Masterclass in Control: Briscoe Outlasts Hamlin with Throttle Finesse: Chase Briscoe has earned a NASCAR Cup Series season-best four pole positions and led laps in eight races in his first season driving the famous No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and finally – finally – on Sunday afternoon that hard work translated into his first trophy, edging his JGR teammate Denny Hamlin in The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.[Read More]
#19-Chase Briscoe won the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. The win is his first win of the year, first at Pocono and third career win.
Pole sitter #11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #12-Ryan Blaney, #17-Chris Buescher, #9-Chase Elliott, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #5-Kyle Larson, #60-Ryan Preece, #6-Brad Keselowski, and #2-Austin Cindric.
The start of the race was delayed by just over two hours due to rain.
Briscoe led 72 laps, the most of any driver. However, he was short on fuel at the beginning of the final restart, but able to save enough to make it to the finish without issue.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #11-Denny Hamlin.
Stage 1 was won by #11-Denny Hamlin. Stage 2 was won by #19-Chase Briscoe
There were 11 lead changes among 9 drivers and 7 cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 130.199mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts –Pocono:
Chase Briscoe won the The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM, his third victory in 161 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in six races at Pocono Raceway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 24th top-10 finish in 36 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2025.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 16 races at Pocono Raceway.
Shane Van Gisbergen (31st) was the highest finishing rookie.
William Byron leads the point standings by 54 points over Kyle Larson.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Pocono:
Race 17 of 26 in the regular season
1) #5-Kyle Larson, 3 wins, 569 [23 playoff points]
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3 wins, 545 [19 playoff points]
3) #20-Christopher Bell, 3 wins, 544 [16 playoff points]
4) #24-William Byron, 1 win, 623 [regular season points leader], [12 playoff points]
5) #12-Ryan Blaney, 1 win, 503 [8 playoff points]
6) #1-Ross Chastain, 1 win, 454 [5 playoff points]
7) #19-Chase Briscoe, 1 win, 450, [6 playoff point], +XX ahead of 17th
8) #22-Joey Logano, 1 win, 436 [7 playoff points]
9) #2-Austin Cindric, 1 win, 368 [7 playoff points]
10) #21-Josh Berry, 1 win, 354 [6 playoff points]
11) #88-Shane Van Gisbergen, 1 win, 248 [6 playoff points]
12) #9-Chase Elliott, 543, +160 ahead of 17th
13) #45-Tyler Reddick, 490, +107 ahead of 17th
14) #16-Chris Buescher, 421, +38 ahead of 17th
15) #23-Bubba Wallace, 412, [2 playoff points], +29 ahead of 17th
16) #48-Alex Bowman, 403, +20 ahead of 17th
Outside the top 16:
17) #60-Ryan Preece, 383, [2 playoff points], -20 behind 16th
18) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 344, -59 behind 16th
19) #43-Erik Jones, 341, -62 behind 16th
20) #8-Kyle Busch, 340, -63 behind 16th
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Chase Briscoe, he saves enough fuel for his first win of the year. Hamlin finishes second, then Blaney, Buescher, Elliott, Nemechek, Larson, Preece, Keselowski, and Cindric.
White flag for Briscoe. Hamlin .7 second back.
Lap 157 – Briscoe’s lead holding at .45 second over Hamlin. Blaney still 1 second back.
Lap 155 – Hamlin now .6 second back of Briscoe. Hamlin’s team thinks Briscoe will still be short of fuel.
Lap 151 – Down to ten laps remaining. No change up front. Briscoe leads, Hamlin .7 second back, Blaney 1.2 second back, Elliott has fallen 3 seconds back.
Lap 146 – Fifteen laps to go. Briscoe continues to save fuel. The team thinks he could be close to saving enough. Hamlin remains second, now .6 second back.
Lap 141 – 20 to go. No change up front. Briscoe, Hamlin, Blaney, Elliott, Buescher. Sixth place Nemechek is over 5 seconds back.
Lap 136 – 25 laps remaining. Briscoe over Hamlin by .4 second. Third place Blaney is now .8 second back back, with Elliott 1.3 second back. Briscoe is lifting a bit early in the turns to try to save fuel.
Lap 132 – Buescher falls to 6th after restarting fourth.
Lap 131 – Green flag with 30 laps remaining.
Lap 129 – Under caution it’s Briscoe, Hamlin, Blaney, Buescher, Elliott, Larson, Cindric, Nemechek, Berry, Preece. Briscoe’s team says he could be three laps short on fuel.
Lap 128 – Pit road is open. Most drivers that had not pitted are in.
Lap 125 – Blaney pits and Keselowski takes the lead. Now CAUTION is out for a spin by Van Gisbergen.
Lap 124 – As pit stops continue, Briscoe runs ahead of Hamlin and Buescher. They will be out front when stops cycle through, if nothing changes.
Lap 122 – Buescher pits from thee lead. Blaney now first.
Lap 121 – Elliott and Hamlin pit from second and third.
Lap 120 – Briscoe pits from the lead. Buescher now out front. Expect everyone else in soon.
Lap 118 – Still Briscoe, Buescher, Hamlin, Blaney, Elliott the top 5. Everyone needs to pit once more for fuel. The pit window is opening.
Lap 107 – Briscoe continues to lead but Buescher is stalking him for the lead. Hamlin up to third, then Elliott and Blaney.
Lap 101 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 60 laps remaining. Briscoe, Berry, Elliott, Buescher, Hamlin, Cindric, Blaney, Larson, Hocevar, Logano.
Lap 98 – Pit road open again. Another mix of strategies. Most leaders stay out.
Lap 96 – CAUTION out for the end of stage 2. Briscoe wins it. Berry is second, then Elliott, Byron, Buescher, Hamlin, Cindric, Blaney, Larson and Hocevar.
Lap 93 – A number of drivers pit pit road prior to its closure for the end of the stage. Keselowski, ADillon, Jones, Nemechek among them.
Lap 91 – Five laps left in stage two. Briscoe leads Berry by a half second.
Lap 88 – Green flag with 8 laps remaining in stage 2. Briscoe, Stenhouse, Byron, Berry, Keselowski the top 5.
Lap 86 – Pit road is open. A few drivers come in. Most stay out.
Lap 85 – Reddick goes to the garage for the team to check the car. Possible brake issue after trouble for Wallace and Herbst.
Lap 83 – CAUTION. Accident involving Bell, Busch, TDillon, Van Gisbergen in turn 2.
Lap 82 – Briscoe takes the lead over Stenhouse.
Lap 81 – Green flag is out and the race is official. Stenhouse leads Hocevar, Keselowski, ADillon, Briscoe, Berry, Jones, Byron, Nemechek, and Buescher.
Lap 79 – Most of the field comes down pit road for service. A few drivers stay out. Stenhouse assumes the lead.
Lap 78 – CAUTION for debris on the frontstretch.
Lap 75 – Briscoe pits. Several drivers need fuel before the end of the stage.
Lap 73 – McDowell slowing on track after making contact with the wall, but he continues and no caution. He goes to the garage.
Lap 72 – Bowman ahead of Logano by 1.3 second. Then Stenhouse, Hocevar and Cindric. 24 laps left in stage 2. Just 9 laps until halfway and an official race (but no rain in the area any longer).
Lap 64 – Bowman now the leader after passing Logano. Stenhouse now third, then Hocevar and Cindric.
Lap 62 – Bubba Wallace officially done for the day.
Lap 61 – Back to green. Logano, Cindric, Berry, Bowman, Briscoe, Stenhouse, Haley, Buescher, Gilliland, McDowell the top 10.
Lap 59 – Now pit road is open and the leaders come in. Ten driver stay out and Logano takes the lead. Off pit road: Hamlin, Blaney, Chastain, Nemechek, Smith, Larson.
Lap 58 – Pit road was closed but Keselowski came down. He will have to restart at the rear.
Lap 55 – CAUTION out for a right front tire down on Bubba Wallace’s car after a broken brake rotor. He gets into the wall and drives it to garage.
Lap 50 – Bryon up to third after passing Hamlin and Gibbs.
Lap 49 – Back to green. Keselowski, Hocevar, Gibbs, Hamlin, Nemechek the top 5.
Lap 46 – Pit road open and a number of drivers are in. The leaders stay out.
Lap 42 – CAUTION out for Riley Herbst into the turn 1 wall. He is done for the day. Poole is the free pass. Keselowski still the leader.
Lap 36 – Back to green for the start of the second stage. Keselowski, Hocevar, Gibbs, Custer, Nemechek, Bell, Suarez, Buescher, Hamlin, Jones the top 10.
Lap 33 – Drivers that have not pitted come in. Buescher off first then Hamlin, Jones, Elliott, Logano, Briscoe, Smith and Bowman. Keselowski now the leader.
Lap 31 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1. Hamlin wins it. He’s followed by Buescher, Reddick, Briscoe, Jones, Smith, Logano, Elliott, Byron and Bowman. Ware is the free pass.
Lap 28 – Pit road busy this time with three laps left in the stage. Several drivers pit before pit road is closed at the end of the stage. Keselowski, Hocevar, Custer, Nemechek, Bell, Gibbs, Nemechek among those in.
Lap 26 – Five laps remaining in stage 1. Hamlin leads Buescher by 1 second. Then Reddick, Briscoe, Hocevar, Custer, Keselowski, Gibbs, Bell, and Nemechek. Ware goes a lap down. Suarez comes to pit road.
Lap 21 – Hocevar has fallen to fourth after getting loose and tapping the outside wall. Reddick now in third.
Lap 19 – Hamlin puts Poole a lap down.
Lap 11 – Buescher continues to hang with Hamlin, just .2 second off the lead. The rest of the field is starting to spread out.
Lap 6 – Hamlin continues to lead Buescher, Hocevar, Reddick, and Briscoe. The first 36 drivers are still grouped together. Poole is about a half lap back.
Lap 2 – Hamlin leads lap 1. Poole comes to pit road to serve his penalty.
• 3:31pm/et – Green flag. Hamlin and Buescher on the front row. First stage is 30 laps. Race is official after lap 80.
• NASCAR Rule Book Section 8.5.7.6.C states: NASCAR may determine that it is impractical to complete the advertised Race distance. In this occurrence, NASCAR, in its sole discretion, will determine when the Race concludes and will communicate a predetermined time to the competitors. As was announced over the main race channel, if the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono cannot reach the advertised Race distance after the conclusion of Stage 2, the conclusion time today will be 8:25pm/et.
If it’s necessary to implement this procedure, the process is:
Clock strikes the time
Leader hits the line
Leader runs a lap
Leader sees white flag at the end of that first lap
Leader runs another lap
Leader sees checkered
So, time, leader hits line, two more laps.
• 4:19pm/et – Engines fired at Pocono.
• 4:11pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 3:45pm/et – Everything still on schedule and looking good to get the full race in today. Estimated 45 minutes to green flag.
• Add Ty Dillon to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
• 3:10pm/et – Track drying is progressing on schedule. Pre-race ceremonies could be underway within an hour.
• Drivers to the rear today (so far) – #12-Blaney (Unapproved adjustments), #21-Berry (Unapproved adjustments), #23-Wallace (Unapproved adjustments), #24-Byron (Unapproved adjustments), #51-Ware (Unapproved adjustment)s, #44-Poole (Multiple inspection failures
• NASCAR is currently estimating a 4:30pm/et green flag but that’s subject to change as track trying continues.
• 2:30pm/et – Drying continue at a good pace. NASCAR is now hoping to start the race between 4:00 & 5:00pm. That will be plenty of time to finish a “typical” race at Pocono.
• 2:10pm/et – Rain continues to hold off and track drying is progressing. No timeline on a possible race start but things are looking more positive….for now. Amazon Prime is back with pre-race coverage.
• 1:45pm/et – No rain at the track. Drying is underway. There is still rain and lightning north of the track that could be an issue. It is windy so that’s helping the process for now.
• 1:32pm/et – The lightning hold has been lifted at the track. Still some light rain. NASCAR still hoping rain will end in time to get the track dry and get the full race in today.
• 1:11pm/et – Amazon Prime has left pre-race coverage and is showing the Earnhardt documentary.
• 1:00pm/et – The track is still under a lightning hold. Rain remains spotty in the area. Air Titans are on track. It likely needs to stop raining by 2:30pmet today for them to have a chance to dry the track and get the full race in. Amazon Prime has live coverage now.
• 12:40pm/et – Still light rain and lightning in the area. Everything still on hold.
• At 11:45amet, it’s still raining at the track. The hourly forecast currently calls for rain to move out around 2:00pm/et. It looks like the start of the race may be delayed.
• As of 10:43am/et, there is rain and lightning at the track.
• No drivers known to be going to the rear for today’s race. After Byron’s practice accident, the team decided to fix the car.
• Weather could be an issue today but nothing widespread is expected. The chance of rain decreases as the day progresses. Follow RaceWeather for updates.
Race details:
Broadcast: NASCAR on Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 160 laps / 400 miles
Stages: 30 / 95 / 160
Average time of race: 3:17:01
Pit road speed: 55 mph
Caution car speed: 70 mph
Fuel Window: 42 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Driver Introductions: 3:50:00 p.m.
Anthem Package: 4:11:00 p.m.
Command: 4:19:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 4:30:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #10-Dillon (Unapproved adjustments), #12-Blaney (Unapproved adjustments), #21-Berry (Unapproved adjustments), #23-Wallace (Unapproved adjustments), #24-Byron (Unapproved adjustments), #51-Ware (Unapproved adjustments, #44-Poole (Multiple inspection failures
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #17-Chris Buescher took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Pocono Pit Stall page.
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Busch pole for the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway with a speed of 172.599mph for his first pole of the year, fifth at Pocono and 44th of his career.
#17-Chris Buescher will start second followed by #77-Carson Hocevar, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #41-Cole Custer, #19-Chase Briscoe, #54-Ty Gibbs, #45-Tyler Reddick, #20-Christopher Bell, and #99-Daniel Suarez.
See the complete qualifying results and the Great American Getaway 400 Starting Lineup.
Pocono Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM with a lap of 52.144 seconds, 172.599 mph.
This is his 45th pole in 702 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2025.
This is his fifth pole in 36 races at Pocono Raceway.
Chris Buescher (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2025 and his third in 16 races at Pocono Raceway.
Carson Hocevar (third) posted his first top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his fifth in 17 races this season.
Shane Van Gisbergen (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection is complete at Pocono Raceway. The No. 44 had multiple failures and passed inspection on its fourth attempt. The car chief for the #44, Mark Labretone, has been ejected from the event for multiple inspection failures. The #44 will lose pit selection privileges, will be ineligible to qualify, and will receive a pass-through penalty after taking the green flag in tomorrow’s race.
Practice for the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is over. The results:
#24-William Byron 170.758
#23-Bubba Wallace 170.032
#9-Chase Elliott 169.885
#41-Tyler Reddick 168.766
#17-Chris Buescher 169.667
Slowest: #44-Brennan Poole, 163.529mph.
Most laps run: #45-Tyler Reddick, 25 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 16 drivers): #24-William Byron, 168.690mph
Notes: #51-Cody Ware spun in group 1 and backed into the wall. The team will repair the car. He will not make a qualifying attempt.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Great American Getaway 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
The only open team entered is #44-Brennan Poole.
See the full entry list on the Great American Getaway 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Pocono: Cup teams are on different left- and right-side tire codes than they ran at Pocono last season, with compound changes on both sides of the car to introduce more tire wear and lap-time fall-off . . . Cup teams have already run this same left-side tire code at Las Vegas, Homestead, Darlington, Texas, Kansas and Nashville this season.
TRACK & RACE DATA
Season Race #: 17 of 36 (June 22, 2025)
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Paved Tri-Oval
Race Purse: $11,055,250
Race Length: 400 Miles (160 Laps)
Stage 1 Length 30 laps (Ends on Lap 30)
Stage 2 Length 65 laps (Ends on Lap 95)
Final Stage Length 65 laps (Ends on Lap 160)
Banking in Turn 1: 14 degrees
Banking in Turn 2: 8 degrees
Banking in Turn 3: 6 degrees
Frontstretch: 3,740 feet
Backstretch: 3,055 feet
Shortstretch: 1,780 feet
News & Notes – Pocono
- This weekend marks the 92nd running of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway (1974-2025).
- The race to the Playoffs is officially underway, only 10 races remain before the Playoffs.
- 2025 is the fourth straight year that Pocono held one race.
- Denny Hamlin’s seven wins at Pocono are the most all-time.
- Denny Hamlin has more wins at Pocono (7) than any other track.
- See much more
Race rules and information:
