Starting from 2nd place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota won the 38th Annual Pocono 400, his 55th win in 512 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 13th Top 10 finish in This is his 3rd win & 14th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Pocono Raceway. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wabash National Ford, started from 5th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Pocono Raceway.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 16th place. 8th Place Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Demo Days Ford, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet, started from pole. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 10 Aric Almirola Valley Technical Academy Ford, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Daniel Hemric (13th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 4 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 8 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 30 for #3, 21 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 58 for #95 Spin Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 62 for #36 Spin Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 70 for #32 Debris Short Chute. 7th Caution on lap 102 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 148 for 17 Contact With The Wall Turn 2.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; W. Byron 1-22; K. Larson 23-51; B. Keselowski 52-55; K. Busch 56-72; C. Bowyer 73-74; K. Busch 75-94; C. Elliott 95-96; K. Larson 97-102; K. Busch 103-123; D. Hamlin 124; D. Suarez 125-133; W. Byron 134-136; D. Hemric # 137-139; K. Busch 140-160.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 42, 24, 2, 4, 10, 12, 41, 22, 19, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 42, 22, 24, 2, 6, 1, 43, 37, 8, 41
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 14
Race Results for the 38th Annual Pocono 400 – Sunday, June 2, 2019
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 – Mile Paved.
Total Race Length – 160 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 160 Running | |
| 2. 5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wabash National Ford 160 Running | |
| 3. 4. Car 20 Erik Jones | DeWalt Toyota 160 Running |
| 4. 12. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 5. 3. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 160 Running | |
| 6. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 160 Running | |
| 7. 16. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 160 Running | |
| 8. 9. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Demo Days Ford 160 Running | |
| 9. 1. Car 24 William Byron Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 10. 13. Car 10 Aric Almirola Valley Technical Academy Ford 160 Running | |
| 11. 21. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 12. 17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Libman Ford 160 Running | |
| 13. 23. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 14. 24. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Thrill of the Grill Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 15. 15. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 16. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 160 Running | |
| 17. 22. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 160 Running | |
| 18. 14. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 160 Running | |
| 19. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 20. 28. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 160 Running | |
| 21. 26. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 22. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Father’s Day Ford 159 Running | |
| 23. 29. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 159 Running | |
| 24. 32. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Low T Center Chevrolet 159 Running | |
| 25. 34. Car 51 Bayley Currey(i) Jacob Companies P-40 Warhawk Ford 159 Running | |
| 26. 7. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 159 | Running |
| 27. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 158 Running | |
| 28. 35. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet 157 Running | |
| 29. 36. Car 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 157 Running | |
| 30. 27. Car 38 David Ragan ExploriaResorts.com Ford 156 Running | |
| 31. 31. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Madison Group Chevrolet 154 Running | |
| 32. 18. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 146 Accident | |
| 33. 30. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen Ford 128 Running | |
| 34. 37. Car 52 JJ Yeley Steakhouse Elite Chevrolet 110 Running | |
| 35. 20. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 91 Engine | |
| 36. 33. Car 32 Corey LaJoie VisoneRV Ford 68 Accident | |
| 37. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 28 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: Nos. 95 (engine change) and 52 (unnapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 58 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 134.718 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.224 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Busch Pole Award: William Byron, #24 173.494 mph. Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Aric Almirola, #10 crew chief John Klausmeier, 0.510727 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hemric, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 9, 2019 – Michigan International Speedway
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