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NASCAR and INDYCAR Spotter, Brent Wentz Makes Second Attempt at “The Double”

Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart, and John Andretti are just a few of the drivers who have attempted “The Double,” but what about crew members who have chased the same feat? Brent Wentz, current spotter of the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse at Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, is no stranger to […]

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Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart, and John Andretti are just a few of the drivers who have attempted “The Double,” but what about crew members who have chased the same feat?

Brent Wentz, current spotter of the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse at Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, is no stranger to racing’s biggest stages. The seasoned spotter has celebrated in victory lane at the Daytona 500 with Matt Kenseth in 2012 and kissed the bricks with Takuma Sato after winning the Indianapolis 500 in 2020. Now, for the second year in a row, he’s attempting one of his greatest feats yet: “The Double”.

The first opportunity presented itself when Wentz signed on as the primary spotter for Rick Ware Racing’s NASCAR Cup Series program. At the time, Team President Robbie Denton and Team Owner Rick Ware had talked about doing “The Double” through a partnership with Dale Coyne Racing. While that plan fizzled out, another path emerged, taking the Pennsylvania native back to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).

“I always had a relationship with RLL, obviously, working with them in 2020 and 2021,” Wentz explained. “So they’ve always asked me to do it [“The Double”], but logistically, it wasn’t going to happen. And we talked about it with RWR and, you know, we thought it would be a cool story, and something trying to try to do, and they were all about it. Robbie always tells me when you get an opportunity to do those kinds of things we want you to do, and we’re gonna be behind you to do it.”

With both teams’ blessings, and a priority on the Indy 500, Wentz set his sights on completing a successful first go at 1,100 miles of racing from the spotter’s stand. But getting approval from both teams was the least of his worries because Mother Nature was the one who had the final say.

“You watched the weather and knew it was going to rain. I mean, it never changed for 10 days, it said it was going to rain,” Wentz remembered. “So I had an airplane ready for me to go after the race with a couple of sponsors that I knew were going back and forth. And, you know, when the race kept getting pushed back and pushed back and pushed back, you just knew that it wasn’t going to happen.”

As the rain poured in both Indianapolis and Charlotte, Wentz made the decision to stay at “The Brickyard”, taking a commercial flight back home to North Carolina the following day. So, after countless hours of planning, significant personal expenses for travel, and hopeful prayers to the sky, Wentz’s first attempt at “the Double” came up short.

But not all was lost. This year, Wentz is more prepared than ever, armed with last year’s experiences and critical support.

As was the case in 2024, if weather or delays created a scheduling conflict, Rick Ware Racing will have another spotter on standby in Charlotte to take Wentz’s place. This year, that person is Chris Osbourne, spotter for Corey LaJoie when he runs RWR’s unchartered Cup Series entry.

Second, Hendrick Motorsports is stepping in and lending a helping hand when it comes to travel logistics.

“We put a lot of effort and money and things of my own to get going,” he shared about last year’s attempt. “But this year, thankful to Hendrick and all the people there. I’ll be getting on one of their planes after the Indy 500 and flying back with them. They have three planes, so obviously, not Kyle’s [Larson] but one of their airplanes. So logistics-wise, this year, I think it’s going to work out a little bit better.”

With travel and personnel logistics in place, Wentz can now focus on calling the action from the spotter’s stand during one of the biggest weekends in American motorsports. And focus is exactly what he’ll need as he transitions from spotting an open-wheel series on its biggest stage to a stock car series on the same day, at two different tracks, with two entirely different fields of competitors. Though Wentz shares that he uses the same spotting style with both his IndyCar and NASCAR drivers, he does share some of the difficulties of going from one series to another.

“In NASCAR, the drivers know who the other cars are. In IndyCar, you have to tell everybody by name because you don’t see numbers on the back, just a blinking light, you know, a spoiler,” Wentz shared. “So when you’re behind somebody, you really don’t know who you’re behind. You know, NASCAR, you look at the back window, and it’s pretty spot on. You know who you’re racing. So you have to know the cars, you have to know  the paint schemes, you have to know the drivers’ names, and that’s how we communicate.”

Though Wentz is well-versed in switching between NASCAR and IndyCar thanks to years of experience spotting in both series, he’ll still be making a late adjustment ahead of this year’s 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 – one that involves a driver change.

Through all of practice and qualifying, Wentz was working with Devlin DeFrancsesco, the driver of the No. 30 for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. On Saturday, the 25-year-old driver managed to place his bright pink and orange DOGECOIN-sponsored car 16th on the grid, the best Indy 500 qualifying effort in his career. Meanwhile, his teammate, Takuma Sato, managed to race his way into the “Fast Six”, and will start from the front row in second.

On the same day, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner requested that he and Wentz be paired together for the race – a request the team made happen. 

“Takuma is a great driver, mentor and friend. I have a lot of respect for him and his career accomplishments. To have him vouch for me is very cool. On the other hand, I really was looking forward to working with Devlin and seeing what we could accomplish next Sunday. We made big gains last week and felt like we had a car capable of competing at a high level in the 500. But it’s business as usual; this is racing, and things will always happen fast. Being versatile and ready when called upon is the name of the game.”

“This was ultimately a decision made by Takuma and RLL with the intentions of having the best communications for the 500 with a great car and starting spot,” Wentz explained. “Nothing was amiss with the 30 or 75 spotter lineups, as this was merely something that came up from past experience and communication in previous 500’s. It’s really no different than any other professional sports, if there is an opinion that fits better in certain situations, use it to better the whole operation if applicable.”

A last-minute change like this could have rattled even the most experienced professionals. But for Wentz, the combination of familiarity with Sato and plenty of practice atop the spotter’s stand at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway has him feeling confident heading into race day.

As he chases the successful completion of “The Double”, Wentz has not lost sight of the magnitude of what he is doing – or what he’s already accomplished at the Indy 500.

“You don’t ever take a step back, right, and look at it all, because you’re so focused on the next week and the next week, right? After the Indy 500, I sat in the airport by myself and took it all in, right? And it kind of got a little emotional, right? Because you don’t see yourself doing these kinds of things, and you’re lucky to have it, you know, you gotta have the support of everyone. You gotta have a supportive family. Because, man, you’re gone so much so, you know chokes me up a little bit, you know?”

Wentz will have plenty of supporters cheering him on this Sunday as he makes his second attempt at “The Double”, starting with the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at 12:45 PM ET on FOX, followed by the Coca-Cola 600 at 6:00 PM ET on Prime Video.

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Shapiro remains steadfast on no state money for new arenas, champions Pa. sports scene at Pocono

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reaffirmed the state would provide no funding for any new sports arenas — a possibility that looms with the Eagles’ lease set to expire in 2032 — and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia as he championed the state’s full sports slate next year during an appearance Sunday […]

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reaffirmed the state would provide no funding for any new sports arenas — a possibility that looms with the Eagles’ lease set to expire in 2032 — and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia as he championed the state’s full sports slate next year during an appearance Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what — if anything — the NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums.

Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium, the home of the Steelers, opened in 2001 while Lincoln Financial Field opened in 2003 in Philadelphia’s shared sports complex. The Eagles do not own the Linc. The team will need to renew its lease or build a new stadium, and Lurie said during the lead-up to the Super Bowl that he was “torn” over the idea of replacing the stadium or staying put in the home where they raised their only two Super Bowl championship banners.

If a new stadium is proposed, it won’t come with state money — just as Shapiro said he would not provide when the 76ers considered building a new arena (ownership did not ask for the funds) last year.

(The 76ers decided to partner with Comcast Spectacor, their current landlord, to build a new arena in South Philadelphia.)

“I’m very worried about the overall budget,” Shapiro said Sunday at Pocono. “I’m very worried about the overall economic situation given the federal cuts. You want to balance investing in tourism, investing in sports, investing in great arenas and facilities, with making sure that you’re also investing those dollars in things that Pennsylvanians need most.”

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks to the media prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa.

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Shapiro, who spoke ahead of the scheduled NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, declined to get into specifics about any stadium conversations with the state’s NFL owners.

“I will tell you that we want to make sure the Steelers, we want to make sure the Eagles, and all of our pro teams have outstanding places to play,” he said. “That are welcoming for fans. That generate revenue.

“We’re going to continue to dialog with them about what they need and what’s possible.”

Shapiro promoted the financial impact generated for the state each year because of the NASCAR weekend at Pocono. He praised Pocono Raceway officials for its third straight sellout crowd set for Sunday. The track sold out all frontstretch seating, premium seating, suites, infield camping and the grandstand camping area. It also is the fifth consecutive year that the entire infield camping inventory has been sold out.

Pocono President Ben May said the track sold around 50,000 grandstand tickets, around 2,000 suite seats and 3,300 camping spots.

NASCAR expressed at least a cursory interest in adding to its recent string of offbeat race locations — everywhere from Mexico City to a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — and floated the idea of holding a race inside a Philadelphia stadium, Franklin Field. The site is traditionally home to the Penn Relays and college football.

“There’s some conversations,” Shapiro said. “First and foremost, we don’t want to do anything that undermines Pocono. But as Ben (says), the more NASCAR the better. The more racing, the better. The more we can turn people on in communities that haven’t been to Pocono yet, to get excited about racing, and then make that trip to Pocono next year, the better. I want to see more NASCAR, more racing. I also just want to see more sports in general.”

He’ll get his wish next year.

Shapiro laughed when he said he calls into sports talk radio stations as “Josh from Juniata” and was all-in on the heavy inventory of major sports events headed to the state.

Among the events in 2026, Pennsylvania will host the baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, the World Cup at the Linc and the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. The big year kicks off with the NFL draft in Pittsburgh next April.

“I worked my ass off to bring that to Pittsburgh, together with the Steelers,” Shapiro said. “I’m excited for them.”



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Shapiro says no state money planned for new arenas during appearance at Pa. NASCAR race

By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reaffirmed the state would provide no funding for any new sports arenas — a possibility that looms with the Eagles’ lease set to expire in 2032 — and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia as he championed the […]

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LONG POND, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reaffirmed the state would provide no funding for any new sports arenas — a possibility that looms with the Eagles’ lease set to expire in 2032 — and said there were conversations about bringing NASCAR to Philadelphia as he championed the state’s full sports slate next year during an appearance Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what — if anything — the NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums.

Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium, the home of the Steelers, opened in 2001 while Lincoln Financial Field opened in 2003 in Philadelphia’s shared sports complex. The Eagles do not own the Linc. The team will need to renew its lease or build a new stadium, and Lurie said during the lead-up to the Super Bowl that he was “torn” over the idea of replacing the stadium or staying put in the home where they raised their only two Super Bowl championship banners.

If a new stadium is proposed, it won’t come with state money — just as Shapiro said he would not provide when the 76ers considered building a new arena (ownership did not ask for the funds) last year.

(The 76ers decided to partner with Comcast Spectacor, their current landlord, to build a new arena in South Philadelphia.)

“I’m very worried about the overall budget,” Shapiro said Sunday at Pocono. “I’m very worried about the overall economic situation given the federal cuts. You want to balance investing in tourism, investing in sports, investing in great arenas and facilities, with making sure that you’re also investing those dollars in things that Pennsylvanians need most.”

Shapiro, who spoke ahead of the scheduled NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, declined to get into specifics about any stadium conversations with the state’s NFL owners.

“I will tell you that we want to make sure the Steelers, we want to make sure the Eagles, and all of our pro teams have outstanding places to play,” he said. “That are welcoming for fans. That generate revenue.

“We’re going to continue to dialogue with them about what they need and what’s possible.”

Shapiro promoted the financial impact generated for the state each year because of the NASCAR weekend at Pocono. He praised Pocono Raceway officials for its third straight sellout crowd set for Sunday. The track sold out all frontstretch seating, premium seating, suites, infield camping and the grandstand camping area. It also is the fifth consecutive year that the entire infield camping inventory has been sold out.

Pocono President Ben May said the track sold around 50,000 grandstand tickets, around 2,000 suite seats and 3,300 camping spots.

NASCAR expressed at least a cursory interest in adding to its recent string of offbeat race locations — everywhere from Mexico City to a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — and floated the idea of holding a race inside a Philadelphia stadium, Franklin Field. The site is traditionally home to the Penn Relays and college football.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks to the media prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)AP

“There’s some conversations,” Shapiro said. “First and foremost, we don’t want to do anything that undermines Pocono. But as Ben (says), the more NASCAR the better. The more racing, the better. The more we can turn people on in communities that haven’t been to Pocono yet, to get excited about racing, and then make that trip to Pocono next year, the better. I want to see more NASCAR, more racing. I also just want to see more sports in general.”

He’ll get his wish next year.

Shapiro laughed when he said he calls into sports talk radio stations as “Josh from Juniata” and was all-in on the heavy inventory of major sports events headed to the state.

Among the events in 2026, Pennsylvania will host the baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, the World Cup at the Linc and the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. The big year kicks off with the NFL draft in Pittsburgh next April.

“I worked my ass off to bring that to Pittsburgh, together with the Steelers,” Shapiro said. “I’m excited for them.”

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Results, winner of Cup Series race at Pocono

Daytona Motor Mouths: Shane van Gisbergen wins NASCAR Mexico City race The guys break down Shane van Gisbergen’s NASCAR win in Mexico City, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s beef with Carson Hocevar and more before Pocono. We’re down to single digits and now we have 11 different winners. After Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, […]

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We’re down to single digits and now we have 11 different winners.

After Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, only nine races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Chase Briscoe claimed his first win of the season Sunday, becoming the 11th racer to win a race this season.

Briscoe was thin on fuel during the final stage, but had enough gas and horsepower to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in the final laps. Ryan Blaney was third as the top three all finished within a second of each other. Here’s the full finishing order.

NASCAR standings: Results from Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway today

  1. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  2. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  3. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
  4. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  5. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  6. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  7. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  8. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
  9. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  10. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
  11. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  12. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
  13. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  14. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  15. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  16. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
  17. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  18. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  19. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  20. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  21. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  22. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
  23. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
  24. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  25. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
  26. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  27. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  28. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
  29. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
  30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
  31. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  32. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
  33. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  34. Brennan Poole, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
  35. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  36. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
  37. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota



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Tristan McKee Earns First CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Win at Mid-Ohio, Becomes Second-Youngest Winner in Trans Am History

June 22, 2025 Odrick Tallies Second Pro/Am Challenge Victory of 2025   LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 22, 2025) – Tristan McKee (No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) earned his first-career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series victory in style, leading every lap on his way to Victory Lane at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After claiming the point position […]

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Tristan McKee Earns First CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Win at Mid-Ohio, Becomes Second-Youngest Winner in Trans Am History

Odrick Tallies Second Pro/Am Challenge Victory of 2025

 

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 22, 2025) – Tristan McKee (No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) earned his first-career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series victory in style, leading every lap on his way to Victory Lane at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After claiming the point position when his teammate Corey Day (No. 17 HendrickCars.com/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) went off course in the first turn of the race, the second-place starter put on a display of pure dominance, driving away from his competitors and repeating the feat for multiple restarts. When he captured the checkered flag, he became the second-youngest winner in the history of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli at the age of 14 years, 10 months and 19 days, and stood atop the podium between TA2 Champions Rafa Matos (No. 57 Concord American Flagpole/SHR Chevrolet Camaro) and Thomas Merrill (No. 26 HP Tuners/Franklin Road/Cope Chevrolet Camaro). McKee’s win extends his lead in the point standings for the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Championship, Rookie of the Year and Young Gun Award.

 

Notes of Interest:

  • Tristan McKee earned his first-career victory in just his eighth points-paying race in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series.

  • McKee became the second-youngest winner in the history of the Trans Am Series at 14 years, 10 months and 19 days old. Brent Crews is the youngest winner, earning his first victory at 14 years, three months and four days old.

  • McKee leads the point standings for the class, in addition to the Rookie of the Year and Young Gun Award battles.

  • McKee’s victory was his fourth-consecutive podium finish. He has not finished worse than seventh in the first six events of the season.

  • Rafa Matos’ second-place finish was his third podium of the season. The three-time champion has one win, which he earned at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

  • Thomas Merrill earned his first podium of the 2025 season with his third-place finish.

“That’s what we’re hoping for, to be the champion when it comes to the last race,” said McKee on the podium after being asked if he could become the youngest champion in Trans Am history. “I’ve just got to give thanks to all the SLR guys; they brought a really good car. They came prepared; we unloaded off the trailer really fast and stayed fast all weekend, so all props to them. You know, I did a lot of studying and preparation for this race, and it really paid off. Thanks to Josh Wise, Scott Speed, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet, Gainbridge, and once again, all the TeamSLR crew.”

 

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series National Championship Top 10:

1. Tristan McKee, No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro

2. Rafa Matos, No. 57 Concord American Flagpole/SHR Chevrolet Camaro

3. Thomas Merrill, No. 26 HP Tuners/Franklin Road/Cope Chevrolet Camaro

4. Thomas Annunziata, No. 90 Gazoo Racing/Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry

5. Sam Corry, No. 70 Stilo Helmets/Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry

6. Ben Maier, No. 6 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang

7. Eric Cayton, No. 71 Ray Skillman Auto Group Ford Mustang

8. Gian Buffomante, No. 95 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry

9. Will Robinson, No. 51 Mike Cope Race Cars LLC Ford Mustang

10. Mia Lovell, No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry

 

Jared Odrick (No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro) earned his second win of the 2025 season in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge, finishing ninth overall. Barry Boes (No. 27 Accio Data/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro) started the race in the lead and had commanding speed, but was stymied by an electrical issue on lap 28. Once Odrick took the lead, it was a tight battle between him and Keith Prociuk (No. 9 HP Tuners/Cope Race Car Ford Mustang), with Odrick ultimately taking the checkered flag and Prociuk finishing second. Cale Phillips (No. 99 Mincey’s Graphics/SNP Inc. Ford Mustang) took the third podium spot.

 

“It was tough, obviously it’s hot,” said Odrick on the podium. “We were all trying to keep our composure and catch our breath here. But it was awesome. [Keith] Prociuk and I were close all race, he was in my mirrors all race. At the end there, he actually overtook me going into [Turns] 8 and 9 because I had let some National guys go through to keep a clean race. He passed me, looked like he got a little wide in Turn 9, and he had to wait to get on throttle, and I was able to get on throttle a little bit earlier, so I was able to take it with two corners left. And it was so, so dramatic; I can’t wait to watch the tape.”

 

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Pro/Am Challenge Podium:

1. Jared Odrick, No. 00 Black Underwear/CoolBoxx Chevrolet Camaro

2. Keith Prociuk, No. 9 HP Tuners/Cope Race Cars Ford Mustang

3. Cale Phillips, No. 99 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang

 

Omologato Watches Fastest Lap of the Race:

Tristan McKee, No. 28 Spire/Gainbridge/SLR-M1 Chevrolet Camaro

 

Bassett Hard Charger:

Matt Gray, No. 64 Ryan Companies Ford Mustang

 

Full race results can be found here.

 

An encore presentation of today’s race will air tonight on SPEED SPORT 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET.

 

The CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series returns to the track next weekend for the Road America SpeedTour at Road America, June 27-29. Tickets can be purchased here.



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Full results from the Tricky Triangle

Pocono Raceway used to host two NASCAR Cup Series races per year, and on two separate weekends. In 2020, it began hosting a doubleheader weekend, but that experiment was short-lived, and since 2022, just one race per season has been contested at the “Tricky Triangle”. This Sunday’s 160-lap Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA […]

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Pocono Raceway used to host two NASCAR Cup Series races per year, and on two separate weekends. In 2020, it began hosting a doubleheader weekend, but that experiment was short-lived, and since 2022, just one race per season has been contested at the “Tricky Triangle”.

This Sunday’s 160-lap Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA is the 17th of 36 races on the 2025 schedule. It is also the season’s final race on Amazon Prime Video. After this race, there will be just nine races remaining on the regular season schedule before the four-round, 10-race playoffs.

This race is also the third and final seeding race before the upcoming five-round, 32-driver tournament.

Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney is the reigning race winner at Pocono. He is a two-time winner at the track, having also won there in 2017 to secure his first career win when he was still at Wood Brothers Racing.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin took the pole position for Sunday afternoon’s race in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session, and RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher started beside him on the front row.

A full starting lineup can be found here.

Follow along with our race updates from Pocono Raceway.

NASCAR at Pocono: Stage 1 results

1st – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2nd – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

3rd – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

4th – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

5th – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

6th – Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

7th – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

8th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

9th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10th – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR at Pocono: Stage 2 results

1st – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2nd – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

3rd – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

5th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

6th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

7th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

8th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

9th – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10th – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR at Pocono: Full race results

1st – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2nd – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

3rd – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

4th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

5th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6th – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

7th – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8th – Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

9th – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

10th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

11th – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

12th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

13th – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

14th – Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

15th – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

16th – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

17th – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

18th – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

19th – Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

20th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

21st – A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

22nd – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

23rd – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

24th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

25th – Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

26th – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

27th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

28th – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

29th – Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

30th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

31st – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

32nd – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

33rd – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

34th – Brennan Poole, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet

35th – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

36th – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

37th – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

The 18th race on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Quaker State 400 available at Walmart is set to be shown live on TNT Sports from Atlanta Motor Speedway beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 28. This race is set to kick off the in-season tournament.



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NASCAR Pocono results: Chase Elliott scores second straight, top five; Kyle Larson finishes seventh

LONG POND, Pa. – Chase Elliott followed a top-three finish in Mexico City with a top-five run at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, pushing Hendrick Motorsports to a little history along the way.  Elliott finished off a solid day with a fifth-place finish, marking the 25th straight race with at least one of the organization’s four Chevrolets […]

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LONG POND, Pa. – Chase Elliott followed a top-three finish in Mexico City with a top-five run at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, pushing Hendrick Motorsports to a little history along the way. 

Elliott finished off a solid day with a fifth-place finish, marking the 25th straight race with at least one of the organization’s four Chevrolets coming home in the top five dating back to last year. That is now the longest such streak in company history. 

Adding to the day, Elliott also scored points in both stages, gathering three tallies in stage one and coming home third in stage two to earn eight more. 

“I was really proud of the effort from where we were (on Saturday),” Elliott said. “To get our NAPA Chevy back in contention and really gave ourselves a shot … It was a solid day.

“When I look at today, I felt like we were right there. One little adjustment from being right with Ryan (Blaney) and Denny (Hamlin). I feel like it’s well within reach, we’ve just got to piece it together.” 

Joining Elliott in the top 10 was Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson, who came home seventh. Alex Bowman, who led laps during stage two, was solid in an 11th-place run.

As is a staple of racing at Pocono, pit strategy ruled the day with teams diverging on different plans in stage one. That was to Hendrick Motorsports’ advantage early as seven cars short-pitted the stage break, allowing Elliott (eighth), William Byron (ninth) and Bowman (10th) to earn some valuable points. 

Stage two quickly devolved into a rash of cautions and ensuing pit strategies. A total of four yellow flags waved with all four Hendrick Motorsports entries coming and going near the front as pit stops cycled through. 

Bowman led 15 laps, restarting in fourth around the halfway mark of the segment and driving his way to the point. He was out front with 18 laps to go when a yellow for debris waved. Bowman pulled the No. 48 Ally Best Friends Chevrolet onto pit road while others stayed out including his three teammates. 

Another caution came out with 12 left to go in the stage for a crash including Ty Dillon, Shane van Gisbergen and Kyle Busch. In the end, Elliott (third), Byron (fourth) and Larson (ninth) all earned stage points. 

At the stage three break, Byron sacrificed a bit of track position to wait on fuel, theoretically cutting pit time later in the segment. As he began his fight through the field, he was forced to check up to avoid a near crash in front of him, costing the No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet a handful of spots. 

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Then, the race’s final caution flew with 36 laps to go as van Gisbergen spun again. Already in the back, Byron ducked down pit road to take fuel but mired in dirty air, the going was tough. He finished 27th but maintained the top spot in points. 

Elliott was part of a four-car breakaway at the front of the field throughout stage three until slipping one spot in the late going. 

The NASCAR Cup Series will return on Saturday night with a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 



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