Pocono Raceway: “It’s really the first track we get to go back to a second time,” Allmendinger said. “We’re hoping that going back to these tracks a second time will help us. At least, we will have somewhere to start from when we begin first practice on Fridays."
Coming off the heels of making history on hallowed ground at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Team Chevy looks to continue its winning ways at Pocono. Last weekend, when Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag to win his fifth race at the Brickyard, he gave Chevrolet its 12th consecutive victory at the legendary track. Although not as many as 12, the Bowtie Brand has enjoyed a four-race winning streak at Pocono Raceway.
Trevor Bayne makes his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Iowa Speedway on Saturday evening. In six previous starts at the .875-mile short track, Bayne has recorded one win, two top-five finishes and four top-10s.
U.S. Cellular continues its partnership with Iowa Speedway by serving as title sponsor of the U.S. Cellular 250 for a sixth consecutive year and its partnership with RAB Racing with Brack Maggard as the primary sponsor of the No. 29 Toyota Camry driven by veteran Kenny Wallace.
Red Horse Racing at Pocono Raceway... In nine NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Pocono Raceway, Red Horse Racing has earned two top-five and four top-10 finishes.
“We had a decent run at Pocono earlier this year and feel like we learned some things that can help us this weekend. We have been testing a lot lately to work on our cars and we feel that we have found some things that can be beneficial. It would be great to have a strong run in our Fifth Third Ford this weekend.”
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Brian Vickers returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend with just six races remaining before the start of the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
After starting 18th Carl Edwards ran in the top-15 for most of the race and finished 15th on the historic 2.5-mile track and clinched a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Iowa, Round Two...James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud team head to Iowa Speedway for their second and final stop of the 2014 season. Iowa Speedway is a track that Buescher has typically excelled at in the past.
Pocono Raceway is unique in many ways, most prominently its lack of a fourth corner in the configuration of its race track. The Sprint Cup Series travels to the Pennsylvania track for the second and final time this season.
