Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCarrace. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.
The first 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, June 1, at 1:05 PM EST.[2]Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.425 and an average speed of 159.504 miles per hour (256.697 km/h).[3]
The last 50-minute practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, June 1, at 3:05 PM EST.[2]Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.424 and an average speed of 159.507 miles per hour (256.702 km/h).[3]
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 2, at 9:35 AM EST.[2] Since Pocono Raceway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.[4]
