Starting from 19th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota won the 47th Annual Pocono 350, his 41st win in 520 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 9th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 6th win & 19th top 10 finish in 29 races at Pocono Raceway. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Head for the Mountains Ford, started from 20th place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 39 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota, started from 38th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Pocono Raceway.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 25th place followed by 5th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 18th place. 6th Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford, started from 14th place followed by 9th place Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adams Polishes Chevrolet, started from 27th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Sirius XM Toyota, in 10th place, started from 15th place. Cole Custer (17th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 52 points over Ryan Blaney.
The Race had 8 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for Precipitation [Red Flag – 50:50]. 2nd Caution on lap 16 for #34 Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 40 for #95 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 47 for #17 Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 77 for #12, #18 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 81 for #37 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 87 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The Race had 12 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; R. Preece 0; K. Busch 1-35; R. Blaney 36-56; K. Busch 57-58; D. Hamlin 59-76; K. Harvick 77; B. Keselowski 78-79; A. Almirola 80-83; B. Keselowski 84-94; K. Harvick 95-104; D. Hamlin 105-120; M. Truex Jr. 121-125; D. Hamlin 126-140.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 1, 12, 95, 4, 2, 21, 17, 19, 18, 41
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 10, 6, 19, 47, 4, 3, 1, 21, 11
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 15
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 140 Laps – 350. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 19. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 140 Running |
2. 20. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Head for the Mountains Ford 140 Running |
3. 38. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 140 Running |
4. 25. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 140 Running |
5. 18. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 140 Running |
6. 8. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 140 Running |
7. 7. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 140 Running |
8. 14. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford 140 Running |
9. 27. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adams Polishes Chevrolet 140 Running |
10. 15. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Sirius XM Toyota 140 Running |
11. 12. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford 140 Running |
12. 10. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 140 Running |
13. 3. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 140 Running |
14. 2. Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 140 Running |
15. 4. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 140 Running |
16. 21. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 140 Running |
17. 5. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 140 Running |
18. 6. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 139 Running |
19. 24. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Death Wish Coffee Ford 139 Running |
20. 22. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 139 Running |
21. 23. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Built Bar Ford 139 Running |
22. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Ford 139 Running |
23. 26. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 139 Running |
24. 36. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 139 Running |
25. 1. Car 37 Ryan Preece P&G Chevrolet 139 Running |
26. 28. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 139 Running |
27. 29. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Remember Everyone Deployed Chevrolet 138 Running |
28. 31. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 138 Running |
29. 35. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 137 Running |
30. 34. Car 77 James Davison OilFire Rye Whiskey Chevrolet 136 Running |
31. 40. Car 00 Quin Houff # Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet 136 Running |
32. 33. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet 136 Running |
33. 37. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Adkins Automotive LLC Ford 136 Running |
34. 32. Car 7 * Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Chevrolet 136 Running |
35. 30. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Caterpillar Chevrolet 135 Running |
36. 11. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 135 Running |
37. 39. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Koolbox Chevrolet 133 Running |
38. 16. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Mini’s Toyota 74 Accident |
39. 17. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 39 Accident |
40. 13. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 15 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #9, #78 (transmission change), #24, #37 (engine change), #00, #8, #20, #22, #88 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 50 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 122.879 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.068 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Custer, #41.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 5, 2020 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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