Owners have swept Pocono Raceway’s Victory Lane in single seasons, and so have drivers. But no owner/driver has produced a single season sweep at Pocono Raceway.

Tony Stewart, winner of June’s Pocono 500, is halfway to that unlikely goal.

Drivers who have swept both Pocono victories in a single season include Bobby Allison (1982, DiGard), Bill Elliott (1985, Melling). Tim Richmond (1986, Hendrick), Bobby Labonte (1999, Gibbs), Jimmie Johnson (2004, Hendrick) and Denny Hamlin (2006, Gibbs).

Other owners have swept Pocono with different drivers. They include Jack Roush (2005, Carl Edwards & Kurt Busch) and Roger Penske (2000, Jeremy Mayfield & Rusty Wallace).

One owner/driver, Darrell Waltrip, posted wins in consecutive seasons at Pocono over the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Over those same two seasons, owner/driver Alan Kulwicki recorded the same feat at Bristol Motor Speedway’s half-mile.

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Crown Royal Becomes a Primary Sponsor for Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Sprint Cup Team in 2010

Industry Leaders Crown Royal, Matt Kenseth to reunite next season

CONCORD, N.C. (July 28, 2009) – Roush Fenway Racing announced today that Diageo, parent company of Crown Royal, has renewed its multi-year sponsorship. Crown Royal will serve as the primary sponsor for Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 Sprint Cup team at 18 Cup events in 2010.

“I’m excited about teaming up with Crown Royal,” said Kenseth, one of only five drivers in NASCAR history to win the Sprint Cup rookie of the year award, a Sprint Cup Championship and the Daytona 500.

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By: Amanda Vincent

Mustang may very well be the most successful nameplate in professional racing, but Ford’s pony car has never had a presence in NASCAR. That will all change in 2010.

When NASCAR’s Nationwide Series rolls out a Car of Tomorrow for limited competition next year, the Ford model will be the 2010 Mustang.

“We’re excited about Mustang coming to NASCAR,” said Director of Ford North America Motorsports Brian Wolfe. “It’s the most successful product nameplate in racing history, and it seems only right that it should be coming to the most popular form of racing in North America.”

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MUSTANG ENTERS NNS FOR 1ST TIME IN ‘10 7/28/2009
Dearborn, Mich. — Mustang is already the most successful single nameplate in Ford Racing’s professional racing history, but it hasn’t competed in NASCAR—until now.

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Brian Wolfe, director of Ford North America Motorsports, made the announcement today that Mustang will debut as part of NASCAR’s new car limited rollout in the 2010 Nationwide Series.

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