NASCAR 2020 Race 14: Pocono Organics 325 (SATURDAY)

[dara]

Pocono Raceway
3:00pm/et Saturday, June 27
Saturday: 130 Laps - Stages: 25/77/130

TV: FOX - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Friday, June 26
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
12:00 PM-12:30 PM NCS ROOKIE MEETING (TELECONFERENCE)
5:00 PM NGROTS, NCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION)
6:30 PM-8:30 PM NCS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING & EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Saturday, June 27
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
8:30 AM-10:30 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
1:30 PM-2:30 PM NCS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (GARAGE AREA)
3:20 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
3:30 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 25/77/130 LAPS = 325 MILES)

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Track facts

Track Specifications: Superspeedway: 2.5 mile tri-oval Banking: turn 1: 14 degrees; turn 2: 8 degrees; turn 3: 6 degrees; Straights: Front - 3740 feet; Long Pond(between turns 1 and 2) - 3055 feet; North(between turns 2 and 3) - 1780 feet Last repaved: early 2012 Grandstand Seating: 70,000

Three Different Turns at Pocono: Turn One is modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway Turn Two is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway Turn Three is similar to The Milwaukee Mile


June 2019 Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 134.718 mph, started 2nd
June 2019 Pole Winner: William Byron, 173.494 mph , finished 9th

Race statistics:
Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 28
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 9 seconds
Average speed: 134.718 miles per hour (216.808 km/h)

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July 2019 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin, 133.804mph, started 11th
July 2019 Pole Winner: Kevin Harvick, 174.058mph, finished 6th.

Race statistics
Lead changes: 9 among 5 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 24
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds
Average speed: 133.804 miles per hour (215.337 km/h)

[82harley]

Kyle Busch****
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[4me2c]

1) Kyle Busch
2) Kevin Harvick
3) Joey Logano
4) Denny Hamlin

[Orziz]

Denny Hamlin*
Brad Keselowski
Tyler Reddick
Chase Elliot

[4me2c]

Bump the Bumper Cars...!!!

[ranagee]

Chase Elliot*****
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano

[dara]

Starting Order:

1 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
2 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
3 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
6 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
7 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
8 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske
9 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
10 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports
11 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
12 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports
13 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing
14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
15 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
16 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
17 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
18 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
19 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
20 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports
21 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing
22 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
23 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
24 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing
25 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
26 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
27 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports
28 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing
29 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing
30 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing
31 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing
32 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing
33 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing
34 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing
35 James Davison 77 Spire Motorsports
36 Christopher Bell 95 Leavin Family Racing
37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing
38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management
39 BJ McLeod 78 BJ McLeod Motorsports
40 Josh Bilicki 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing

[dara]

Martin Truex, Jr. *
Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski

[4me2c]

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/06/25/charlize-theron-kiki-layne-set-for-grand-marshal-duties-at-pocono/?cid=em_06%2520620%252020%2520Pocono%2520Doublehea der%2520Weekend%2520Preview

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick ***
Erick Jones
Chase Elliott

[crazed 9.6]

bump bump for Saturday's race


Remember guys, we have two races this weekend.
Saturday and Sunday

[dara]

Weather for this race not great. Truck race already postponed, and Cup race may start late. Possible severe weather, with hail and Thunderstorms.

Command is at 3:45p eastern

[TimeKeeper]

Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch^^^^^^

F Bubba somelet
!!!!!!!!WHITE LIVES MATTER!!!!!!!!

[superbox]

Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin*
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski

[Oakster]

4 Kevin Harvick
11 Denny Hamlin
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.*

[minitor]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin

[4me2c]

Weather for this race not great. Truck race already postponed, and Cup race may start late. Possible severe weather, with hail and Thunderstorms.

Command is at 3:45p eastern


https://www.accuweather.com/en/sports/weather-delays-possible-for-nascar-at-pocono/766029

[bigstar]

Denny Hamlin *
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Jayski.com
@jayski
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Updated timeline:
4:00pm/et: Drivers to their cars
4:15: Anthem package
4:35: Green flag

[dara]

For Marley... these are his entries from the Sunday thread, so I'll let them be his picks for this race.

Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
erik Jones @@@@

[crazed 9.6]

For Marley... these are his entries from the Sunday thread, so I'll let them be his picks for this race.

Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
erik Jones @@@@

I was gonna copy his pics into here, but this works just as well ... cool :)

Go Go Erik Jones !!!

[dara]

Kyle Busch****
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin


Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


1) Kyle Busch
2) Kevin Harvick
3) Joey Logano
4) Denny Hamlin


Denny Hamlin*
Brad Keselowski
Tyler Reddick
Chase Elliot



Chase Elliot*****
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano


Martin Truex, Jr. *
Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski


Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick ***
Erick Jones
Chase Elliott


Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch^^^^^^




Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin*
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski


4 Kevin Harvick
11 Denny Hamlin
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.*


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin


Denny Hamlin *
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick


For Marley... these are his entries from the Sunday thread, so I'll let them be his picks for this race.

Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
erik Jones @@@@

All regular entries in. If you need to make a change, post after this one.

[dara]

Green Flag!

Favorites by Driver:
Kyle Busch: 4me2c, Ryu, 82harley, minitor
Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper
Elliott: ranagee
Harvick: crazed
Jones: Marley
Truex: dara, Oakster

Other Drivers: Keselowski, Logano, Reddick

Competition Caution : Lap 12
Fuel Window 40-44 laps
Official Race: > Lap 65

[dara]

Lap 12: Competition Caution, Almirola has led all laps from the pole.

[dara]

Lap 17, Houff into the wall, caution.

[crazed 9.6]

Almirola is holding his own in good shape on these re-starts .. Logano could not get by him last re-start :)

Not this time thou.. I think I jynxed him :(

[dara]

Lap 25: Joey Logano wins stage 1. No bonus points awarded.

[4me2c]

Almirola is holding his own in good shape on these re-starts .. Logano could not get by him last re-start :)

Not this time thou.. I think I jinxed him :(

LMOL... No-one had Him anyway...!!!

[dara]

I'm not sure who is in the best spot for the second stage win. Lots of different strategies.

The teams have to use the same car for the Sunday race, unless they wreck the car, I guess. We are past lap 65, so the race is official, just in case there is a weather stop. No lights at Pocono too.

[dara]

Lap 70, on the restart, Almirola takes the lead, followed by Logano, Blaney and Truex.

[dara]

wow, Jones and Reddick hard into the wall, they will be out.

Jones definitely out, Reddick limping into the pits.

[crazed 9.6]

Jones and Reddick :eek:

[dara]

Lap 75, restart, Almirola, Logano, Truex, Blaney.

[dara]

Lap 78, Aric Almirola wins stage 2. No bonus point awarded.

[dara]

48 to go , Almirola, Harvick, DiBenedetto, Truex off the restart.

[dara]

Elliott had an uncontrolled tire (a little close), so hes been pushed to the rear of the lead lap.

[dara]

38 to go, green flag stops starting.

[dara]

I think Harvick will be leading Truex and Hamlin by about 4 sec after the cars cycle through the green flag stops.

[4me2c]

Keep it Going #6...!!! Go Get 'em...!

[crazed 9.6]

Harvick gotta get by Dillon, LaJoie and Stenhouse , which seems very likely.

And now just Lajoie and Stenhouse :)
But look who's coming with him ... Hamlin :eek:

[4me2c]

#18 is Close By...!!!

[dara]

17 to go, Harvick takes the lead, 2 sec ahead of Hamlin.

[dara]

Hamlin has the faster car, just one second behind Harvick with 10 to go.

[crazed 9.6]

Hamlin is a coming !!!
Dam .... :eek:

[4me2c]

Truek Jr. said He felt a Vibration and then #18 went by,,, so long Vibration...!!!

[crazed 9.6]

Truek Jr. said He felt a Vibration and then #18 went by,,, so long Vibration...!!!

lmao ..... !!

[dara]

5 to go, Harvick leading by 1.5 sec. Hamlin has a vibration though.

[dara]

Hamlin looking for a pass now. 2 to go.

[crazed 9.6]

Go Go Harvick !!!

[dara]

Congrats to Kevin Harvick. 50 bonus points to crazed!

[4me2c]

"Whew"........!!!

Congratz to #4 for the Race Win and Congratz to craze for the Pool Pick...!!!:cool:

[dara]

Ryan Preece and Austin Dillon will be on Row 1 for Sunday.

[crazed 9.6]

Ryan Preece and Austin Dillon will be on Row 1 for Sunday.

did you see that it was a race with the 3 cars in spot 18th 19th and 20th... to get the 20th spot ?
Stenhouse lost out and ended in 18th ... lol

[crazed 9.6]

I needed that win, otherwise my points would have been disappointing today with Jones out and Elliott is poor shape with that penalty :cool:

[dara]

High score was crazed at 155!

https://i.imgur.com/rbm7wnv.png

[dara]

Podium:
bigstar: 1811
dara: 1777
crazed 1715

Complete standings in the rules thread.

Next race is tomorrow, Pocono, around 3pm Eastern.