2018 Pocono 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | ||||||
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | ||||||
Date | June 3, 2018 | |||||
Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | |||||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | |||||
Average speed | 139.535 miles per hour (224.560 km/h) | |||||
Pole position | ||||||
Driver | Team Penske | |||||
Time | 50.877 | |||||
Most laps led | ||||||
Driver | Kevin Harvick |
Stewart-Haas Racing | ||||
Laps | 89 | |||||
Winner | ||||||
No. 78 | Martin Truex Jr. |
Network |
FS1 | |||
Announcers |
Nielsen Ratings | 1.6[10] | ||||
Radio in the United States | ||||||
Radio | MRN | |||||
Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | |||||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3) |
The 2018 Pocono 400 was a
Report
Background
The race was held at
Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by
Entry list
First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 50.865 seconds and a speed of 176.939 mph (284.756 km/h).[11]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.865 | 176.939 |
2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.285 | 175.490 |
3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 51.286 | 175.486 |
Official first practice results |
Qualifying
Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 50.877 and a speed of 176.897 mph (284.688 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
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1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 51.369 | 51.217 | 50.877 |
2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 51.151 | 51.068 | 50.903 |
3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 51.473 | 51.300 | 50.955 |
4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 51.384 | 51.272 | 50.987 |
5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51.532 | 51.132 | 50.998 |
6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 51.366 | 51.290 | 51.076 |
7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 51.738 | 51.388 | 51.083 |
8 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 51.688 | 51.241 | 51.176 |
9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 51.402 | 51.457 | 51.195 |
10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51.345 | 51.327 | 51.197 |
11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.404 | 51.256 | 51.361 |
12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 51.921 | 51.497 | 51.520 |
13 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 51.193 | 51.524 | — |
14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.494 | 51.579 | — |
15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.487 | 51.616 | — |
16 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.460 | 51.649 | — |
17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 51.642 | 51.661 | — |
18 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51.565 | 51.690 | — |
19 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) |
Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.726 | 51.811 | — |
20 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 51.650 | 51.833 | — |
21 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 51.929 | 51.934 | — |
22 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 51.766 | 52.024 | — |
23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 51.972 | 52.182 | — |
24 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 52.007 | 0.000 | — |
25 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 52.081 | — | — |
26 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 52.140 | — | — |
27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 52.187 | — | — |
28 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 52.197 | — | — |
29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 52.658 | — | — |
30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 52.703 | — | — |
31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.908 | — | — |
32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 53.354 | — | — |
33 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 53.477 | — | — |
34 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 53.855 | — | — |
35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.882 | — | — |
36 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 53.927 | — | — |
37 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.935 | — | — |
38 | 99 | Derrike Cope | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 54.753 | — | — |
Official qualifying results |
Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 51.550 seconds and a speed of 174.588 mph (280.972 km/h).[13]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51.550 | 174.588 |
2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 51.690 | 174.115 |
3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 51.738 | 173.953 |
Official final practice results |
Race
Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 50
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage 2 Laps: 50
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 60
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 160 | 57 |
2 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 43 |
3 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 51 |
4 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 52 |
5 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 37 |
6 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 38 |
7 | 34 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 30 |
8 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 33 |
9 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 28 |
10 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 38 |
11 | 20 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 26 |
12 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 25 |
13 | 26 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 160 | 24 |
14 | 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 160 | 23 |
15 | 3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 22 |
16 | 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 21 |
17 | 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 20 |
18 | 16 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 19 |
19 | 6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 18 |
20 | 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 32 |
21 | 30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 16 |
22 | 24 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 15 |
23 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 14 |
24 | 18 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 13 |
25 | 8 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 12 |
26 | 28 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 |
27 | 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 11 |
28 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 |
29 | 25 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 159 | 8 |
30 | 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 7 |
31 | 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 6 |
32 | 37 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 |
33 | 36 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 157 | 4 |
34 | 38 | 99 | Derrike Cope | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 152 | 3 |
35 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 146 | 8 |
36 | 22 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 1 |
37 | 32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 113 | 1 |
38 | 19 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 1 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 23
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 0 seconds
- Average speed: 139.535 miles per hour (224.560 km/h)
Media
Television
FS1 Television
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by
MRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turn 1: Dave Moody Turn 2: Mike Bagley Turn 3: Kurt Becker |
Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Pocono 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Pocono TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 1, 2018). "Kyle Busch fastest in Friday's shortened Cup practice session". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Gelston, Dan (June 1, 2018). "Blaney goes for Pocono repeat with pole effort in qualifying". Associated Press. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: AP Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 2, 2018). "Kyle Busch paces final NASCAR Cup practice at Pocono". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 2, 2018.