Pocono Raceway Tag

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – Barely more than three hours after the Pocono crowd greeted Kyle Busch with a chorus of boos during driver introductions, Kyle Busch made converts of the fans in the grandstands – at least a large portion of them – with a spectacular burnout after his long-awaited victory in the Overton’s 400. Benefitting from a splendid pit call by crew chief Adam Stevens, Busch charged through the field after his final stop and pulled away to beat runner-up Kevin Harvick toRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Even a spin on the first lap of the Overton’s 400 could not keep Matt Kenseth from earning a Top 10 finish. Kenseth used pit strategy to climb back up through the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field to finish ninth in his No. 20 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry. Kenseth’s crew chief Jason Ratcliff brought his driver to pit road late in many of the green flag pit cycles. This kept Kenseth up front throughout the day, except at the end of the first two stages.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway was a quiet race for most of the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year (ROTY) contenders in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. All five of the ROTY contenders have had experience at the 2.5-mile track nicknamed the ‘Tricky Triangle.’ Daniel Suarez was the best rookie, for the second week in a row, finishing seventh at Pocono after having a quiet race in his No. 19 Stanley Tools Toyota Camry. Although the stage finishes do not show it, SuarezRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor For Kevin Harvick, Pocono Raceway has been one of only three tracks that he has yet to win at in his 17-year career in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. After finishing second in the first race of the year at the 2.5-mile track in June, Harvick came into Sunday’s Overton’s 400 looking to improve one position and cross Pocono off of his list. However, a Pocono win will have to wait until next season as the No. 4 team finished as the runner-up toRead More

By: Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – With his boss out of the race, Christopher Bell filled the void, pulling away to win the Overton’s 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Bell overtook John Hunter Nemechek on Lap 54 of 60 at the 2.5-mile triangular track and finished 1.964 seconds ahead of runner-up Ben Rhodes, who passed Nemechek for the second position on Lap 56. One circuit later Ryan Truex Jr. took the third spot from Nemechek, who held on to fourthRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For the first time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career Cody Coughlin has earned at Top 10 finish. Only at the end of the race did Coughlin finally break into the Top 10 in the Overton’s 150 at Pocono Raceway. Strategy proved to be key at 2.5-mile ‘The Tricky Triangle,’ as many crew chiefs, including Coughlin’s, elected to pit before the end of Stage 2. Michael Shelton positioned Coughlin’s No. 13 JEGS Toyota Tundra for a better finish at the end of theRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor After a marathon race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads back to Pocono Raceway for their second visit of the 2017 season as they get set for Sunday’s running of the Overton’s 400. With only three turns, instead of the four turns at all other ovals on the circuit, Pocono is definitely one of the most unique tracks on the schedule. The three turns all have differing banking with Turn 1 and its 14 degree banking modeled afterRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer  After struggling in the last three races, Ryan Truex looks to return to form in the Overton’s 150 at Pocono Raceway. This weekend, Truex will have a new sponsor on his No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Tundra in the grocery chain ShopRite. Crew chief Scott Zipadelli is also bringing a brand new Toyota Tundra, chassis No. 006, to the track this weekend. Truex has never competed in a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono. However, he has two previous starts in theRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Twelve races into the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, five series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell three times, John Hunter Nemechek twice, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, and Kaz Grala once). Even though Bell has two more wins than Sauter, Sauter leads the points standings, having a seven-point advantage over Bell. The Truck Series regulars will have their hands full once again in Saturday’s race as Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular Kyle Busch will be in the field. The last timeRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Last July at Pocono, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was postponed to Monday wound up getting shortened by fog, leading to Chris Buescher scoring his first career win in NASCAR’s premier division. Turns out that wasn’t the first time a race at Pocono has been shortened by fog and visibility issues. The first race shortened by fog came 31 years ago in the 1986 Summer 500 at Pocono, leading to not only a shortened race, but one of the closest finishes everRead More