CHASE ELLIOTT ON PIT ROAD AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTO
For the first time since 1974, Motorsport America Photographer & Publisher Fred Hanyon won’t be attending the NASCAR Race at Pocono.
Never Fear, Race Fans. Fred will be covering the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway this weekend!
But this year due to NASCAR’s schedule shake-up debacle, Fred Hanyon won’t be at Pocono.
We here at Motorsport America thought it’d be fun to take a look back at our favorite file photos from Pocono Raceway’s past by Fred Hanyon.
IT’S A GREAT DAY FOR RACING AT POCONO! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTHE KING’S HAT DISPLAY. RICHARD PETTY WON THE INAUGURAL NASCAR RACE AT POCONO IN 1974, WHILE LEADING 152 OF 192 LAPS IN A RAIN-SHORTENED EVENT. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTODALE EARNHARDT, JR. AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA FILE PHOTOJR Motorsports Team Owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr substituted for the crew chief roll for driver Connor Zilisch. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOThere is a hilarious story behind this photo. Buy Fred a beer sometime, and he’d love to tell you about it! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOJoey Logano with Evan Nova at Pocono in 2022. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOBubba Wallace in the media center. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTODouglasville, Georgia’s Mason Massey signing autographs in Pocono. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOMason Massey’s car in the Pocono Garage. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOMason Massey in WHAT TURN 4? at Pocono. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTORFK Drivers Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece & Chris Buescher on pit road at Pocono – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTyler Reddick and Christopher Bell. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOKyle Busch last year giving interviews in the media center – Motorsport America PhotoKyle Busch in 2025 at Pocono – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOChase Elliott won the Kennametal Pole Award for the Xfinity Race – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOAustin Cindric and Chase Elliott in the Cup Race – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTONASCAR Cup Cars single file down the frontstretch at Pocono – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOPocono demands attention in the Turns – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOCarson Hocevar out front of the pace car at Pocono – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTODenny Hamlin’s burnout at Pocono – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOPatrick Emerling at Pocono – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOPocono’s Turn 3 – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTODenny Hamlin in Victory Lane – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOSammy Smith and Austin Hill in What Turn 4? – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTONCTS Champion, Corey Heim from Marietta, Georgia at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOChandler Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia being interviewed by Fox Sports – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOJake Garcia from Monroe, Georgia at Pocono – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOCole Custer in Victory Lane at Pocono – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOAustin Hill from Winston, Georgia on the Pennsylvania Trick Triangle – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOChandler Smith on Pit Road at Pocono – MOTORSORT AMERICA PHOTOCorey Heim from Maretta, Georgia wins at the scenic Pocono Mountains Raceway – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOCHRISTIAN ECKES AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTORAJAH KIRBY CARUTH – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOBEN RHODES – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOMATT CRAFTON – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTORYAN SIEG FROM TUCKER, GEORGIA – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTODENNY HAMLIN’S TOYOTA HEADS TO THE ADAM PETTY GARAGE – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOAUSTIN HILL IN WHAT TURN 3? AT POCONO RACEWAY – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTALKING ROCK, GEORGIA’S CHANDLER SMITH WON THE DAYTONA 500 FOR FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS – MOTOSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTYLER ANKRUM AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTY MAJESKI AT POCONO RACEWAY – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOCHANDLER SMITH CHATS WITH HIS CREW – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOCOREY HEIM ON PIT ROAD AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOCARSON HOCEVAR AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTONo. 9 Chase Elliott started in the 18th position and claimed his second top five finish of the weekend by finishing 5th. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOChase Briscoe’s amazing victory burnout as he shreds his tires and slings rubber in front of the fans in the sold-out grandstand at Pocono Raceway! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTORoss Chastain on pit road at Pocono Raceway prior to the start of The Great American Getaway 400 – Motorsport America PhotoWilliam Byron on pit road at Pocono Raceway prior to the start of the race. – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOPenske teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano chat along the front stretch before driver introductions in front of the packed grandstand of race fans at Pocono Raceway! – Motorsport America PhotoTHE TRICKY TRIANGLE TUNNEL TURN AT POCONO RACEWAY LEADS TO THE INFIELD THROUGH TURN TWO! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOConnor Zilisch climbs out through the roof flap to celebrate his win in the Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at the famed Tricky Triangle racetrack! – Motorsport America PhotoRace fans jammed victory lane chanting, Junior! Junior! Junior! when JR Motorsports team owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr joined his driver Connor Zilisch in victory lane! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTORichard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love led 8 laps in the 100 lap race at Pocono Raceway! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOChase Elliott on pit road at before qualifying for the NOAPS Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway on Saturday morning! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTHE No. 33 BLACK CAT FIREWORKS FORD OF FRANKIE MUNIZ. THE FORMER CHILD STAR OF “MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE” HAS SHIFTED HIS FOCUS FROM ACTING TO RACING, AND NOW RUNS FULL TIME FOR REAUME BROTHERS RACING! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTODOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA NATIVE MASON MASSEY IN THE XFINITY GARAGE AT POCONO. MASON CURRENTLY DRIVES FOR BILL McANALLY RACING IN THE ARCA WEST SERIES – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOPIT ROAD AT POCONO – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOSTRONG WINDS AND BLUE SKIES WERE ONHAND IN THE FAMOUS PENNSYLVANIA TOWNSHIP – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOTHE PICTURESQUE GRANDSTAND AT POCONO RACEWAY! THE FAMOUS PENNSYLVANIA TRICKY TRIANGLE HAS THE LONGEST FRONTSTRETCH IN NASCAR, MEASURING AN INCREDIBLE 3,740 FEET! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOSunset & Rainbows ended a great NASCAR race weekend at Pocono Raceway! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOBeautiful Pennsylvania sunset, with race fans looking forward to tomorrow’s The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway! – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTO
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