NASCAR’s CUP and XFINITY series races were held at Pocono Raceway this past weekend. The XFINITY Series competed in the 103-lap (3 laps overtime) Pocono Green 250 on Saturday afternoon at the 2.5-mile tri-oval. On Sunday, the CUP drivers took their turn on the “Tricky Triangle” for the 160-lap Pocono 400. The Gander Outdoors Truck Series will return to action on Friday, June 7 with the SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. The results and upcoming scheduled events for the NASCAR Home Tracks and other series are also shown below.[[ad:athena]]
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (CUP)
TIME TRIALS: William Byron (No. 24 Chevrolet) won the Pole Award for the Pocono 400 with a lap of 173.494 mph. This is his third pole in 50 CUP races. It is his third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019 and his first pole in three races at Pocono. Kyle Busch (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2019 and his 18th in 29 Pocono races. Clint Bowyer (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Pocono and his 10th in 14 races this season. Daniel Hemric (23rd) was the fastest qualifying Sunoco Rookie of the Year (ROTY) contender.
Did not qualify: No one. 37 cars entered for 40 spots in the lineup.
RESULTS: Kyle Busch (No. 18 Toyota Camry) won the Pocono 400, his 55th victory in 512 CUP races. This is his fourth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019. It is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 29 races at Pocono. Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 19 Pocono races and his seventh top-10 in 2019. Erik Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Pocono. Pole-sitter William Byron led 25 laps and finished the 160 lap event in ninth place. Daniel Hemric (13th) was the highest ROTY contender.
Standings: Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 4 points over Joey Logano.
TOP 16 - Chase Contenders (G/L):
1. Kyle Busch
2. Joey Logano
3. Chase Elliott
4. Brad Keselowski +1
5. Kevin Harvick -1
6. Denny Hamlin +1
7. Martin Truex Jr. -1
8. Kurt Busch
9. Ryan Blaney
10. Clint Bowyer +1
11. Alex Bowman -1
12. Aric Almirola
13. Daniel Suarez
14. William Byron +1
15. Erik Jones +2
16. Kyle Larson
NEXT: Sunday, June 9, FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan Int’l Speedway (2-mile oval in Brooklyn, MI)
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NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS)
TIME TRIALS: Cole Custer (No. 00 Ford Mustang) won the Pole Award for the Pocono Green 250 with a lap of 170.707 mph. This is his ninth pole in 83 NXS races. It is his third pole and 10th top-10 start in 2019 and his second pole in three races at Pocono. Christopher Bell (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2019 and his second in two Pocono races. Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 start at Pocono and his ninth in 12 races this season. Chase Briscoe (12th) was the fastest qualifying ROTY contender.
Did not qualify: No one. 38 entries for the 38 car field.
RESULTS: Pole-sitter Cole Custer won the Pocono Green 250, his fifth victory in 83 NXS races. He led a race-high 58 laps in the 103-lap race. This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019. It his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Pocono. Tyler Reddick (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two Pocono races. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2019. Chase Briscoe (third), the highest finishing ROTY contender, scored his first top-10 finish in two races at Pocono.
Standings: Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 76 points over Christopher Bell.
TOP 12 - Chase Contenders (G/L):
1. Tyler Reddick
2. Christopher Bell
3. Cole Custer
4. Austin Cindric
5. Justin Allgaier
6. Chase Briscoe
7. John Hunter Nemechek
8. Noah Gragson
9. Michael Annett +1
10. Justin Haley +1
11. Ryan Sieg -2
12. Brandon Jones
NEXT: Saturday, June 8, LTi Printing 250 at Michigan Int’l Speedway
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NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (GOTS)
Standings: Grant Enfinger leads the point standings by 15 points over Stewart Friesen.
TOP 8 - Chase Contenders (G/L):
1. Grant Enfinger
2. Stewart Friesen +1
3. Brett Moffitt -1
4. Ben Rhodes
5. Matt Crafton +1
6. Johnny Sauter -1
7. Austin Hill
8. Todd Gilliland +1
NEXT: Friday, June 7, SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile quad-oval in Fort Worth)
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NASCAR Home Tracks
ARCA Menards Series - (AMS)
May 31, General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 at Pocono Raceway
Winner: Ty Majeski - Pole: (*) Harrison Burton - Points Leader: Michael Self
(*) Qualifying canceled (weather). Lineup set by practice speeds.
Next: June 7, VizCom 200 at Michigan Int’l Speedway
K&N Pro Series-East - (KNE)
June 1 at Memphis International Raceway (0.75-mile tri-oval in Millington, TN)
Winner: Chase Cabre - Pole: Max McLaughlin - Points Leader: Derek Kraus
Next: June 15 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (0.625-mile oval in CT)
K&N Pro Series-West - (KNW)
May 11, Twin 100-lap races at Tucson Speedway (0.375-mile oval in AZ)
Race 1 Winner: Derek Kraus - Pole: Tanner Gray - Points Leader: Derek Kraus
Race 2 Winner: Derek Kraus - Pole: Brittney Zamora - Points Leader: Derek Kraus
Next: June 8 at Colorado National Speedway (0.375-mile oval in Dacono, CO)
Pinty’s Series - (NPS)
June 2 at Jukasa Motor Speedway (0.625-mile oval in Hagersville, Ontario)
Winner: Andrew Ranger - Pole: Andrew Ranger - Points Leader: Andrew Ranger
Next: June 29, Budweiser 300 at Autodrome Chaudiere (0.25-mile oval in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec)
Whelen Modified Tour - (WMT)
June 1, Seekonk 150 at Seekonk Speedway (0.333-mile oval in Massachusetts)
Winner: Doug Coby - Pole: Doug Coby - Points Leader: Doug Coby
Next: June 5, Thompson 125 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (0.625-mile oval in CT)
Peak Mexico Series - (NPM)
May 19 at Triovalo Internacional de Cajititlan (0.84-mile tri-oval in Jalisco, Mexico)
Winner: Salvador De Alba Jr. - Pole: Salvador De Alba Jr. - Points Leader: Ruben Garcia Jr.
Next: June 9 at Autodromo Internacional de Aguascalientes (0.875-mile concrete oval in Mexico)
