Pocono 500
Venue	Pocono Raceway
Corporate sponsor	None
First race	1982
Distance	500 miles (805 km)
Number of laps	200
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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. 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. ...

Past Winners

• 2005 Carl Edwards
• 2004 Jimmie Johnson
• 2003 Tony Stewart
• 2002 Dale Jarrett
• 2001 Ricky Rudd
• 2000 Jeremy Mayfield
• 1999 Bobby Labonte
• 1998 Jeremy Mayfield
• 1997 Jeff Gordon
• 1996 Jeff Gordon
• 1995 Terry Labonte
• 1994 Rusty Wallace
• 1993 Kyle Petty
• 1992 Alan Kulwicki
• 1991 Darrell Waltrip
• 1990 Harry Gant
• 1989 Terry Labonte
• 1988 Geoffrey Bodine
• 1987 Tim Richmond
• 1986 Tim Richmond
• 1985 Bill Elliott
• 1984 Cale Yarborough
• 1983 Bobby Allison
• 1982 Bobby Allison

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