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Weekend Schedule for Pocono and Iowa

NASCAR will this weekend travel to both Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, Pennsylvania) and Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa) . The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and The Monster Energy NASCAR 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 6 degrees . Track Qualifying Record is held by Kyle Larson with 183.438mph in August 2014 . The stands currently capacity are 70 000 seats. Most wins by an active driver at Pocono Raceway is Denny Hamlin with 4 wins (25 races) Bonus facts. Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 49 years, 5 months, 19 days, 6/10/1984

Weekend Schedule for Pocono and Iowa

Series: Monster CupXfinity and Camping World Truck Series

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Note: Times in CET and EST

Friday, July 27

Pocono
18.00-18.55 | noon-12:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, No TV
20.00-20.55 | 2-2:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, No TV

Iowa
23.05-23.55 | 5:05-5:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
00.35-01.25 | 6:35-7:25 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Saturday, July 28

Pocono
15.00-15.50 | 9-9:50 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
16.00 | 10 a.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1
17.40-18:30 | 11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Gander Outdoors 150 (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1
22.10 | 4:10 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Iowa
21.05 | 3:05 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
23.20 | 5:20 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 presented by The Rasmussen Group (250 laps, 218.75 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Sunday, July 29

Pocono
20.30 | 2:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 20.00 (Sweden)

Photo credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)
Stats: Jayski/ESPN and DriverAverages.com

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