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Concert 10 was a rock concert at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on July 8 and 9, 1972.The event attracted an estimated 200,000 people who were met with hot weather, then cold and a downpour replete with rain and mud.
An aerial view of Pocono Raceway taken from a passing jetliner in late March 2014 Al Unser Jr. (No. 7) and Chet Fillip (No. 38) racing at Pocono in 1984 An SCCA T-2 Camaro goes clockwise on the Pocono Raceway's front stretch, 1999 John Andretti at Pocono Raceway, 1998 Victory Lane at Pocono during pre-race ceremonies at the 2005 Pocono 500
Frank Hayes (1901 – 4 June 1923) was an Irish horse trainer and jockey who, on 4 June 1923, at Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, New York, [2] [better source needed] won a steeplechase despite suffering a fatal heart attack in the latter part of the race.
It’s been five years since a horse died as the result of racing in the Breeders’ Cup. It was 2019, a year that was both the best and worst for a sport that is struggling for relevance in the ...
Ongais's sponsor, Panasonic, insisted that he enter the Pocono 500 saying they needed the New York area exposure and that they needed to be part of Pocono's week of music concerts leading up to the 500. [8] Pocono had a small entry list with nowhere near the number of cars to fill the 33-car starting grid.
Construction first began on a three-quarter mile infield short track. Construction of the 2.5 mile speedway was completed in early 1971. [3] In February 1970, USAC and Pocono Raceway signed a sanctioning agreement to host a 500-mile Indy car race and 500 mile stock car race. As part of the agreement, USAC agreed not to hold any other 500 mile ...
Horse racing, already under intense scrutiny over horse deaths, suffered yet another very public display of the sport's troubling side. New York Thunder was far in front toward winning the Grade 1 ...
Nazareth Speedway started as a horse racing track farther up in the center of the town in the 1850s known as the Northampton County Agricultural Fairgrounds. As the crowds grew, the location grew too crowded to remain in the center of the town. Around 1900, a new 1 ⁄ 2 mile dirt track was constructed at the current location between Route 191 ...