NASCAR Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500: June 6, 2010

The NASCAR Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 is this Sunday, June 6th. Presented by Target, the race is also known as the NASCAR Pocono 500 Sprint Cup Race and is part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

NASCAR Pocono Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500

The green flag for this NASCAR Pocono 500 Race will fly at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at the stroke of 1:18 pm ET on June 6, 2010.

• The 2.5 mile tri-oval track at Pocono has a front stretch of 3,750 feet, a 14 foot turn, a backstretch of 3,055 feet, an 8 foot turn, a sortstretch of 1,780 feet, and a 6 foot turn. The total race is 200 laps around the Pocono track for a total course of 500 miles.
• There will be 43 drivers in all competing for the title of 2010 NASCAR Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 champion.

Last year’s winner was Tony Stewart, who led by a whopping 39 laps over runner-up Carl Edwards, who in turn led the third-place finisher, David Reutimann, by an incredible 103 laps.

Based on last year’s figures, the approximate total prize purse for the NASCAR Gillette / Pocono 500 is over $5 million with over $200,00 going to both the 1st and 2nd place winners.

Current Power Rankings have Kyle Busch (driving for Toyota) at the top with Kurt Busch right behind him (driving for Dodge). Next down is Kevin Harvick (driving for Chevrolet), followed by Denny Hamlin (driving for Toyota), followed in turn by Jimmie Johnson (driving for Chevrolet). Rounding out the top 10 in the latest Power Rankings are (in order from best down) Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, and Ryan Newman.

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