Pennsylvania 500
Venue	Pocono Raceway
Corporate sponsor	None
First race	1974
Distance	500 miles (805 km)
Number of laps	200
Previous names	Purolator 500 (1974-1976) Coca-Cola 500 (1977-1980) The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series. ... Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person or organization by providing money or other resources in exchange for something, usually advertising or publicity, and always access to an audience. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Mountain Dew 500 (1981-1982) 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Like Cola 500 (1983-1984) 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Summer 500 (1985-1987) 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... AC Spark Plug 500 (1988-1990) 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1992-1995) 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miller 500 (1996) 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, the other being the Pocono 500. This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... Long Pond, Pennsylvania is a location in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ... The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, the other being the Pennsylvania 500. ...

Past Winners

• 2004 Jimmie Johnson
• 2003 Ryan Newman
• 2002 Bill Elliott
• 2001 Bobby Labonte
• 2000 Rusty Wallace
• 1999 Bobby Labonte
• 1998 Jeff Gordon
• 1997 Dale Jarrett
• 1996 Rusty Wallace
• 1995 Dale Jarrett
• 1994 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1993 Dale Earnhardt
• 1992 Darrell Waltrip
• 1991 Rusty Wallace
• 1990 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1989 Bill Elliott
• 1988 Bill Elliott
• 1987 Dale Earnhardt
• 1986 Tim Richmond
• 1985 Bill Elliott
• 1984 Harry Gant
• 1983 Tim Richmond
• 1982 Bobby Allison
• 1981 Darrell Waltrip
• 1980 Neil Bonnett
• 1979 Cale Yarborough
• 1978 Darrell Waltrip
• 1977 Benny Parsons
• 1976 Richard Petty
• 1975 David Pearson
• 1974 Richard Petty

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