NASCAR 2018 Race 14: Pocono 400 race thread

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Schedule:

Friday, June 1
11:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS2
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, FS2
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS2
4:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS2

Saturday, June 2
9:35 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
1 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons (100 laps, 250 miles), FS1

Sunday, June 3
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), FS1


Courtesy racingcircuits.info

Distance 400 miles, 160 Laps

Stage 1: Lap 50
Stage 2: Lap 100
Race: Lap 160

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Track facts and stats:
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


Track Records & Statistics

June 2017 Race Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 142.292mph, started 4th
August 2017 Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 141.080mph, started 1st
Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 50 years, 5 months, 7 days, 6/17/1990
Youngest Winner: Joey Logano, 22 years, 0 months, 7 days, 6/10/2012
1st Race 400 mile Record: Jeff Gordon, 6/12/2011, 145.384mph
1st Race 500 mile Record: Alan Kulwicki, June 1992, 144.023mph
2nd Race Record: Rusty Wallace, July 1996, 144.892
Slowest Race Record: Jimmie Johnson, June 2004, 112.129mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Carl Edwards, June 2005, started 29th
Different Race Winners: 36

June 2017 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 179.151mph, finished 9th
July 2016 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 179.372mph, finished 1st
Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Larson, August 1, 2014, 183.438mph
Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 49 years, 5 months, 19 days, 6/10/1984
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 2 months, 13 days, 8/6/2011
Different Pole Winners: 41

Most Wins: 6 - Jeff Gordon; 5 - Bill Elliott; 4 - Denny Hamlin
Most Poles: 5 - Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader; 4 - Denny Hamlin
Most 2nd Place Finishes: 7 - Mark Martin (no wins)
Most Top 5s: 20 - Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s: 34 - Mark Martin; 32 - Jeff Gordon

http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Pocono_Raceway

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Starting Order:

1. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 176.897 mph.
2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 176.807 mph.
3. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 176.626 mph.
4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 176.516 mph.
5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 176.478 mph.
6. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 176.208 mph.
7. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 176.184 mph.
8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 175.864 mph.
9. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 175.798 mph.
10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 175.792 mph.
11. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 175.230 mph.
12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 174.689 mph.
13. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 174.676 mph.
14. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 174.490 mph.
15. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 174.365 mph.
16. (24) William Byron #, Chevrolet, 174.253 mph.
17. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 174.213 mph.
18. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 174.115 mph.
19. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Chevrolet, 173.708 mph.
20. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 173.635 mph.
21. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 173.297 mph.
22. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 172.997 mph.
23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 172.473 mph.
24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 173.054 mph.
25. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 172.808 mph.
26. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 172.612 mph.
27. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 172.457 mph.
28. (51) Cole Custer(i), Ford, 172.424 mph.
29. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 170.914 mph.
30. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 170.768 mph.
31. (15) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 170.107 mph.
32. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 168.685 mph.
33. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 168.297 mph.
34. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 167.115 mph.
35. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 167.032 mph.
36. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 166.892 mph.
37. (7) JJ Yeley(i), Chevrolet, 166.868 mph.
38. (99) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 164.375 mph.

Ryan Blaney loves Pocono Raceway. After winning last June's race in Pennsylvania, the 24-year-old took home the pole Friday with a lap of 50.877 seconds.

Blaney beat out Kevin Harvick (second) and Kyle Busch (fifth), who were extremely close behind and also ran sub-51 second laps.

"We made a great, great change before the last round to figure out what we need," Blaney told Fox Sports 2 after his run. "I didn't hit Turn 1 very good my first two rounds and finally figured out a better way to get through there and it helped us out a lot with the changes."

This is the fourth pole Blaney has won in his career.

Elsewhere on the track, Aric Almirola had a disappointing day. He had a tough first run in the first round of qualifying and was slow getting out for his second. Consequently, he missed his opportunity to run a second time and will start 34th.

Martin Truex Jr. will start fourth while Kurt Busch will start sixth.

The Pocono 400 is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday on Fox Sports 1.

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“Tricky Triangle”

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Kyle Busch
3)...Joey Logano
...! Good Luck Every1, Have Some FUN Again...!

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Martin Truex Jr*
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

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Kyle Busch***
Jimmie Johnson
Chase Elliott

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*Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch

[ranagee]

Kevin Harvick(favorite)
Martin Truex JR.
Kyle Busc

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Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex

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Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch

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Schedule:
Saturday, June 2
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1

Final practice is on live now