Tag Archives: Nascar

Chandler Smith triumphs in the Pocono Truck race, setting up the playoff field

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The NASCAR Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday was won by Chandler Smith, who withstood Ryan Preece’s relentless attacks in the closing laps. With 14 of the 60 circuits left, Preece took the lead after the restart, but Smith overtook Preece with a boost from driver Corey Heim of Kyle Busch Motorsports. Smith […]

Despite spinning during Pocono Cup practise, Ross Chastain is still the fastest

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In the NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday at Pocono Raceway, Ross Chastain spun out but still finished first. Chastain set the quickest overall average track pace in practise earlier in Group B, clocking in at 167.719 mph. Though Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet spun off Turn 3 and down the frontstretch with just over a […]

Denny Hamlin wins the Pocono Cup pole, but Kurt Busch fails

Denny Hamlin Pocono Cup

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway will feature a first row led by Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing. The racer that qualified second-to-last for the championship race on Saturday, Hamlin, recorded the fastest average track pace of 169.991 mph. Kyle Busch, a member of Hamlin’s JGR squad, came in second (169.498 mph), […]

Busch will be replaced by Gibbs as he miss the Pocono NASCAR Cup race

Busch Pocono NASCAR Cup

Due to ongoing concussion symptoms, Kurt Busch will skip Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. Busch, 43, was seriously injured in a crash during the last round of qualifying on Saturday, but NASCAR determined that he was not fit to race after a checkup on Sunday morning. The statement from NASCAR is as […]

Hamlin defeats Chastain to clinch the Pocono NASCAR Cup race

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On Sunday, Denny Hamlin achieved two of his goals: revenge on Ross Chastain and then another NASCAR Cup Series triumph. On the first lap of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, pole-sitter Hamlin ran into the wall. All 160 of his laps were eventful on his way to the win. In an effort to take the […]

Ty Gibbs: “I never imagined competing against these guys”

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Ty Gibbs didn’t anticipate making a start in the NASCAR Cup Series this year, but as is common, things sometimes change. Kurt Busch’s 23XI Racing team asked Gibbs to race its No. 45 Toyota after NASCAR declared early Sunday that Busch was not fully qualified to participate at Pocono Raceway. The 19-year-old grandson of Joe […]

Elliott was the winner at Pocono after Hamlin and Busch were disqualified

Elliott Pocono 2022

Chase Elliott, who finished third, unexpectedly won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race when the victor and runner-up were disqualified. NASCAR revealed that Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota and Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing vehicle had failed post-race testing more than two and a half hours after the finish of Sunday’s race at Pocono […]

Jeb Burton survives a terrifying aerial accident in the Pocono Xfinity race

The last round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday saw a wild accident involving Jeb Burton, who was able to escape unharmed. Santino Ferrucci spun in Turn 3 in the centre of the field on Lap 47 of 90, causing vehicles to scatter in all directions. Following evading the wreck […]

Penalties and point deductions for both Petty GMS Racing teams

Petty GMS Racing teams

Following a problem at Pocono Raceway, the Nos. 42 and No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports cars have both received penalties. Ty Dillon and Erik Jones’ squads were fined by NASCAR for breaking the NASCAR Rule Book’s Section 14.6.5.E on Rocker Box Assemblies. The referenced regulation is as follows: “The rocker box vent hole in the […]

Gragson defeats Gibbs to win the Pocono Xfinity race

Gragson Pocono Xfinity

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday was won by Noah Gragson after a thrilling side-by-side fight with Ty Gibbs. With 21 of the 90 circuits left, Gragson overtook squad member Josh Berry of JR Motorsports for the lead, but Ty Gibbs took over second and started his arduous pursuit of the […]