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Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Kurt Busch Makes Painful Pocono Admission During Emotional Return to Tricky Triangle
Kurt Busch Makes Painful Pocono Admission During Emotional Return to Tricky Triangle originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For years, Kurt Busch viewed Pocono Raceway fondly. He won there three times in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Good memories. Advertisement Then July 23, 2022 happened. The 23XI Racing pilot got sideways during his qualifying run at The Tricky Triangle and backed the No. 45 car into the wall. The incident didn't appear to be anything extraordinary. However, as everyone later found out, the back end of the then-Next Gen car was too stiff and the drivers absorbed much of the energy during impact. Busch suffered a concussion. Kurt Busch on the flag stand as the honorary starter at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Dedmon-Imagn Images Initially, he was supposed to be out for only a few races. Then, his return kept getting delayed. Ultimately, he didn't return for the rest of the 2022 season and never raced again in NASCAR. On Saturday, Busch appeared at Pocono during the pre-race show on Prime and was congratulated on his recent nomination into the Hall of Fame when he made a surprisingly candid admission about his trip to Pennsylvania. 'It's been fun just taking it all in and telling stories and reminiscing about some of those old races and talking about like some of the deep stuff, too,' Busch said. 'You know, it's not always peaches and cream and sunshine and rainbows, but man, it's just an honor to go in on first ballot and to take it all in. Advertisement 'I haven't been back to Pocono since my accident. So this, it's like a cleansing, purging weekend as well.' Busch's "cleansing weekend" will continue on Sunday when he watches his brother and former 23XI racing teammates compete on the 2.5-mile track. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET on Prime. Related: Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott Make List No Cup Series Driver Wants to Be On This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Automotive
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Kurt Busch Comment Unexpectedly Sparks Chorus of Boos From Pocono Crowd
Kurt Busch Comment Unexpectedly Sparks Chorus of Boos From Pocono Crowd originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kurt Busch and his fans will never forget Pocono Raceway. There are good memories from the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania track, including three wins in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Advertisement But there's a really bad one that happened on July 23, 2022. That's the last time the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion ever competed in the sport when he backed his No. 45 car into the wall during qualifying and suffered a concussion. On Saturday, the 46-year-old returned to The Tricky Triangle for the first time since his accident three years ago and admitted during Prime's coverage of practice and qualifying that it was a 'cleansing/purging' experience. Kurt Busch addresses the media at Daytona International Yeazell-Imagn Images The scheduled Grand Marshal for Sunday's race then drew an unexpected response from fans when asked by analyst Corey LaJoie if he was going to wave the green flag as part of his weekend duties. Advertisement 'I'm gonna be 'Gentlemen, start your engines,'' the former driver said. 'The governor wants to wave the green flag so I'm learning how to share with that.' A chorus of boos rang out from those standing nearby, obviously expressing their displeasure with Governor Josh Shapiro. 'Whoops. Normally I'm the guy getting booed,' Busch joked. 'No, you guys have been awesome.' Busch rubbed plenty of fans the wrong way earlier in his career. However, in the later years, the tide had turned and many of those same fans were supportive of the 2017 Daytona 500 winner. And there was no better evidence of that than three years ago when his career came to an abrupt end at Pocono and he received so many well wishes from those fans and the industry as a whole. Advertisement Related: Kurt Busch Makes Painful Pocono Admission During Emotional Return to Tricky Triangle This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
Fox Sports
20-06-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
2025 NASCAR Pocono qualifying: Order for The Great American Getaway 400
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to take on the Tricky Triangle for yet another race in the 2025 season. Catch the race on Sunday on Amazon Prime at 2 p.m. ET. Qualifying starts Saturday on Prime. Check out the 2025 NASCAR Pocono qualifying order below. 2025 NASCAR Pocono Qualifying Order recommended Get more from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Automotive
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NASCAR President Steve O'Donnell talks 'passionate' Pocono fans, Amazon, racing in Philly
NEW YORK — Pocono Raceway isn't just a fan favorite track, it is also a venue looked upon favorably by NASCAR leadership. NASCAR president Steve O'Donnell talked about several changes and developments within the sport. One of them was the new in-season tournament, and how Pocono Raceway came to be involved as the last preliminary track on the schedule. Advertisement "Our partners wanted the Tricky Triangle," O'Donnell said. "When we talked with our partners and determined what were some of the markets they wanted to be in, Pocono was a big part of that. It fit into that window, and after that came the in-season tournament. But they wanted Pocono as an anchor of their portfolio." Race weekend at the Triangle: What to know ahead of NASCAR's Great American Getaway 400 When asked about what makes Pocono such an attractive place for racing fans, O'Donnell attributed it to the passionate short track racing in the northeast region of the U.S. "If you look at Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, there's a huge, hardcore short track market with a lot of fans who love racing in general, and have become NASCAR fans," O'Donnell said. "It's grassroots racing that kind of goes underappreciated, but the fans show up in droves." Advertisement Pocono Raceway has been a beneficiary of the regional racing fandom, selling out its infield campgrounds for five consecutive years and approaching a Cup Series sellout for the third straight year. More: Special traffic patterns planned on Route 115 near Pocono Raceway O'Donnell added that Pennsylvania has a huge racing fanbase, which makes sense why new media partner Prime Video, which is broadcasting the preliminaries of the in-season tournament, would want the Triangle on their schedule. Pocono Raceway president Ben May spoke about the track's involvement in the tournament and working with Prime Video, explaining that they were "flattered" the new media partner asked by name. This did force the race to be moved up a few weeks earlier, which is why the Great American Getaway 400 is in June this year as opposed to July in 2024. Advertisement There were also questions about how well a race would do on a streaming service, which NASCAR never partnered with before, instead of traditional cable. But in addition to the returning partners Fox Sports and NBC Sports, O'Donnell and his staff saw the opportunity to widen the footprint with Amazon and Turner. The latter is partnering with NASCAR for the first time since 2014, and both deals are until 2031. "It's a bit of a myth that our fans wouldn't have Amazon. Actually, they're already there; they've already migrated to that space. So we're really bullish on it." Weather watch at Pocono Raceway: What conditions should fans expect race weekend? NASCAR considering a race in Philadelphia? In a surprising development, NASCAR is considering a race in Philadelphia, about two hours away from Pocono. Advertisement "Pocono has delivered for us in terms of fans, but when you look at opportunities, one of the places we looked was Franklin Field," O'Donnell said. "It was one of the only places we could've put a race track inside. Those are the type of things that, within a city, we're gonna look at. "The days of just building a rural track are over, but if we can build a track with some real estate development around it and partner with some people, we're gonna look at major cities and bring the product to the fan base within the city as well." Franklin Field, home of the Penn Quakers, is the oldest college football stadium still in operation, opening in 1895 and renovated in 1922. Its Olympic-style structure is why NASCAR could consider hosting a race there, but O'Donnell said the exploration was "pretty early." O'Donnell talked similarly about another bold venture that eventually became the Chicago Street Race, a new wrinkle in recent years to NASCAR that had positive results with fans. This article originally appeared on Pocono Record: NASCAR president talks 'passionate' Pocono fans, racing in Philly
