Pocono Mountains 150

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Pocono Mountains 150
Pocono Raceway.svg
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Venue Pocono Raceway
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
First race 2010
Distance 150 miles (241.402 km)
Laps 60
Previous names Pocono Mountains 125 (2010, 2012–2013)
Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 (2011)
Most wins (team) Kevin Harvick, Inc.
Richard Childress Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (4)
Circuit information
Surface Asphalt
Length 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns 3

The Pocono Mountains 150 is a 150-mile-long (241 km) annual race on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the Pocono Raceway. The inaugural race was run on July 31, 2010. The race was most notable for its new qualifying procedure, with more than two cars running at the same time on the track. The inaugural winner was Elliott Sadler who became the 21st NASCAR driver to win in all three series.[1] The race was 125 miles (201.168 km) in length from 2010 to 2013; in 2014 it was extended to 150 miles (241.402 km).[2]

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2010 July 31 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 55* 137.5 (221.284) 1:13:41 111.966
2011 August 6/7* Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 53* 132.5 (205.56) 1:19:50 99.582
2012 August 4 Joey Coulter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50 125 (201.168) 1:01:43 121.523
2013 August 3 Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54* 135 (217.261) 1:03:08 128.3
2014 August 2 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 64* 160 (257.495) 1:19:06 121.365
2015 August 1 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 69* 172.5 (277.611) 1:26:32 119.607
  • 2010–11 and 2013–15: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish. 2010 and 2013 took 2 attempts. 2015 took all 3 attempts.
  • 2011: Race stopped after 17 laps on August 6 due to rain, race completed on August 7.

Multiple winners (teams)

2015 Pocono Mountains 150
# Wins Team Years Won
2 Kevin Harvick Inc. 2010, 2011
Richard Childress Racing 2012, 2014

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years Won
4 United States Chevrolet 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
1 United States Ford 2013
Japan Toyota 2015

References

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