Denny Hamlin wins HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway: Denny Hamlin prevailed in a tight door-to-door bump-and-go pass on Kyle Larson with seven laps remaining to claim a historic all-time best seventh NASCAR Cup Series victory at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway – the win in Sunday’s HighPoint.com 400 also marking Hamlin’s 50th career trophy and second of the 2023 season.[Read More](7-23-2023)

#11-Denny Hamlin won the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 7th at Pocono and 50th career win.
#45-Tyler Reddick finished 2nd followed by #19-Martin Truex, Jr. #4-Kevin Harvick, #54-Ty Gibbs, #20-Christopher Bell, #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #21-Harrison Burton, #43-Erik Jones, and #9-Chase Elliott.
Hamlin took the lead from #5-Kyle Larson with 6 laps remaining. The race ended under caution after #41-Ryan Preece spun on the final lap and could not get the car restarted.
Pole winner #24-William Byron led 60 laps but got off cycle late in the race and finished 14th.
Stage 1 was won by #22-Joey Logano. Stage 2 was won by #5-Kyle Larson.
There were 14 lead changes among 9 drivers and 11 cautions for 42 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 119.363mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – Pocono:
Denny Hamlin won the HighPoint.com 400, his 50th victory in 635 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his seventh victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 34 races at Pocono Raceway.
Tyler Reddick (second) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Pocono Raceway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 34 races at Pocono Raceway.
Ty Gibbs (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 30 points over William Byron.
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Pocono:
Race 21 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [4 wins], 681
2) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. [3 wins], 712
3) #8-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 608
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 656
5) #5-Kyle Larson [2 wins], 600
6) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 636
7) #1-Ross Chastain, [1 win] 613
8) #12-Ryan Blaney, [1 win], 591
9) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 575
10) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 562
11) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 494
12) #4-Kevin Harvick, 601, +163
13) #6-Brad Keselowski, 560, +122
14) #17-Chris Buescher, 549, +111
15) #23-Bubba Wallace, 464, +26
16) #34-Michael McDowell, 455, +17 ahead of 17th
Outside the playoffs:
18) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 438, -17 behind 16th
17) #99-Daniel Suarez, 432, -23
19) #54-Ty Gibbs, 427, -28
20) #48-Alex Bowman, 410, -45
21) #9-Chase Elliott, 399, -56
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #9-Elliott (unapproved adjustments), #38-Gilliland (unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #24-Byron chose pit stall 2.
Outside pole sitter #19-Truex, Jr. took the 7th stall.
See all pit choices on the Pocono Pit Stall page.

#24-William Byron won the Busch pole for the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway with speed of 170.629mph for his 1st pole of the year, 3rd at Pocono and 11th of his career.
#19-Martin Truex, Jr. will start second followed by #5-Kyle Larson, #4-Kevin Harvick, #20-Christopher Bell, #22-Joey Logano, #45-Tyler Reddick , #11-Denny Hamlin, #2-Austin Cindric, and #23-Bubba Wallace.
#9-Elliott spun on his qualifying lap, but did not hit anything. #23-Wallace got into the wall during the final round but only suffered minor damage.
See the complete qualifying results and the HighPoint.com 400 Starting Lineup.

Pocono Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
William Byron won the Pole Award for the HighPoint.com 400 with a lap of 52.746 seconds, 170.629 mph.
This is his 11th pole in 201 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 14th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his second pole in ten races at Pocono Raceway.
Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2023 and his 12th in 34 races at Pocono Raceway.
Kyle Larson (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 13th in 21 races this season.
Ty Gibbs (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is complete:
#45-Tyler Reddick 168.596
#8-Kyle Busch 168.483
#24-William Byron 168.397
#5-Kyle Larson 168.290
#19-Martin Truex, Jr. 168.205
Slowest: #77-Ty Dillon 164.432mph
Most laps run: #54-Ty Gibbs, 19 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 9 drivers): #24-William Byron 167.464mph.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run, and more on the Pocono 400 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Yeley, #38-Gilliland, #51-Custer, #78-McLeod.
See the full entry list on the Pocono 400 Entry List page.

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