Today, when I was watching the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway in eastern Pennsylvania, I realized something: The races there are long and boring.
I actually like the track itself. It's two and a half miles long, the same distance as Daytona and Indianapolis, and shaped like a triangle, so it only has three turns. So Pocono Raceway itself is unique because of its shape.
But stock cars here race so much slower than at Daytona and Talladega, which are comparable in length but have much faster speeds. Today's race, a 400-mile race, lasted just about the same amount of time as this year's Daytona 500, which is 100 miles longer. Both Sprint Cup races at Pocono used to be 500 miles as well until two years ago. Starting last year, they were both reduced 100 miles. Now I can see why.
The race in June was just as long and boring. So I kind of expected the same thing anyway coming into today's race. Next week the series goes to Watkins Glen, a road course in New York. That should be more interesting than today, especially considering it's one of only two road course races in the series every year.
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