The maiden voyage of the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Pocono Raceway was shorter than planned, but race winner Kyle Larson wasn’t complaining.
NASCAR awarded the checkered flag in the Pocono Green 250 to Larson when the race was red-flagged after 53 of 100 scheduled laps and then called because of persistent rain.
The victory was Larson’s first of the season and fourth in the series, but it was a source of frustration to runner-up Erik Jones, who arguably had the fastest car and was closing rapidly on Larson when a rain shower blew in from the west and stopped the action. Continue reading →
NASCAR XFINITY Series teams will race 100 laps covering 250 miles in the Pocono Green 250 this Friday, June 4th at Pocono Raceway. Television coverage is on FOX starting at 12:30 pm ET with a green flag around 1 pm ET with radio coverage available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
XFINITY Series Makes Track Debut at Pocono Raceway
For the first time in its storied history, the XFINITY Series will compete for 100 laps over 250 miles at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, June 4th in the inaugural Pocono Green 250.
Since its inception in 1982, the XFINITY Series, has only raced in the state of Pennsylvania 17 times at one track, before this weekend’s festivities – Nazareth Speedway from 1988 to 2004.
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Dakoda Armstrong is our guest at Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.
Although the NASCAR XFINITY Series teams are racing at Pocono Raceway for the first time this weekend, Dakoda Armstrong is making his sixth career start at the track also known as the ‘Tricky Triangle.” Armstrong has two starts at Pocono in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series along with three starts with the ARCA Racing Series. Continue reading →
