2020 NASCAR Cup Pocono 350 Sunday race results
Denny Hamlin avenged his NASCAR Cup Series defeat by Kevin Harvick on Saturday to win Sunday’s Pocono 350.
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry FedEx Ground
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The 350-mile race was the second leg of the Cup Series double-header at Pocono.
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Hamlin executed a long-haul fuel strategy plan in the final stage that meant he spent less time in pit road, as Stewart-Haas Ford’s Harvick got stuck in traffic in the crucial final run. Erik Jones made a late surge to finish third, while Chase Elliott and Aric Almirola rounded out the top five.
Kurt Busch won Stage 1, after a fierce duel with Ryan Blaney was disrupted by Jimmie Johnson, who was battling to ensure he’d get his lap back at the stage break on a strategy gamble. Blaney suffered a big slide, and was forced to settle for second.
Brad Keselowski won Stage 2, ahead of Almirola, in a two-lap shootout after a series of late yellows. The last of these for for Chris Buescher spinning and almost taking out Bubba Wallace.
The shock news from this stage was Kyle Busch crashing out with nine laps to go, wrecking on the exit of Turn 2 after contact from Blaney as they were racing hard for position and came up to lap Garrett Smithley. Following the incident, Busch declined to discuss it with reporters as his view would “come across in a bad way”.
The race was delayed by weather, as lightning in the vicinity sent the cars to pit road after a handful of laps. After a further delay for rain showers, the race restarted and ran for its full duration into the evening, despite fears that it might have to end early due to a lack of daylight.
Big wrecks for Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell took them out of the race in Stage 1 and 2 respectively.
2020 NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 350 Sunday Race Results
Pos | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 140 | 49 | |
2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 140 | 3.068 | 11 |
3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 140 | 16.756 | |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 140 | 23.298 | |
5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 140 | 25.305 | 4 |
6 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 140 | 25.656 | |
7 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 140 | 27.621 | |
8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 140 | 28.385 | |
9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 140 | 28.388 | |
10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 140 | 28.499 | 5 |
11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 140 | 29.551 | 13 |
12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet | 140 | 32.658 | |
13 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 140 | 34.658 | 35 |
14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 140 | 45.599 | |
15 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 140 | 47.996 | |
16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 140 | 50.622 | |
17 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 140 | 53.460 | |
18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 139 | 1 lap | |
19 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 139 | 1 lap | |
20 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 139 | 1 lap | |
21 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 139 | 1 lap | |
22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 139 | 1 lap | 21 |
23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 139 | 1 lap | |
24 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 139 | 1 lap | |
25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 139 | 1 lap | 1 |
26 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 139 | 1 lap | |
27 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 138 | 2 laps | |
28 | 27 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | 138 | 2 laps | |
29 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 137 | 3 laps | |
30 | 77 | James Davison | Chevrolet | 136 | 4 laps | |
31 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 136 | 4 laps | |
32 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 136 | 4 laps | |
33 | 51 | Joey Gase | Ford | 136 | 4 laps | |
34 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 136 | 4 laps | |
35 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 135 | 5 laps | |
36 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 135 | 5 laps | |
37 | 78 | B.J. McLeod | Chevrolet | 133 | 7 laps | |
38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 74 | 66 laps | 2 |
39 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 39 | 101 laps | |
40 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 15 | 125 laps |
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