2019_Pocono_400

2019 Pocono 400

2019 Pocono 400

14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series


The 2019 Pocono 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2019 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his fourth of the season and 55th career cup series win overall, tying Rusty Wallace for 9th on NASCAR's all-time Cup Series wins list.

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Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
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Practice

First practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.565 seconds and a speed of 171.217 mph (275.547 km/h).[10]

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Final practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.110 seconds and a speed of 172.712 mph (277.953 km/h).[11]

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Qualifying

William Byron started from pole position.

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.875 and a speed of 173.494 mph (279.212 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

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Race

Stage results

Kyle Larson swept two stages.

Stage One Laps: 50

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Stage Two Laps: 50

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Final stage results

Kyle Busch celebrating victory lap.

Stage Three Laps: 60

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 28
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 9 seconds
  • Average speed: 134.718 miles per hour (216.808 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

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Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and four-time Pocono winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kurt Becker reported the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. "Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  6. "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. "Pocono 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  9. "Pocono 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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