NASCAR Pocono Sunday, July 7, 2024

Pocono NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights

Denny Hamlin

2023 Pocono winner – Started 8th, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 9 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8th

2023 Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 4 Stops 32, 72 (G), 96, 124 (G)

Denny Hamlin 2023 Pocono: 50th career win / 7th Pocono win (Most all-time) / 600th Toyota National Touring Series win

Denny Hamlin won 3 of last 7 Pocono races

Joe Gibbs Racing won 6 of last 9 Pocono races

Denny Hamlin: 7 Pocono wins – Career win number: 1st, 2nd, 5th, 12th, 34th, 41st & 50th (Age: 25, 25, 28, 29, 38, 39 & 42)

Hendrick Motorsports: 19 Pocono wins with 9 different drivers

Joe Gibbs Racing: 17 Pocono wins with 6 different drivers

7 Pocono races settled by last lap pass

4 Won first career race at Pocono – Jeremy Mayfield, Denny Hamlin, Chris Buescher & Ryan Blaney

Stage 1 winner failed to win last 9 Pocono races

Pocono Stage 2 winner winless in 12 Pocono races

Drivers won first race of the season in 30 of 90 Pocono races (33%)

Pocono NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights

Pocono wins:

Stewart-Haas Racing: 2; Joe Gibbs Racing: 1; JR Motorsports: 1; Richard Childress Racing: 1; Kaulig Racing: 0 

8 Different winners in 8 Pocono races

Drivers starting first 1 for 8 at Pocono – 2019 Cole Custer winner

No driver won Pocono & championship in same season

2 Pocono races settled by last lap pass –

2017 Brad Keselowski over Kyle Larson & 2019 Cole Custer over Tyler Reddick

Best Rookie of the Year contender finish at Pocono: 2nd – Erik Jones 2016 & Ty Gibbs 2021