around the track, with the energy level of the crowd on the rise as the laps wear on, you'll definitely be glad that you're not still sitting at home as the Pennsylvania hurdles towards its latest epic finale.