The Pocono 500 was an American Open Wheel 500-mile race held at Pocono International Raceway from 1971-1989. It was sanctioned by USAC from 1971-1981, and by CART from 1982-1989. Following the 1989 event, the track was deemed too rough and unsuitable for Indycars, and was permanently removed from the schedule.

[edit] Past winners

Date	Race Name	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine	Team
7/3/1971	Pocono 500	Mark Donohue	McLaren	Offy	Penske Racing
7/29/1972	Pocono 500	Joe Leonard	Parnelli	Offy	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
7/1/1973	Pocono 500	A. J. Foyt	Coyote	Foyt	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6/30/1974	Pocono 500	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren	Offy	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
6/29/1975	Schaefer 500	A. J. Foyt	Coyote	Foyt	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6/27/1976	Schaefer 500	Al Unser	Parnelli	Cosworth	Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
6/26/1977	Schaefer 500	Tom Sneva	McLaren	Cosworth	Penske Racing
6/25/1978	Schaefer 500	Al Unser	Chaparral	Cosworth	Chaparral Cars
6/24/1979	Schaefer 500	A. J. Foyt	Parnelli	Cosworth	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
6/22/1980	True Value 500	Bobby Unser	Penske	Cosworth	Penske Racing
6/14/1981	Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500	A. J. Foyt	March	Cosworth	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
8/15/1982	Domino's Pizza Pocono 500*	Rick Mears	Penske	Cosworth	Penske Racing
8/14/1983	Domino's Pizza 500	Teo Fabi	March	Cosworth	Forsythe Racing
8/19/1984	Domino's Pizza 500	Danny Sullivan	Lola	Cosworth	Doug Shierson Racing
8/18/1985	Domino's Pizza 500	Rick Mears	March	Cosworth	Penske Racing
8/17/1986	Domino's Pizza 500	Mario Andretti	Lola	Cosworth	Newman/Haas Racing
8/16/1987	Quaker State 500	Rick Mears	March	Chevrolet-Ilmor	Penske Racing
8/21/1988	Quaker State 500	Bobby Rahal	Lola	Judd	Truesports
8/20/1989	Pocono 500	Danny Sullivan	Penske	Chevrolet-Ilmor	Penske Racing

• USAC sanctioned the race from 1971-1981. The 1981 race was noteworthy as it was the final Indycar race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be sanctioned by USAC. A rag-tag field of Indycars and converted dirt-track cars ran a two-class race. Rain halted the race shortly after the halfway point, and ended the race early.^[1]
• The race moved from June to August starting in 1982. The move was made because the track added a second NASCAR Winston Cup Series race to their schedule, and it was placed in the June date.

[edit] References

1. ^ 1981 Pocono 500 Photo Page