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NASCAR drivers discuss the career and legacy of Martin Truex Jr.
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It’s time to tackle the “Tricky Triangle” as the NASCAR Cup Series makes its annual trek to the mountains of Pennsylvania.
The three-turn, 2.5-mile tri-oval at Pocono Raceway host Sunday’s race, with the 2024 playoffs fast approaching. Six races remain in the regular season, and only a handful of playoff berths are still up for grabs as winless drivers try to reach victory lane or point their way into the postseason.
Alex Bowman became the most recent driver to jump into the playoff picture when he scored his first victory of the season on the streets of Chicago last Sunday. Now others, like former Cup Series champions and Pocono winners Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch, seek to do the same.
USA TODAY Sports is providing coverage of The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.com at Pocono Raceway. Follow along for all the latest news, updates, highlights and results of Sunday’s race.
What time does Sunday’s NASCAR race at Pocono start?
The Great American Getaway 400 starts at 2:30 p.m. ET at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
What TV channel is Sunday’s NASCAR race at Pocono on?
USA Network is broadcasting The Great American Getaway 400 and will have a pre-race show at 2 p.m. ET.
Will there be a live stream of Sunday’s NASCAR race at Pocono?
The Great American Getaway 400 can be live streamed on the NBCSports website and the NBC Sports app. The race is also available to stream on Fubo.
Denny Hamlin led nine laps, including the final seven after taking the lead from Kyle Larson by running him up into wall following a restart. Hamlin went on to win the July 23, 2023, race under caution over Tyler Reddick for his record-breaking seventh victory at Pocono and the 50th of his Cup Series career.
(Car number in parentheses)
- (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
- (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
- (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
- (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
- (4) Josh Berry, Ford
- (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
- (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
- (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
- (71) Zane Smith, Chevrolet
- (22) Joey Logano, Ford
- (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
- (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
- (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
- (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
- (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
- (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
- (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
- (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
- (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
- (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
- (34) Michael McDowell, Ford
- (21) Harrison Burton, Ford
- (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
- (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
- (10) Noah Gragson, Ford
- (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
- (31) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet
- (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford
- (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
- (7) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet
- (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
- (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
- (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford
- (51) Justin Haley, Ford
- (15) Cody Ware, Ford
- (41) Ryan Preece, Ford
- (44) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet
Pocono Raceway, known as the “Tricky Triangle,” is one of the most unique ovals in NASCAR because unlike other tracks in the series it has just three turns instead of four, and each of the three has a different degree of banking. The 2.5-mile tri-oval also features the longest front stretch in the series at 3,740 feet.
Pocono straightaway lengths:
- Front stretch (main): 3,740 feet
- Long Pond (back) straightaway: 3,055 feet
- Short (North) straightaway: 1,780 feet
Pocono Turns
- Turn 1: 14 degrees banking
- Turn 2 (Tunnel Turn): 8 degrees banking
- Turn 3: 6 degrees banking
The Great American Getaway 400 is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile track for a total of 400 miles. The race will feature three segments (laps per stage) – Stage 1: 30 laps; Stage 2: 65 laps; Stage 3: 65 laps.
Six races remain in the regular season, including Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, before the 16-driver NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin on Sept. 11. A regular-season win virtually locks up a playoff berth, but the possibility still remains that there could be more race winners than available playoff spots since 12 drivers have at least one victory this season.
2024 winners (points in parentheses): Kyle Larson 3 (671); Denny Hamlin 3 (629); William Byron 3 (599); Christopher Bell 3 (586); Chase Elliott 1 (660); Tyler Reddick 1 (648); Ryan Blaney 1 (587); Brad Keselowski 1 (558); Alex Bowman 1 (553); Joey Logano 1 (484); Daniel Suarez 1 (410); Austin Cindric 1 (389).
Following next Sunday’s race, NASCAR will take two weekends off during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here are the five races that conclude the regular season (all times ET):
- Sunday, July 21: At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2:30 p.m. (NBC)
- Sunday, Aug. 11: At Richmond Raceway, 6 p.m. (USA)
- Sunday, Aug. 18: At Michigan International Speedway, 2:30 p.m. (USA)
- Saturday, Aug. 24: At Daytona International Speedway, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
- Sunday, Sept. 1: At Darlington Raceway, 6 p.m. (USA)
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