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Race 15 of 36 in the2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
![]() 2020 Pocono 350 program cover | |||
Date | June 28, 2020 (2020-06-28) | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway inLong Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.5 miles (4 km) | ||
Distance | 140 laps, 350 mi (563 km) | ||
Average speed | 122.879 miles per hour (197.755 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | JTG Daugherty Racing | ||
Grid positions set by partial inversion of previous race's finishing order | |||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 49 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy andJeff Gordon | ||
Nielsen ratings | 2.660 million[7] | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1),Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3) |
The2020 Pocono 350 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on June 28, 2020 atPocono Raceway inLong Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 140 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 15th race of the2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Ryan Preece was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 fromSaturday's finishing order inverted.
Stage OneLaps: 30
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 95 | Christopher Bell(R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 41 | Cole Custer(R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 55
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 55
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 140 | 41 |
2 | 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | 47 |
3 | 38 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 140 | 34 |
4 | 25 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 33 |
5 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | 41 |
6 | 8 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 140 | 38 |
7 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 30 |
8 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | 29 |
9 | 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 28 |
10 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 140 | 37 |
11 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 140 | 42 |
12 | 10 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 25 |
13 | 3 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 37 |
14 | 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 27 |
15 | 4 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 28 |
16 | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 21 |
17 | 5 | 41 | Cole Custer(R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | 21 |
18 | 6 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 139 | 27 |
19 | 24 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek(R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 139 | 18 |
20 | 22 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 17 |
21 | 23 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 139 | 16 |
22 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 139 | 24 |
23 | 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 14 |
24 | 36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 139 | 13 |
25 | 1 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 12 |
26 | 28 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 139 | 11 |
27 | 29 | 15 | Brennan Poole(R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 10 |
28 | 31 | 27 | J. J. Yeley(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 138 | 0 |
29 | 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill(i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 137 | 0 |
30 | 34 | 77 | James Davison | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136 | 7 |
31 | 40 | 00 | Quin Houff(R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 6 |
32 | 33 | 53 | Garrett Smithley(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 |
33 | 37 | 51 | Joey Gase(i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 136 | 0 |
34 | 32 | 7 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 |
35 | 30 | 8 | Tyler Reddick(R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 2 |
36 | 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 135 | 5 |
37 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod(i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 |
38 | 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 74 | 3 |
39 | 17 | 95 | Christopher Bell(R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 39 | 9 |
40 | 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 15 | 1 |
Official race results |
Fox Sports televised the race in the United States onFS1.Mike Joy and six-time Pocono winnerJeff Gordon will cover the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.Jamie Little handled the pit road duties.Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1 | ||
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Booth announcers | Pit reporter | In-race analyst |
Lap-by-lap:Mike Joy Color-commentator:Jeff Gordon | Jamie Little | Larry McReynolds |
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast onSirius XMNASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval.Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2.Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kurt Becker called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN Radio | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Turns 1 & 2:Dave Moody Backstretch:Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker | Steve Post Kim Coon |
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