Paint Schemes
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 #5-Kyle Larson lost pit selection due to inspection failures. He will be in the 12th stall.
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 173.250mph for his third pole of the year, sixth at Pocono and 51st of his career.
#5-Kyle Larson will start second followed by #7-Daniel Suarez, #54-Ty Gibbs, #19-Chase Briscoe, #17-Chris Buescher, #43-Erik Jones, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #24-William Byron, and #12-Ryan Blaney.
See the complete qualifying results and the Great American Getaway 400 Starting Lineup.
Pocono – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA with a
lap of 51.948 seconds, 173.250 mph.
This is his 52nd pole in 737 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and ninth top-10 start in 2026.
This is his sixth pole in 37 races at Pocono Raceway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2026 and his seventh in 19 races at Pocono Raceway.
Daniel Suarez (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his fifth in 16 races this season.
Connor Zilisch (28th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection is complete at Pocono Raceway.
- Nos. 5 and 78 failed inspection twice and passed on their third attempt.
- As a result of the multiple inspection failures, the No. 5 will lose pit selection for this event and car chief, Jesse Saunders has been ejected, and the No. 78 will also lose pit selection for this event and Engineer, Chris Stanley has been ejected.
Practice for the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is over. The results:
#5-Kyle Larson 170.706
#11-Denny Hamlin 170.244
#7-Daniel Suarez 170.167
#77-Carson Hocevar 169.994
#17-Chris Buescher 169.846
Slowest: #62-Casey Mears 161.615mph
Most laps run: #54-Ty Gibbs, 24 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 19 drivers): #5-Kyle Larson, 168.085mph
Notes: #47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr spun but did not hit anything.
The top 10 drivers overall were all in group 2.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Great American Getaway 400 Practice speeds page.
Pocono Cup race start time moved up due to threat of rain: The start time for Sunday’s The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISIT PA NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway has been moved up two hours to 1 p.m. ET due to forecasted inclement weather.[Read More]
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Great American Getaway 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is posted, 38 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Open teams entered: #62-Casey Mears, #78-Daniel Dye.
See the full entry list on the Great American Getaway 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Pocono: Goodyear will introduce a new right side tire for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway that combines technology unique to the “Tricky Triangle” with learnings from its intermediate track tire specifications. The new Goodyear Racing Eagle right-side tire combines the compound run at Pocono last year with the construction used at several intermediate tracks this season.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing The Great American Getaway 400 : A look at some of the top statistical performers at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, going into The Great American Getaway 400.
Race rules and information:
