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The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car races
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August....
 in Long Pond
Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Long Pond, Pennsylvania is a unincorporated location in the The Poconos region of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The zip code is 18334....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, on the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500
Pennsylvania 500

The Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the other being the Pocono 500....
, usually held in July. The Pocono 500 replaced a 400-mile race at Texas World Speedway
Texas World Speedway

Texas World Speedway was built in 1969 and is one of only seven superspeedways of two miles or greater in the United States, the others being Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway, Auto Club Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway....
 on NASCAR's schedule beginning with the 1982 season.

Both the Pennsylvania 500 and Pocono 500 have been unique in that for many years, they have not utilized a title sponsor, and often used traditional generic/regional titles.








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The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car races
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway

Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the The Poconos of Pennsylvania at Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held just weeks apart in June and August....
 in Long Pond
Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Long Pond, Pennsylvania is a unincorporated location in the The Poconos region of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The zip code is 18334....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, on the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500
Pennsylvania 500

The Sunoco Presents The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 is the second of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car racing held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the other being the Pocono 500....
, usually held in July. The Pocono 500 replaced a 400-mile race at Texas World Speedway
Texas World Speedway

Texas World Speedway was built in 1969 and is one of only seven superspeedways of two miles or greater in the United States, the others being Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway, Auto Club Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway....
 on NASCAR's schedule beginning with the 1982 season.

Both the Pennsylvania 500 and Pocono 500 have been unique in that for many years, they have not utilized a title sponsor, and often used traditional generic/regional titles.

Past winners

Pocono 500
  • 2008 Kasey Kahne
    Kasey Kahne

    Kasey Kenneth Kahne is a Auto racing driver in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. For the 2009 season, he drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports with teammates Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson, and AJ Allmendinger....
  • 2007 Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
     (106 laps / 265 miles due to rain)
  • 2006 Denny Hamlin
    Denny Hamlin

    James Dennis Alan Hamlin, Jr. is an United States of America auto racing.He currently drives the #11 Fedex Car for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series....
  • 2005 Carl Edwards
    Carl Edwards

    Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....
     (201 laps / 502.5 miles due to green-white-checker finish
    Green-white-checker finish

    The green-white-checker finish is a rule implemented into many levels of automobile racing in the United States. When the race would otherwise end during a yellow-flag "caution" condition , this rule gives the field an attempt to finish the race under a green-flag, "racing" condition....
    )
  • 2004 Jimmie Johnson
    Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
  • 2003 Tony Stewart
    Tony Stewart

    Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
  • 2002 Dale Jarrett
    Dale Jarrett

    Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....
  • 2001 Ricky Rudd
    Ricky Rudd

    Ricky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is tied with Rusty Wallace for the longest streak of consecutive seasons with a victory, his lasting from 1983 to 1998....
  • 2000 Jeremy Mayfield
  • 1999 Bobby Labonte
    Bobby Labonte

    Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....
  • 1998 Jeremy Mayfield
  • 1997 Jeff Gordon
UAW-GM Teamwork 500
  • 1996 Jeff Gordon
  • 1995 Terry Labonte
    Terry Labonte

    Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
  • 1994 Rusty Wallace
    Rusty Wallace

    Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
Champion Spark Plug 500
  • 1993 Kyle Petty
    Kyle Petty

    Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty....
  • 1992 Alan Kulwicki
    Alan Kulwicki

    Alan Dennis Kulwicki , nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an United States NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar driver. He started racing at local short track racing in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car racing touring series....
  • 1991 Darrell Waltrip
    Darrell Waltrip

    Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....
Miller Genuine Draft 500
  • 1990 Harry Gant
    Harry Gant

    Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the number 33 Skoal Bandits car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit....
Miller High Life 500
  • 1989 Terry Labonte
    Terry Labonte

    Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
  • 1988 Geoffrey Bodine
  • 1987 Tim Richmond
    Tim Richmond

    Tim Richmond was an United States race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series ....
  • 1986 Tim Richmond
Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500
  • 1985 Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott

    William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
  • 1984 Cale Yarborough
    Cale Yarborough

    William Caleb Yarborough , is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, before Jimmie Johnson in 2006-2008....
  • 1983 Bobby Allison
    Bobby Allison

    Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....
  • 1982 Bobby Allison