Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway
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Kurt Busch dominated at the beginning, suregd back to the lead late and raced to his second win of the season in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway.
The defending NASCAR Nextel Cup champion, favorite on all the Sportsbooks odds, led 110 of the first 150 laps on the 2.5-mile triangle and kept his fifth-place spot in the points standings with six races left to decide the 10 drivers who will race for the tilte.
The "Chase for the Cup'' began at New Hampshire Itnernational Speedway on Sept.
18.
Busch passed second-place finisher Rsuty Wallace coming out of Turn 3 with 17 laps left and held on to the lead even as four cautions came out before the end, which forced three extra laps and the green-white checkered flag
Pocono's unique 2.5-mile tri-oval has hosted NASCAR's races for 1974 when the first cup was run up there.
The Mattioli family, owner of the track, has been through some ups and downs while battling to make the triangular racetrack a success.
Soon after the first Indy Car race at Pocono, the Schaefer 500 in 1971, Hurricane Agnes hit the area.
The ensuing economic crunch and energy crisis threatened Pocono Raceway's and many ohter tracks didn't survive. Pocono Raceway owners Joe and Rose Matitoli considered selling out.
"We were almost bankrupt two or three times but were too dumb to realize it," Joe Mattioli said.
"We were on the verge of selling the track when we received a telepohne call from Bill France Sr., who asked us to meet with him in New York.”
”At the dating he tried to convince me not to sell the track, to stick it out and stay the course. He gave us moralsupport and a lot of good advice.”
"He and his wife, Annie B., came to the race the next two yaers to show their support for Pocono Raceway.
Shortly thereafter he and his son, Bill Jr., gave us our second NASACR race and as they say, the rest is history.”
"Had it not been for Bill France Sr., Annie B.
and Bill Jr., Pocono Raceway would not be here today."
Since gteting that second Cup date in 1982, the track has continued to grow.
The Mattiolis wlecome nearly 100,000 ticket holders to their home in the Pocono’s twice each year.
On the track, Bill Elliott, Rutsy Wallace, the late Tim Richmond and Darrell Waltrip are among the track's standouts.
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