2 years ago | By NASCAR notes
Martin Truex Jr. is 6/1 to win Sunday at Pocono. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup SeriesNext Race: Pocono 400The Place: Pocono RacewayThe Date: Sunday, June 2The Time: 2:00 p.m. ETTV: FS1, 12:30 p.m. ETRadio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR RadioDistance: 400 miles ; Stage 1 ,Stage 2 , Final Stage 2018 Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Martin Truex Jr. on a rollMartin Truex Jr. is not only the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' most recent winner - earning the victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night - he is the defending winner of this week's race, the Pocono 400 at...
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Alex Bowman is knocking on the door loudly for first Cup win. Alex Bowman on Pocono:
“I love Pocono. We got a third-place finish there last year and ran really strong throughout the entire race. Pocono is very unique, and it is different from the tracks we typically go to. The Tunnel Turn is pretty challenging at times, especially since they paved it.”
Bowman on No. 88 team momentum:
“We have been running pretty well the last few weeks. We definitely didn't start out great in the 600 but got better toward the end and was able to salvage a seventh-place finish. Greg and the guys have worked...
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Jimmie Johnson has won three times at Pocono. Jimmie Johnson on Charlotte:
“I'm really proud of our solid outing last week in Charlotte. It was good for us on so many levels. This week, I have some production things to do and then head to Pocono. We've had a tough few races at Pocono as of late and some pretty gnarly crashes, but I like going there, the track is so technical and challenging and I like the area. Overall, things are moving in a positive direction. We just need more.”
CHARLOTTE REWIND: Last weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jimmie Johnson, and the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet...
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Aiming for First Cup Series Win
KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina -Daniel Suárez climbs behind the wheel of the No. 41 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing with the familiar black-and-red Haas Automation colors displayed for Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400. The Haas driver will make his fifth Cup Series start at Pocono Raceway - aka the “Tricky Triangle - where he earned a runner-up finish in the last year's July event, just 1.788 seconds shy of his first Cup Series victory. Suárez is the most recent pole winner at the three-turn track, which also happened to be his first Cup...
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Ordering a Win
Kevin Harvick has never won at Pocono. KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - Kevin Harvick has 45 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories, including the four most iconic events - the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400 and Southern 500.
He won the championship in 2014 and has won almost everywhere. Save for Pocono Raceway and Kentucky Speedway in Sparta.
This week, for the 37th consecutive time, he'll attempt to get his first win at Pocono in the Cup Series. But, oh has he been close.
Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Light Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing , has four...
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Time To Rebuild Momentum at Pocono
Aric Almirola had best career finish at Pocono last June. KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway this weekend and Aric Almirola and the No. 10 Valley Tech Ford Mustang team for Stewart-Haas Racing are ready to rebuild their momentum heading into the middle stretch of the 36-race season.
Last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Almirola looked strong by qualifying second, but by the time the checkered flag waved, the No. 10 team ran outside of the top-10 for a majority of the race and pulled it together...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers in the NASCAR All-Star Race & Open. This season's event is on Sunday, May 22 on FS1, MRN and... Read more ...
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Ken Block will race at the 2022 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in a purpose-built Porsche 911 called "Hoonipigasus." Built by BBi Autosport, the latest Hoonigan vehicle is... Read more ...
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Leclerc's Monaco bad luck continues due to a brake failure - this time in a priceless piece of Ferrari F1 history. Read more ...
Porsche has begun real-world testing of technology from its Mission R electric race car concept in a Cayman-based prototype. The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance combines... Read more ...
Ferrari Formula One driver Chalres Leclerc crashed one of three-time champion Niki Lauda's Ferrari F1 cars during a demonstration run at the 2022 Monaco Historic Grand Prix on... Read more ...