2007 Pocono 500
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The 2007 Pocono 500, the fourteenth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, was run on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Pocono Raceway outside the town of Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race marked the start of the second half of the race to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
Date | June 10, 2007 (2007-June-10) | ||
Official name | Pocono 500 | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
Distance | 106 laps, 265 mi (426.476 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 135.608 miles per hour (218.240 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing | ||
Time | 52.922 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 49 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT | ||
Announcers |
Bill Weber, Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
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Throughout the week, drivers in the Truck, Busch, and Cup series along with the Grand National division wore small black logos reading "WCF (William Clifton France) Innovator, Pioneer, Friend 1933-2007" to pay tribute to former NASCAR president Bill France Jr.