NASCAR will this weekend travel to both Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, Pennsylvania) and Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa) . NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series will both race at Pocono while the Xfinity Series will race at Iowa. Pocono Raceway opened for racing in 1971. The track is triangle shaped and is 4 km (2.5 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with three turns. Banking in turn one is 14 degrees, turn two 8 degrees and turn three six degrees . Lap record is held by Juan Pablo Montoya 223.871 mph in 2014 (IndyCar Series). The stands currently capacity are 76 812 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Pocono and Iowa
Series: Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
FRIDAY, JULY 29
Pocono
17.00-18.25 | 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN
18.30-19.55 | 12:30-1:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS1
21.00-21.55 | 3-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
22.15 | 4:15 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
Garagecam
16.30 | 10:30 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
18.00 | noon | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Iowa
23.00-23.50 | 5-5:50 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice, NBCSN will start coverage at 5:30 p.m. on a delay
01.00-02.20 | 7-8:20 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBCSN
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Pocono
15.05 | 9:05 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
17.00-18.20 | 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN
19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 150 (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1
Iowa
22.15 | 4:15 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
02.00 | 8 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series US Cellular 250 (250 laps, 218.75 miles), NBCSN
SUNDAY, JULY 31
19.30 | 1.30 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.00 (Sweden)
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