Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet, poses with the trophy in an alternate Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 4, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Starting from 4th place Car 42 Kyle Larson Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet won the Inaugural Pocono Green 250, his 4th win in 82 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his first win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2016. His last win came at Homestead in the 2015 season finale. 2nd Place Car 20 Erik Jones SportClips Haircuts Toyota, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Pocono Raceway. It is his 7th Top-10 finish in 2016 & was highest finishing Rookie. 3rd Place Car 3 Ty Dillon Rheem Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Pocono Raceway.
Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 4, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch NOS Energy Drink Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano SKF Ford, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 2 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 33 Brandon Jones Cometic Gasket Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 9th place Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 88 Alex Bowman Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Daniel Suarez leads the point standings by 11 points over Elliott Sadler.
Erik Jones, driver of the #20 SportClips Haircuts Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 4, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
The race had 5 Cautions for 14 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 21 for Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave MEN Chevrolet crash turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 32 for Debris turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 40 for Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford, Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet crash in turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 53 for Precipitation.
Erik Jones, driver of the #20 SportClips Haircuts Toyota, leads a group of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 4, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 5 drivers: Lap Leaders: 0; K. Busch(i) 1-16; J. Logano(i) 17-23; K. Larson(i) 24-31; R. Black Jr # 32; A. Almirola(i) 33-34; K. Larson(i) 35-53. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Larson(i) 2 times for 27 laps; K. Busch(i) 1 time for 16 laps; J. Logano(i) 1 time for 7 laps; A. Almirola(i) 1 time for 2 laps; R. Black Jr # 1 time for 1 lap.
Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet, celebrates in an alternate Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 4, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Top 10 in Points: D. Suarez – 408; E. Sadler – 397; T. Dillon – 390; B. Gaughan – 363; E. Jones # – 359; B. Jones # – 357; J. Allgaier – 355; B. Poole # – 343; D. Wallace Jr – 308; R. Reed – 274.
Car 42 Kyle Larson Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet won the race under Caution as it was rain-shortened.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 12
Unofficial Race Results for the Inaugural Pocono Green 250 – Saturday, June 4, 2016
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 53 Laps – 132.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) Cessna/NTT Data Group Chevrolet 53 Running
2. 1. Car 20 Erik Jones # SportClips Haircuts Toyota 53 Running
3. 8. Car 3 Ty Dillon Rheem Chevrolet 53 Running
4. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) NOS Energy Drink Toyota 53 Running
5. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano(i) SKF Ford 53 Running
6. 6. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Chevrolet 53 Running
7. 7. Car 2 Paul Menard(i) Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 53 Running
8. 14. Car 33 Brandon Jones # Cometic Gasket Chevrolet 53 Running
9. 3. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 53 Running
10. 10. Car 88 Alex Bowman Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet 53 Running
11. 16. Car 98 Aric Almirola(i) Carroll Shelby Engine Ford 53 Running
12. 13. Car 48 Brennan Poole # DC Solar Chevrolet 53 Running
13. 11. Car 44 JJ Yeley Zachry Toyota 53 Running
14. 17. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 53 Running
15. 12. Car 11 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 53 Running
16. 40. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr LoudMouth Exhaust Ford 53 Running
17. 19. Car 01 Ryan Preece # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 53 Running
18. 22. Car 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 53 Running
19. 29. Car 4 Ross Chastain Dream Water Chevrolet 53 Running
20. 30. Car 90 Mario Gosselin BuckedUp Apparel Chevrolet 53 Running
21. 26. Car 07 Ray Black Jr # Scuba Life Chevrolet 53 Running
22. 25. Car 78 BJ McLeod # Ford 53 Running
23. 34. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life/DB Sales Chevrolet 53 Running
24. 35. Car 97 Alex Guenette VroomBrands Chevrolet 53 Running
25. 36. Car 25 Ryan Ellis Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 53 Running
26. 27. Car 46 Brandon Gdovic ComServe Wireless Chevrolet 52 Running
27. 24. Car 0 Garrett Smithley # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 52 Running
28. 38. Car 15 Todd Peck Ford 52 Running
29. 15. Car 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 51 Running
30. 39. Car 74 Mike Harmon TruckersFinalMile.org Dodge 50 Running
31. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 39 Accident
32. 32. Car 13 TJ Bell OCR Gaz Bar Dodge 39 Running
33. 23. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford 38 Accident
34. 31.Car 14 Jeff Green Toyota 30 Header
35. 28. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 29 Vibration
36. 20. Car 93 Josh Wise(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 23 Rear Gear
37. 37. Car 70 Derrike Cope Glen Brown Trucking/E-Hydrate Chevrolet 22 Running
38. 33. Car 40 Carl Long Toyota 21 Brakes
39. 9. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave MEN Chevrolet 20 Accident
40. 21. Car 10 Matt DiBenedetto(i) Toyota 6 Transmission
Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 07 Mins, 08 Secs. Average Speed: 118.421 MPH. Margin of Victory: Caution.
Coors Light Pole Award: Erik Jones, #20 175.926 mph. Duralast Brakes. “Brake in the Race”: Kyle Busch, #18. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #42. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Erik Jones, #20. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Erik Jones, #20
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jun. 11, 2016 – Michigan International Speedway
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