2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225

2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 19 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date July 13, 2024
Official name 9th Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Location Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 90 laps, 225 mi (362 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 225 mi (362 km)
Average speed 105.113 mph (169.163 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 53.810
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 30
Winner
No. 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 was the 19th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.0 miles (3.2 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. In an action packed race, Cole Custer driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would come out on top, earning his 14th career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and Fords first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and William Byron, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.

From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet RTIC Outdoors
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Thomas Annunziata JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Botticelli/Shop Rite
07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Camelback Resort
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Carolina Carports
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Cheez-It / Menards
10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Champion Containers
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 Mason Massey (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Real American Beer
15 Josh Berry (i) AM Racing Ford VIVA Tequila Seltzer
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius
17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Operation 300
20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Toyota Certified Collision Center
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industries
26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Lehigh Valley Phantoms
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Blackhawk H-60
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford US Hydrations
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford AutoParkIt.com
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
35 Stephen Mallozzi (i) Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Rema
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford SciAps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Sweetwater Construction Corp
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Members 1st
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Spartan Waste/Fox Sports 98.3
74 Dawson Cram (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Smith General Contracting
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Drive Smart Warranty
92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet WeatherTech
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 13, at 10:00 AM ET, and would last for 20 minutes.[9] Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.752, and a speed of 164.408 mph (264.589 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 54.752 164.408
2 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54.964 163.744
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.973 163.717
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 13, at 10:30 AM ET.[9] Standard intermediate track qualifying was in effect, although at Pocono and Indianapolis, a hybrid road course qualifying rule was used. The timing line was set in the North Straight, exiting Turn 2, where cars exited pit road, drove two-thirds of a lap, then took the green flag at the timing line exiting Turn 2, and completing their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run.

Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.810, and a speed of 167.255 mph (269.171 km/h).

Qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.810 167.255
2 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.108 166.334
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.159 166.177
4 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 54.180 166.113
5 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 54.305 165.731
6 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54.331 165.651
7 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 54.362 165.557
8 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 54.377 165.511
9 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.380 165.502
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54.457 165.268
11 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54.532 165.041
11 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.556 164.968
12 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 54.704 164.522
13 15 Josh Berry (i) AM Racing Ford 54.749 164.387
14 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 54.838 164.120
15 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 54.839 164.117
16 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 54.856 164.066
17 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 54.881 163.991
19 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54.892 163.958
20 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54.908 163.911
21 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 55.007 163.616
22 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 55.124 163.268
23 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 55.138 163.227
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 55.231 162.952
25 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 55.290 162.778
26 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 55.460 162.279
27 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 55.574 161.946
28 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 55.713 161.542
29 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 55.793 161.311
30 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 55.902 160.996
31 14 Mason Massey (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55.911 160.970
32 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55.944 160.875
33 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 55.954 160.846
Qualified by owner's points
34 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.011 160.683
35 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 56.483 159.340
36 74 Dawson Cram (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 56.569 159.098
36 4 Thomas Annunziata JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.885 158.214
37 35 Stephen Mallozzi (i) Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 58.550 153.715
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 3
9 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 6
6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 52

Pos.[10] St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 8 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 90 25 Running 59
2 3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 30 Running 46
3 4 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 16 Running 0
4 1 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 7 Running 38
5 4 19 Taylor Gray (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 0 Running 0
6 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 42
7 11 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 1 Running 43
8 14 48 Parker Kilgerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 29
9 9 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 33
10 11 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 27
11 17 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 90 0 Running 37
12 7 39 Ryan Seig RSS Racing Ford 90 4 Running 34
13 2 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 24
14 15 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 23
15 5 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 0 Running 39
16 25 26 Corey Heim (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 90 0 Running 0
17 20 10 Daniel Dye (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 0
18 22 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 19
19 34 20 Ryan Truex Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 0 Running 18
20 33 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 90 0 Running 17
21 16 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 16
22 19 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 7 Running 15
23 21 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 14
24 23 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 90 0 Running 13
25 28 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 12
26 27 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 11
27 13 15 Josh Berry (i) AM Racing Ford 90 0 Running 0
28 36 4 Thomas Annunziata JD Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 9
29 31 14 Mason Massey (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 0
30 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 7
31 26 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 6
32 12 31 Parker Retzlaff Jorden Anderson Racing Chevrolet 89 0 Running 5
33 32 07 Patrick Emerling SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 89 0 Running 4
34 35 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 72 0 Suspension 3
35 37 35 Stephen Mallozzi (i) Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 68 0 Engine 0
36 30 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 47 0 Accident 1
37 29 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 8 0 Electrical 1
38 34 74 Dawson Cram (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1 0 Accident 0


Standings after the race


References

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  2. ^ "Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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