Credit: 356030Chris Trotman/Getty Images Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at Pocono Raceway on June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Starting from 4th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota won the 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons, his 92nd win in 342 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Pocono Raceway. 2nd Place Car 23 Chase Elliott Allegiant Chevrolet, started from 10th
place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 21 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Pocono Raceway.
Credit: 356029Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, Ryan Truex, driver of the #11 Phantom Fireworks Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota, lead the field to green for the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at Pocono Raceway on June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
4th Place Car 12 Austin Cindric Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford, started from 3rd place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from pole. 6th Place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 22
Paul Menard LTI Printing Ford, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 9 Tyler Reddick Pinnacle Financial Partners Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Ryan Truex Phantom Fireworks Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 2nd place. Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 62 points over Cole Custer. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe # Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet finished in 18th place.
Credit: 356027Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Ruud-Meier Supply Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota, talk on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at Pocono Raceway on June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
The race had 5 Cautions for 18 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for #5 spin in turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 58 for #5, #60 Crash in turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 62 for #7, #20 and #28 Crash on the backstretch.
Credit: 356028Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, poses for a photo after winning the Pole Award during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at Pocono Raceway on June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 6 drivers: C. Custer 1-2; K. Busch(i) 3-26; A. Cindric # 27; C. Custer 28-48; P. Menard(i) 49-51; J. Nemechek 52-55; B. Jones 56-60; K. Busch(i) 61-100.
Stages:
Stage 1: 18,20,12,1,19,42,23,22,9,21
Stage 2: 22,00,7,12,42,18,23,1,9,11
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 12
Unofficial Race Results for the 3Rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled By Jp Mascaro & Sons – Saturday, June 2, 2018
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 250 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota 100 Running
2. 10. Car 23 Chase Elliott(i) Allegiant Chevrolet 100 Running
3. 11. Car 21 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 100 Running
4. 3. Car 12 Austin Cindric # Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford 100 Running
5. 1. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 100 Running
6. 7. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 100 Running
7. 8. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 100 Running
8. 13. Car 22 Paul Menard(i) LTI Printing Ford 100 Running
9. 9. Car 9 Tyler Reddick # Pinnacle Financial Partners Chevrolet 100 Running
10. 2. Car 11 Ryan Truex Phantom Fireworks Chevrolet 100 Running
11. 12. Car 4 Ross Chastain Flex Seal Chevrolet 100 Running
12. 18. Car 3 Shane Lee Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 100 Running
13. 20. Car 16 Ryan Reed Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford 100 Running
14. 21. Car 2 Matt Tifft Tunity Chevrolet 100 Running
15. 14. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 100 Running
16. 15. Car 61 Kaz Grala # NETTTS Ford 100 Running
17. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg KMB Plumbing & Electrical Chevrolet 100 Running
18. 23. Car 36 Alex Labbe # Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet 100 Running – Canadian
19. 24. Car 35 Joey Gase Sparks Chevrolet 100 Running
20. 29. Car 52 David Starr GeorgesToolRental.com/ATS/Whataburger Chevrolet 99 Running
21. 32. Car 90 Josh Williams Star Tron Star brite/Sleep Well Chevrolet 99 Running
22. 28. Car 78 BJ McLeod JW Transport LLC Chevrolet 99 Running
23. 26. Car 28 Dylan Lupton Fatal Clothing Ford 99 Running
24. 6. Car 19 Brandon Jones Juniper/Comcast Salute to Service Toyota 99 Running
25. 27. Car 8 Tommy Joe Martins JW Transport, LLC Chevrolet 99 Running
26. 37. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Wheeling Wailers Chevrolet 98 Running
27. 31. Car 15 Matt Mills Chevrolet 98 Running
28. 36. Car 76 Spencer Boyd # Grunt Style Chevrolet 97 Running
29. 39. Car 45 Josh Bilicki # Prevagen Toyota 96 Running
30. 35. Car 40 Chad Finchum # Smithbilt Homes Toyota 96 Running
31. 30. Car 01 Vinnie Miller # JAS Trucking Chevrolet 96 Running
32. 38. Car 55 Brandon Hightower Timmons Truck Center Toyota 95 Running
33. 40. Car 74 Mike Harmon Horizon Transport Chevrolet 93 Running
34. 25. Car 38 JJ Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 68 Brakes
35. 22. Car 5 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 66 Suspension
36. 5. Car 20 Christopher Bell # Ruud-Meier Supply Toyota 61 Accident
37. 19. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Breyers 2 in 1 Chevrolet 60 Accident
38. 16. Car 60 Chase Briscoe Nutri Chomps Ford 57 Accident
39. 34. Car 66 Timmy Hill OCR Gaz Bar Dodge 10 Overheating
40. 33. Car 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 4 Brakes
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car moved to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: 36 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 89 Morgan Shepherd. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 57 Mins, 59 Secs. Average Speed: 127.137 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.852 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 18 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch, #18. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Cindric, #12.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jun. 9, 2018 – Michigan International Speedway
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