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1999 Pocono 500

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Pocono Raceway was built in 1969 with the first races run in 1971. The first NASCAR race was run in 1974. Pocono is a two-and-a-half mile triangular shaped racetrack with three distinct turns, all modeled after famous IndyCar tracks. Turn one has 14 degrees of banking and is modeled at the
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now-defunct Trenton Speedway. The "Long Pond Straightaway" connects turns one and two. Turn two, named "tunnel turn," has 9 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Turn three has 6 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Milwaukee Mile.
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had a great shot of winning his third Winston Cup race, taking the lead on lap 172. However, on lap 185, Spencer went up the racetrack in the tunnel turn and hit the wall due to oil on the track. He lost the lead to eventual winner
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crashed heavily in turn two on lap 92, went up in the air, and was almost thrown from the car if not for the window net. Both Waltrip brothers crashed in turn one late in the race, shortening up the rear ends of their cars.
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crashed in the tunnel turn, causing the fourth caution. It was one of the hardest hits ever seen at Pocono. It was with such violence that Dave's helmet tried to come out of the window net. Dave was shaken but
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spun out while entering pit road for a green flag pit stop. He made contact with the pit wall and knocked several pieces of equipment. No caution was thrown.
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blew a tire and went straight into the turn 1 wall at high speed, causing the second caution.
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lost a tire on lap 7 and went straight into the turn one wall around 200 mph.
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crashed exiting turn 2, causing the 11th and final caution of the day.
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hit the wall very hard in turn 1, causing the eight caution.
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lost control in the short chute and spun out, collecting
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NASCAR
Winston Cup Series
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Long Pond
Pennsylvania
Pole position
Sterling Marlin
Team SABCO
Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Network
TNN
Eli Gold
Buddy Baker
Dick Berggren
Hut Stricklin
Loy Allen, Jr.
Derrike Cope
Rusty Wallace
Dave Marcis
Jimmy Spencer
Bobby Labonte
Sterling Marlin
Wally Dallenbach
Jeff Burton
Rusty Wallace

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