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Pocono Raceway Adds More SAFER Barriers
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Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, has added an additional 5,197 feet of Steel and Foam Energy Resistant (SAFER) barriers.
The addition of the new barrier makes Pocono Raceway one of the top-three tracks in terms of length of the safety feature.
With a late start to winter, Pocono Raceway was able to cover the front stretch of the 2.5-mile raceway as well as areas between turns two and three.
In addition to the SAFER barrier walls, Pocono Raceway upgraded the three track crossover gates located around the track with new gates that incorporate SAFER barriers into their construction.
Last year, Pocono Raceway lengthened the pit wall and installed more than 6000 feet of SAFER barrier.
Pocono Raceway now has more than 23,640 feet of SAFER barrier walls installed which equates to 4.48 miles and trails just behind Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway's length of SAFER barrier walls.
The addition of the new barrier makes Pocono Raceway one of the top-three tracks in terms of length of the safety feature.
With a late start to winter, Pocono Raceway was able to cover the front stretch of the 2.5-mile raceway as well as areas between turns two and three.
In addition to the SAFER barrier walls, Pocono Raceway upgraded the three track crossover gates located around the track with new gates that incorporate SAFER barriers into their construction.
Last year, Pocono Raceway lengthened the pit wall and installed more than 6000 feet of SAFER barrier.
Pocono Raceway now has more than 23,640 feet of SAFER barrier walls installed which equates to 4.48 miles and trails just behind Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway's length of SAFER barrier walls.
