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Nov 17, 2011

Red Bull's NASCAR team set for final run Nov 17, 2011

When the chequered flag flies on the 2011 Sprint Cup season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, the finish line of the Ford 400 will also signal the end of Red Bull's NASCAR team...

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Aug 26, 2011

NASCAR driver Brian Vickers goes swimming with sharks Aug 26, 2011

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Brian Vickers is known for his daredevil antics, but he had never swum with sharks, at least not until his arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the Labour Day race...

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May 19, 2011

Then and Now: NASCAR Dream Machines May 19, 2011

Stock car racing is the ultimate American expression of motorsport. Cars in NASCAR have always been spectacularly fast... but they were once even speedier than they are now

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Apr 7, 2011

The Little Questions: Kasey Kahne Apr 7, 2011

So far in NASCAR 2011, Red Bull Racing driver Kasey Kahne has a top 10 finish and a Daytona 500 wall prang to his name. The Red Bulletin asked Kasey some tasty little questions...

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Event Details

Location

Pocono, USA (Map this address )

Start

AUG 6, 2011 at 12:00 AM

End

AUG 7, 2011 at 11:00 PM

About

Pocono Raceway, also known as the Tricky Triangle hosts both the 14th and 21st races of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on June 12th and August 7st respectively. Pocono is one of very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc or International Speedway Corporation, the dominant track owners in NASCAR. It is instead privately owned by the Mattioli family. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack - North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together - such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

An additional complication of the course is that the three turns are not identical, nor are any of the three straights the same length. The odd design makes the setup of the car and the crew's ability to make chassis adjustments even more crucial here than at many other tracks. Often it is the difference between a winning performance and a poor performance. Drivers tend to either love the track or hate it, largely depending on how well it suits their driving style and their crew's abilities.