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The 1982 Pocono 500, the 12th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 15, 1982. Branded as the 1982 Domino's Pizza Pocono 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Rick Mears , his first Pocono 500 win.
If a buyer wanted a larger sleeper, Peterbilt worked with Mercury Sleepers for 40", 60", and custom sized sleepers. Mercury would paint the sleeper to match the factory paint or the sleeper came with polished quilted aluminum. In 1978, Peterbilt's engineers were tasked with making a bigger sleeper.
The company was founded in 1965 by W. Marvin Rush, who remained chairman of the board until 2013, when he was succeeded by his son W.M. "Rusty" Rush. [5] The company began as a dealership for Peterbilt trucks, but expanded greatly in the intervening years through acquisition of dealerships.
Mattioli was an investor in the construction of Pocono Raceway, eventually becoming the primary investor by mid-1969. Soliciting advice from NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman, Mattioli oversaw the construction of the 2.5 mile superspeedway, which opened in 1971.
The Pocono 500 was a major aspect of the first open-wheel "split". In late 1978, the CART series was formed as a collective of race teams who formed a sanctioning body to address problems they faced in auto racing, ones they felt were ignored by USAC.
Pocono 2.5mi (Paved) 61 Richie Evans: 30 1980 Pocono 2.5mi (Paved) 61 Richie Evans: 31 1981 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 26 George Kent 32 1982 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 5 Greg Sacks: 33 1983 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 24 Jimmy Spencer: 34 1984 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 69 Brian Ross: 35 1985 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 12 Brett Bodine: 36 1986 Pocono .75mi (Paved) 26 George ...
The 2012 Pennsylvania 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 5, 2012 at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.Contested over 98 laps of 160, it was the twenty-first race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
Peterbilt Motors Company [ edit ] In 1939, with a need to expand his timber interests and a desire to build to custom logging trucks, he acquired Fageol Truck and Coach Company of Oakland, California from Sterling Motor Truck Co. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Peterman sought to build his vehicles with a focus on quality and within two years, the vehicles were ...