Pocono announces 2013 NASCAR dates
Pocono Raceway announced its 2013 NASCAR events will be held on their traditional weekends and feature NASCAR's premier series, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The June 9, Pocono 400 and the August 4, Pennsylvania 400 will anchor each race weekend.
The Pocono 400 will kick-off “The Tricky Triangle's” season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend, June 7-9. NASCAR's top touring series will be accompanied by the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards with the 27th running of the Pocono 200, set for Saturday, June 8th. On Sunday, June 9th, Joey Logano will look to repeat his 2012 winning performance in the 32nd running of the Pocono 400.
The 40th annual Pennsylvania 400 takes over the spotlight for Pocono's second NASCAR weekend, August 2-4. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rejoins the Sprint Cup Series and ARCA Series for a triple-header weekend of racing action. The Truck and ARCA Racing Series events are scheduled for Saturday, August 3rd. On Sunday, August 4th, defending race champion Jeff Gordon will lead the charge in the Pennsylvania 400.
The complete 2013 Sprint Cup Series schedule is expected shortly but here are the confirmed dates for next season:
Saturday, February 16
Daytona Shootout
Sunday, February 24
Daytona 500
Sunday, March 3
Phoenix
Sunday, March 10
Las Vegas
Saturday, April 13
Texas
Saturday, May 11
Darlington
Saturday, May 18
All-Star Race (Charlotte)
Sunday, May 26
Charlotte
Sunday, June 2
Dover
Sunday, June 9
Pocono
Sunday, July 28
Indianapolis
Sunday, August 4
Pocono
Sunday, September 29
Dover
Sunday, November 3
Texas
Sunday, November 10
Phoenix
