Roger Penske and Marco Andretti have reacted positively to the news that Pocono Raceway has extended its contract with the Verizon IndyCar Series for a further two years. Pocono Raceway president and CEO Brandon Igdalsky today announced IndyCar will revisit ‘The Tricky Triangle’ in 2017 and 2018, which will be the series’ seventh consecutive visit. Pocono Raceway held its first Indy car race in 1971, and continued to host USAC and then CART until 1989. However, the venue disappeared from the schedule until 2013. IndyCar’s last three races have been won by the series’ so-called Big Three teams – 2013 Chip Ganassi Racing (Scott Dixon), 2014 Team Penske (Juan Montoya) and 2015...
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