NASCAR double header at Pocono

[shanneba]

Will Hendrick continue to dominate?​

I always liked the Pocono track, someone should build a 1.5 mile track with just three corners ​

SATURDAY, JUNE 26​

12 p.m. ET

CRC Brakleen 150

3 p.m. ET

Pocono Organics CBD 325

SUNDAY, JUNE 27​

12 p.m. ET

Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons

3:30 p.m. ET

Explore the Pocono Mountains 350

 

[Kira]

One of my very best pictures is Richard Petty taking a checkered flag at Mt. Pocono.

'Twas film and the flag blurred perfectly.

 

[bdcardinal]

Might as well use this for the Saturday race thread:

Pocono Organics CBD 325​

Pocono Raceway
3:00pm/et Saturday, June 26
and
3:30pm/et Sunday, June 27, 2020
Saturday: 130 Laps - Stages: 25/77/130
Sunday: 140 Laps - Stages: 30/85/140
TV: NBCSN - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR​

Track Information: Pocono Raceway is a 2.5 mile (4.02 kilometer) tri-oval located in Long Pond, PA USA.

Cars to the rear: #41-Custer (failed pre-race inspection twice)

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials


Set limits:
Cup-Saturday: 6 sets for the race;
Cup-Sunday: 6 sets for the race


Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-4928;
Right-side — D-4960


Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,225 mm (87.60 in.);
Right-side — 2,252 mm (88.66 in.)


Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 18 psi; Left Rear — 18 psi;
Right Front — 41 psi; Right Rear — 37 psi

 

[bdcardinal]

Four minutes to the command.

 

[bdcardinal]

Awesome C-17 flyover during the anthem.

 

[bdcardinal]

Green Flag

 

[bdcardinal]

Damage to the left rear of the 9 and right front of the 37 after the 12 checked up on the start.

 

[bdcardinal]

Caution lap 9. Debris in the groove in turn 2.

 

[bdcardinal]

This will be the competition caution, teams can now add fuel to the cars.

 

[bdcardinal]

The 7 car was speeding on pit road, will restart at the tail end of the longest line.

 

[bdcardinal]

Caution lap 14. 41 car turned hard into the wall on the front stretch.

 

[bdcardinal]

 

[bdcardinal]

Caution end of stage 1

Top 10:

1. Kyle Busch
2. Byron
3. Larson
4. Logano
5. Harvick
6. Hamlin
7. Kurt Busch
8. Suarez
9. Dillon
10. Reddick

The 20 is the free pass.

 

[bdcardinal]

Caution lap 52. 6 car spun off turn 1. No free pass

 

[bdcardinal]

Caution lap 60. 7 car hard into the wall on the front stretch. The 52 should be the beneficiary.

 

[bdcardinal]

Stage 2 Top 10

1. Kurt Busch
2. Kyle Larson
3. Joey Logano
4. William Byron
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Alex Bowman
9. Kyle Buch
10. Michael McDowell

 

[bdcardinal]

Caution lap 107, debris in turn 2. The 3 car is the beneficiary.

 

[bdcardinal]

What a finish.



1. Alex Bowman
2. Kyle Busch
3. William Byron
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Kurt Busch
7. Joey Logano
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Kyle Larson
10. Brad Keselowski

 

[RoadDukie]

Holy cow... what a finish!

Just shows how hard it is to set (tie) records. Should be exciting tomorrow.

 

[bbhero]

Reminds me when Bill Elliott had a race won at homestead in 2003 and got a flat tire on the last lap and Bobby Labonte went on to win. Last of Bobby's wins.