Dr. Joseph Mattioli, founder of Pocono Raceway, died Thursday. The man known as "Doc" in the NASCAR community was 86. "He was a friend from the very beginning with my grandfather," NASCAR chairman Brian France said of the sport's founding father, Bill France Sr. "He was a great man, and he really, really cared a lot about this sport. He'll be missed." NASCAR president Mike Helton echoed those sentiments. "There's no question that Doc was very symbolic to the passion of our sport," Helton said. "Everybody has their own different interpretation of your first reaction to saying 'Pocono.' But certainly the character and the passion and the impact that Doc and (wife) Rose Mattioli made on our sport will be forever ingrained in it, and it's sad to hear of his passing." Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/st...oseph-mattioli-pocono-raceway-founder-dies-86
