Dale Earnhardt Jr. took advantage of a Brad Keselowski fumble to grab his first Cup win at Pocono Raceway Sunday.
Earnhardt was running second when Keselowski went up behind a lapped car to get a piece of paper off his grill slowing the No. 2 car’s momentum down the Long Pond straightaway as Earnhardt drove on by for the lead. Continue reading
Six-time Champion Jimmie Johnson Could Earn Third Win of the Season at Pocono
Although some were wondering, 11 winless races in the season were never a concern for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 team.
Johnson picked up his first winner decal at Charlotte and he placed the second decal on his car the next week at Dover, closing out the first half of the 26-race regular season of the Sprint Cup Series. Continue reading
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Denny Hamlin found himself in a familiar spot at Pocono Raceway, grabbing the pole for Sunday’s Pocono 400.
His lap of 49.6 seconds (181.415 mph) was also a new track qualifying record. Continue reading
Charles Barkley Races Dale Earnhardt, Jr., in Special Feature During TNT’s Pre-RaceCountdown to Green served by Sonic
Turner Sports will begin its 32nd consecutive year of NASCAR coverage with the pre-race Countdown to Green served by Sonic at noon ET on TNT, followed by coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from Pocono presented by the Dodge Charger on Sunday, June 8, from Pocono Raceway at 1 p.m. ET.
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Sprint Cup rookie Kyle Larson rocketed to the pole for Saturday’s Pocono ARCA 200 at Pocono Raceway. He laid down a lap of 53.106 seconds (169.472) mph and no other driver could knock him off. Continue reading