What works for the race doesn’t work for qualifying at Pocono
At no other race track are qualifying and race setups more radically different from each other than they are at Pocono Raceway…
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In fact it’s a gas
Higher speeds at Pocono will increase fuel consumption in Sunday’s race and shorten the pit intervals for most teams…
Tire misnomers
Drivers routinely refer to tires as “hard” and “soft,” — hard tires supposedly being the norm for a newly repaved race track such as Pocono…
Police confirm no serious injuries in Patrick NASCAR hauler accident
There were no serious injuries in a crash involving a tractor-trailer carrying merchandise connected to NASCAR driver Danica Patrick Thursday…
Johnny Sauter finds redemption in trucks win at Texas
One year removed from a black-flag penalty that cost him a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win here, Johnny Sauter belatedly pulled into Victory Lane at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.
Qualifying necessities
During two days of testing Wednesday and Thursday at Pocono, the quickest drivers posted lap speeds of nearly 180 mph…
Jimmie Johnson: Faster speeds change approach to driving at Pocono
For an eloquent explanation of the difference new pavement at Pocono makes, just ask five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and two-time Pocono winner Jimmie Johnson…
Hard to find trouble at Pocono
It’s been an unusual week for drivers and their teams at Pocono — five days at the same track versus a three-day weekend…
Anger management
Carl Edwards chose not to make a substantive comment on the suspension levied against Kurt Busch on Monday, but he had something to say about race car drivers in general.
The turn is the hard part
AJ Allmendinger, who had the fastest lap in the Thursday morning session (177.190 mph) at Pocono, said the average speed didn’t hold a candle to the pace entering Turn 1.