Pocono 500

Venue	Pocono Raceway
Corporate sponsor	Pocono Raceway
First race	1982
Distance	500 miles
Number of laps	200
Previous names	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 (1982-1985) Miller High Life 500 (1986-1989) Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1990) Champion Spark Plug 500 (1991-1993) UAW-GM Teamwork 500 (1994-1996)

The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in July. The Pocono 500 replaced a 400-mile race at Texas World Speedway on NASCAR's schedule beginning with the 1982 season. It was moved to the former USAC Marlboro Championship Trail date in June, displacing the Indy cars to August.

Both the Pennsylvania 500 and Pocono 500 have been unique in that for many years, they have not utilized a title sponsor, and often used traditional generic/regional titles.

[edit] Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500
1982	June 6	Bobby Allison	Buick	$25,500	500	113.579
1983	June 12	Bobby Allison	Buick	$31,100	500	128.636
1984	June 10	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	$	500
1985	June 9	Bill Elliott	Ford	$	500
Miller High Life 500
1986	June 8	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	$	500
1987	June 14	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	$	500
1988	June 19	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	$	500
1989	June 18	Terry Labonte	Ford	$	500
Miller Genuine Draft 500
1990	June 17	Harry Gant	Oldsmobile	$	500
Champion Spark Plug 500
1991	June 16	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	$	500
1992	June 14	Alan Kulwicki	Ford	$	500
1993	June 13	Kyle Petty	Pontiac	$	500
UAW-GM Teamwork 500
1994	June 12	Rusty Wallace	Ford	$	500
1995	June 11	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	$	500
1996	June 16	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$	500
Pocono 500
1997	June 8	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$	500
1998	June 21	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford	$	500
1999	June 20	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	$	500
2000	June 19	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford	$	500
2001	June 17	Ricky Rudd	Ford	$	500
2002	June 9	Dale Jarrett	Ford	$	500
2003	June 8	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$	500
2004	June 13	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	$	500
2005	June 12	Carl Edwards	Ford	$	502.5
2006	June 11	Denny Hamlin	Chevrolet	$	500
2007	June 10	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$	265
2008	June 8	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	$	500
2009	June 7	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$	500

• 2005: Race extended to 201 laps / 502.5 miles due to Green-white-checker finish.
• 2007: Race shortened to 106 laps / 265 miles due to rain/darkness.