LONG POND - The first Pennsylvania Hauler Parade, a procession of NASCAR Sprint Cup haulers, will travel north on Interstate 81 on Thursday as part of the celebration of Sunday's Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway.
The haulers will gather at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex on Thursday morning and will leave at 11:45 a.m. After a stop at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, the haulers, preceded by the Pocono Raceway pace car, will leave Harrisburg at about noon and will travel north on I-81, including Schuylkill County, on a trip which should end at about 2 p.m. at Pocono Raceway.
Fans may follow the procession on Twitter at #haulerPArade.
STATE COLLEGE - Fans looking to be a part of James Franklin's inaugural season as Penn State's head football coach are able to purchase season tickets and make their Nittany Lion Club donation online.
Fans can buy their Penn State football tickets for the seven-game home schedule at GoPSUsports.com/ seasontickets, while choosing their own seats online by utilizing Virtual Venue.
New season tickets and information about tickets also are available by calling (800) NITTANY from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
More than 4,000 new Penn State football season tickets have been sold for the home campaign.
Nittany Lion Club members may purchase home and apply for away single-game football tickets via their account manager at www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager. Public single game tickets, if available, will not go on sale until mid-July.