2021 NASCAR: Pocono Double Header (Races 18 and 19)

[dara]

Pocono Organics CBD 325
Pocono Raceway
3:00pm/et, Saturday, June 26
Green flag: 3:19pm/et
(Stages 25/77/130 laps = 325 miles)
TV: NBCSN
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
No practice or qualifying

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Explore the Pocono Mountains 350
Pocono Raceway
3:30pm/et, Sunday, June 27
Green flag: 3:49pm/et
(Stages 30/85/140 laps = 350 miles)
TV: NBCSN
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
No practice or qualifying

[dara]

Saturday Race Starting Order:

https://i.imgur.com/ATljaXv.png


Teams will use the same car both days. If a team has to go to a backup car for Sunday, they will start at the rear for that race.
Sunday’s pit stalls are based on Saturday’s race finish.
Sunday’s lineup is also based on Saturday’s race finish. The top 20 drivers on Saturday will be inverted for Sunday’s start. Drivers that finish 21-40 on Saturday start in that position for Sunday.

[dara]

Making this pick easy, Kyle Larson for both races.

[4me2c]

Gonna try #18, M&M's Mini Toyota with KyB at the Wheels...!! :cool:

Both Races...!!!

[crazed 9.6]

Getting ready for green flag racing at Pocono !

I like Happy Harvick today :)

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch :)

[crazed 9.6]

That Ross Chastain is becoming one heck of a Cup driver lately.
wow :)

He is driving for a team I'd not mention (too bad, and I do hope that changes in near future).
Last race Chastain was second , right behind Larson at the checker flag.
Chastain is driving Larson's old #42 car and if you caught it, after the checker flag, Chastain came up beside (but not in front of) Larson with some congrads given :)

[dara]

Just to update on the Saturday race... Kyle Busch wins stage 1, Kurt Busch wins Stage 2

[crazed 9.6]

and Larson catches them all .... and Larson is gone !!!

[Ryu]

looks like I picked up good choice for today :)

[crazed 9.6]

Bowman and Larson with Kyle B right there !!!

12 laps to go !

[dara]

Wow, great pass by Larson with 4 to go.

[crazed 9.6]

ohhhhhhhhh !!!!!!

with one turn to go ... a tire !!!

[dara]

Bowman Wins! followed by Kyle Busch and William Byron. Kyle Larson with the flat tire with one more turn to go.

[dara]

6 in a row for HMS (not including the all star race.)

[dara]

No burnout, they have to use the same car.

[4me2c]

By
Staff Report NASCAR.com June 27, 2021 at 12:22 PM

Kyle Larson is among the cars dropping to the rear ahead of Sunday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 (3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) for moving to a backup car. Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was slated to line up 12th but his last-lap flat tire caused enough damage to warrant the team bringing out the backup for Sunday’s 140-lapper.

[4me2c]

In addition to Larson and as confirmed by NASCAR following Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the following drivers have been approved to go to a backup car for the 140-lap race:
— Ryan Preece, No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet (was starting 23rd)
— Anthony Alfredo, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (was starting 26th)
— Ross Chastain, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet (was starting 33rd)
— Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (was starting 36th)
— Ryan Newman, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford (was starting 37th)
— Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (was starting 38th)

[crazed 9.6]

thnx dara and 4me :)


Xfinity cars are racing at Pocono right now Lap 47 of 90 completed.
Does not look like any Cup drivers are in this Xfinity race today.

Trucks raced last night at Pocono and Kyle B did race and seems that this would be Kyle's last Truck race of his career (it seems).

Kyle B's racing team did win this race with driver John Hunter Nemechek at the wheel.
I think he has won 6 out of the last 7 Truck races here at Pocono.
JHN is on his game this year and looks like a championship year for him !

[crazed 9.6]

Cindric wins xfinity with young rookie Ty Gibbs making him earn it !

Cendric is Xfinity's hotest driver BUT this young Ty Gibbs is amazing in his rookie season.
Gibbs has 8 races under his belt and has had 7 finishes in the top 5 and with a win in there too ... wow !

[dara]

Martin Truex, Jr. wins stage 1, followed by Almirola and Keselowski.

[dara]

William Byron wins stage 2, followed by Denny Hamlin, and Brad Keselowski. Kyle Larson lurking in 8th.

[dara]

5 laps to go, Byron leading, sipping gas.

[dara]

Byron has to come in, Hamlin, now leading.

[dara]

Kyle Busch is stalking, Hamlin coming in. White flag.

[dara]

Congratulations, Kyle Busch! followed by Larson, and Keselowski.

[crazed 9.6]

Hamlin is out !
that must suc big time running outta gas with one lap to go :eek:

[dara]

Next week... 4th of July at Road America. I think 4me and Ryu picked for the first race.

[dara]

So strange that #18 won on only 4th gear, but that's why he was out of sequence and had just enough gas to to win. Larson did well on the backup car, maybe leading in total points.

[Ryu]

yeahhhhh :)

[4me2c]

Had Him for BOTH Races...!!!

[crazed 9.6]

you guys had a couple nice pics with Kyle 'Rowdy' Busch :)
It was very surprising to see him win this one with the gear issues he had, as had dara mentioned.