7th round of the 1977 USAC Championship Car season
Date
June 26, 1977
Official name
1977 Schaefer 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km
Distance
200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km
Weather
Temperatures up to 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver
A. J. Foyt (A. J. Foyt Racing)
Time
189.474 mph
Podium
First
Tom Sneva (Team Penske)
Second
Mario Andretti (Team Penske)
Third
Wally Dallenbach Sr. (Patrick Racing)
Motor car race
The 1977 Pocono 500, the 7th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 26, 1977. Branded as the 1977 Schaefer 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was Tom Sneva's first victory in a 500-mile race and the first 1-2 finish for Team Penske in Indy car racing.
^"1977 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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