How Sweep It Was: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Takes Aim At Pocono After Winning Both Its Races Last Season
Last August, Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated with a broom in Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway after completing the season sweep with his second win of the year at the 2.5-mile track.

The triumph marked his third of four checkered flags collected on the season and his first sweep of a track since he won both Talladega races in 2002.

Earnhardt will attempt to start a new sweep and win his third consecutive race at Pocono in Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 (1 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1).

He can join NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison (1982 – 83) and Tim Richmond (1986-87) as the only drivers to win three straight at Pocono.

Only seven drivers have swept Pocono in its history: Earnhardt Jr. (2014), Denny Hamlin (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2004), Bobby Labonte (1999), Tim Richmond (1986), Bill Elliott (1985) and Bobby Allison (1982).

No driver has swept Pocono twice. Earnhardt, Hamlin and Johnson are all aiming to be the first.