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Pocono Downs (PcD5/8)

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Located two miles northeast of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Route 315, five miles from Exit 36 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Address: Route 315
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702
Phone: (570) 825-6681
Fax Number: (570) 823-9407
Race Office: (570) 831-2126
Sponsored by: Downs Racing, LP
Dates: April 1 - November 11
Post Time: 2:30 p.m.; Triple Crown Days 2:00 p.m.
Track Officials
President and CEO: Robert Soper
V.P., Racing Division: Conrad Sobkowiak
Race Secretary: Saul Needle
Publicity Director: John Zimich
Simulcast Coordinator: Dale Rapson
Track Facts
Track Opened: July 15, 1965
Speed Rating: 2:00.2
Length of Homestretch: 490'
Width of Homestretch: 103'
Starters Behind the Gate: 9
Hubrail?: No
"Open" Stretch?: Yes
General Admission: Free
Clubhouse Admission: Free
General Parking: Free
Grandstand Capacity: 1,000
Clubhouse Capacity: 500
Parking Capacity: 2,000
Number of Race Programs: 143
Gross Handle: $5,227,570
Gross Attendance: 150,183
Average Handle: $36,556
Average Attendance: 1,050
Percapita Wagering: $34.81
Record Business
Handle: $973,118 - July 22, 1995
Attendance: 15,186 - September 6, 1966
Leading Drivers
Wins: George Napolitano, Jr. - 312
UDR: George Napolitano, Jr. - .409
Purses: George Napolitano, Jr. - $1,382,809
Leading Trainer
Wins: George Napolitano, Jr. - 154
 
   
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