Yes, it is a fast track, but the difference is Pocono Raceway has three, not four, turns, which is why it is known as NASCAR’s “Tricky Triangle”. Truex and co. proved they could not only run with the Kevin Harvicks and Jimmie Johnsons of the world – they proved they could beat them.
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Two notables failed to make it out of the first round of qualifying where the pole hopefuls were cut to 24. He has also dropped from second to fifth in the points standings.
“We really struggled for some reason in Turn 1”, Truex said.
Sunday, the Windows 10 400 is scheduled to get the green flag at 1:30 p.m.
Cameron Hayley posted a career-best fourth-place finish, one spot ahead of last year’s Pocono victor, Austin Dillon.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s vehicle will don a “Windows 10” logo on the hood this weekend at Pocono Raceway.
CLICK: Full race results from Pocono Raceway.
If Busch does win his fourth straight race, it would be his first victory at Pocono in his 22nd career start.
“Having Brexton, obviously he’s a great inspiration to me and my wife”, Busch said.
“If we could bring home four in a row, that would be something special”, Busch said. Custer has one win this season in the NASCAR Truck Series.
Kenny Wallace, who has made more starts in NASCAR’s second-tier circuit than anyone, is set for one last weekend in the spotlight before retiring as a driver.
“With the different aero packages, I actually was pretty excited about it”, Busch said. I dare you! Try to justify his actions at Indianapolis. I got the same release you guys did.
Busch has never won at Pocono, but he’s on one incredible roll. Every Gibbs Toyota is in the top 12, while the top Hendrick vehicle on tomorrow’s starting grid is Jeff Gordon in 10th.
This might be the race where wild card name sneaks in and grabs a win. “It’s a different kind of racetrack”, Kyle Petty said about Pocono. “I’ve had plenty of times when everything went wrong”. “We do it often, especially when there are some concerns about our performance”. I think he was just trying to learn a few secrets for himself and his team. Physically. And see him bounce back and do what he’s done.
Wallace will make his 547th and final NASCAR Xfinity start tonight at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. He has two wins and seven top 5s on the year. He finished ninth here in June in just his second race back from his injuries and his record here may be ll over the place, but until this team loses, it’s a good bet to ride the hot hand and pick Kyle Busch to win each week. You can push your vehicle to the limit.
Chitwood then went over to Victory Lane, ran into Busch and bestowed him with compliments.
“I have no interest in coming to the Truck Series and wrecking someone on objective”, Keselowski said. “You need to bear with us”.
It is becoming more hard to find words to describe the roll Kyle Busch is on.
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What to Watch For: Chase Elliott continues to close Chris Buescher’s 25-point lead in the championship standings. As a model of consistency in 2015, a couple Chase wins might just vault Jamie McMurray in to legitimate championship contention when the Sprint Cup Series heads to Homestead Miami Speedway in November.
