Starting from 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Head for the Mountains Ford won the 39th Annual Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute, his 52nd win in 696 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 19th Top 10 finish in 39 races at Pocono Raceway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from pole posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 16 races at Pocono Raceway.
4th Place Car 95 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 36th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Mini’s Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 6th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Sirius XM Toyota, started from 11th place. 7th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford, started from 18th place followed by 8th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford, started from 26th place. 9th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford, started from 8th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 29 points over Ryan Blaney.
The race had 6 Cautions for 21 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 14 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 18 for #00 Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 66 for Debris. 5th Caution on lap 73 for #8, #20 Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 79 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; A. Almirola 1-19; J. Logano 20-30; A. Almirola 31-45; M. Truex Jr. 46-59; D. Hamlin 60-66; A. Almirola 67-93; D. Hamlin 94-96; R. Newman 97-109; M. McDowell 110; C. Buescher 111-113; K. Harvick 114-130.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 10, 12, 18, 9, 1, 21, 2, 88, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 10, 22, 19, 12, 21, 88, 4, 18, 11, 9
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 14
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 130 Laps – 325. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 9. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Head for the Mountains Ford 130 Running | |
| 2. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 130 Running | |
| 3. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 130 Running | |
| 4. 36. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 130 Running | |
| 5. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Mini’s Toyota 130 Running | |
| 6. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Sirius XM Toyota 130 Running | |
| 7. 18. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford 130 Running | |
| 8. 26. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 130 Running | |
| 9. 8. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford 130 Running | |
| 10. 24. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 130 Running | |
| 11. 22. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 12. 2. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford 130 Running | |
| 13. 21. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 130 Running | |
| 14. 16. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 15. 13. Car 6 Ryan Newman Progressive Insurance Ford 130 Running | |
| 16. 25. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com Ford 130 Running | |
| 17. 14. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 18. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 19. 17. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 20. 30. Car 37 Ryan Preece P&G Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 21. 12. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 130 Running | |
| 22. 23. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 129 Running | |
| 23. 29. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Built Bar Ford 129 Running | |
| 24. 20. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Death Wish Coffee Ford 129 Running | |
| 25. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 129 Running | |
| 26. 34. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 129 Running | |
| 27. 10. Car 88 Alex Bowman Chevygoods.com Chevrolet 129 Running | |
| 28. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 128 Running | |
| 29. 27. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Spartan Mosquito Chevrolet 127 Running | |
| 30. 15. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Caterpillar Chevrolet 126 Running | |
| 31. 33. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Red Rock Secured Ford 125 Running | |
| 32. 40. Car 7 * Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Chevrolet 125 Running | |
| 33. 31. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet 125 Running | |
| 34. 35. Car 77 James Davison OilFire Chevrolet 125 Running | |
| 35. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 125 Running | |
| 36. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 124 Running | |
| 37. 28. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Adkins Automotive LLC Ford 121 Running | |
| 38. 19. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 70 Accident | |
| 39. 39. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Koolbox Ice Chevrolet 36 Transmission | |
| 40. 32. Car 00 Quin Houff # Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet 19 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: #15 (inspection infractions), #7 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 25 Mins, 1 Secs. Average Speed: 134.467 MPH. Margin of Victory: .761 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christopher Bell, #95.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 28, 2020 – Pocono Raceway
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