I am going to my first NASCAR race on August 5th to Pocono Raceway for the Pennsylvania 500. It is about two hours away so my dad and I will be driving there and back on the same day (Sunday). We do not plan on going Saturday to the Busch race.
I have some questions for all of you who have been to NASCAR races before...
1. I want to buy the tickets today but I am not sure what seats would be good. Can someone give me some suggestions? http://www.poconoraceway.com/tickets
2. What items should we bring with us to the track?
3. How early should we get there? The NEXTEL race starts at 2:00.
I thought this was pretty amazing, so I made a little chart to illustrate.
Combined 7 wins in 22 races. Combined 11 top two finishes in 22 races. Combined 14 top three finishes in 22 races. Combined 17 top four finishes in 22 races.
1. Gordon made his pit stop and got out of pit lane before the leader (#20) got passed him.
2. This put him on the tail end of the lead lap cars.
3. When those cars made their pit stops, Gordon stayed out and claimed the lead.
It was a cleverly executed move and was an advantage of Gordon getting to pick his pit placement due to winning the pole. Gordon bashers claim NASCAR gave him the win. Rules are rules. Gordon's crew pulled it off flawlessly and Gordon earned the win.
