Pocono 500 is one of the best NASCAR races in America. It is held in the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The first Pocono 500 race was held in 1982. The Pocono Raceway hosts another stock car race along with it, the Pennsylvania 500. The speedway is considered as one of the most competitive raceways, as its tracks are designed in different style. Its unique 2.5 mile track features three turns and three straights. The turns and straights have their own degree of banking. Turn 1 is of 675 feet with 14 degrees, turn 2 is 750 feet with 8 degrees and third turn is of 800 feet with 6 degrees. It has the seat capacity for about seventy-six thousand people. >> More