Pocono Pre - Race Thread 2022

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I thought about going but heading to a SCCA event at Summit Point instead which is a new track for me. I was at the last 2 Pocono Indy races.
 
Feel like this will be an awesome track for this car. Draft down the straight will be important, as will drive off. Shifting in turns 1 and 3, maybe even turn 2 on old tires?
 
^Heading back to Pocono this year as well to get a good look at the new car on pit road before the race. Should be great racing through the tunnel turn!
 
Maybe my favorite track from a technical perspective.
 
one of my favorite tracks. Strategy, speed and like mentioned above, technical aspects. Hope Pocono is always on the schedule.
 
Going to be a high of 88 on Sunday high for Pocono, it will be 97 in the Philly suburbs
 
When the circuit hits Pocono I always think back to when I was kid watching the Pocono races broadcast on TNN with the sweet pipes of Eli Gold calling the action.
 
Bowman won his race when Larson had a flat on the last lap. I don't know about Harvick this year or Kyle Busch, I would think Trackhouse, Kaulig, and 23XI should be in the mix.
 
Pocono is one of my favorite race tracks the Cup Series goes to. The races there during the Gen 4 era were some of my all time favorite races from back then.

I think the racing with these new cars will make Pocono a great race again, and I'm quite frankly pretty damn excited to watch it when I get home from the HyVee Indycar races at Iowa Speedway.
 
RHRFan#1 said:
Pocono is one of my favorite race tracks the Cup Series goes to. The races there during the Gen 4 era were some of my all time favorite races from back then.

I think the racing with these new cars will make Pocono a great race again, and I'm quite frankly pretty damn excited to watch it when I get home from the HyVee Indycar races at Iowa Speedway.
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oh very cool you're going to Iowa. Hope the fans show up for it and the track can stay on the schedule for years to come.
 
Jorge De Guzman said:
oh very cool you're going to Iowa. Hope the fans show up for it and the track can stay on the schedule for years to come.
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I am going, just 30 mins from my house as I live in a DSM suburb. Going both days, and ticket sales have been pretty strong. I too hope it can stay on the schedule for years, it's one of the better tracks Indycar races at.

I miss seeing the trucks and Xfinity boys racing there though, I was a season ticket holder forever.
 
StandOnIt said:
New car that corners better, wider working track surface, Pocono should be a good one.
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Hopefully. But, as usual on these big ovals, if you’re out front you stay out front. No passing. Shoot, you can be running 25th & stay out under caution on old tires & hold a top 5 position the whole run it seems on these type of tracks.
 
Elev8 said:
Hopefully. But, as usual on these big ovals, if you’re out front you stay out front. No passing. Shoot, you can be running 25th & stay out under caution on old tires & hold a top 5 position the whole run it seems on these type of tracks.
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Elev8 said:
Hopefully. But, as usual on these big ovals, if you’re out front you stay out front. No passing. Shoot, you can be running 25th & stay out under caution on old tires & hold a top 5 position the whole run it seems on these type of tracks.
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Next Gen cars haven’t seen Pocono yet.
 
Elev8 said:
Hopefully. But, as usual on these big ovals, if you’re out front you stay out front. No passing. Shoot, you can be running 25th & stay out under caution on old tires & hold a top 5 position the whole run it seems on these type of tracks.
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Was that the case with Fontana in this new car? I thought everywhere was pretty racy on the track. Thought Kansas was a good race too. I'm optimistic with this new car at Pocono, I actually thought the racing there the past few years with the old car was pretty good too.
 
aunty dive said:
Next Gen cars haven’t seen Pocono yet.
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That too, and as has been said they are applying resin to widen the passing areas. It's a new ball game. I expect the numbers to be better, the old figures weren't that bad, lots of comers and goers with added fuel strategy sometimes for Pocono
 
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