2019 Pocono 400

2019 Pocono 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2019 Pocono 400 program cover, featuring Martin Truex Jr.
Date	June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02)
Location	Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.5 miles (4 km)
Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed	134.718 miles per hour (216.808 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	51.875
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	79
Winner
No. 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen ratings	2.386 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3)

The 2019 Pocono 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2019 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his fourth of the season and 55th career cup series win overall, tying Rusty Wallace for 9th on NASCAR's all-time Cup Series wins list.

• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
• (R) denotes rookie driver.

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.565 seconds and a speed of 171.217 mph (275.547 km/h).^[10]

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.110 seconds and a speed of 172.712 mph (277.953 km/h).^[11]

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.875 and a speed of 173.494 mph (279.212 km/h).^[12]

Stage One Laps: 50

Stage Two Laps: 50

Stage Three Laps: 60

• Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 8 for 28
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 9 seconds
• Average speed: 134.718 miles per hour (216.808 km/h)

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and four-time Pocono winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kurt Becker reported the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 568 2 Joey Logano 564 (–4) 3 Chase Elliott 511 (–57) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 509 (–59) 1 5 Kevin Harvick 500 (–68) 1 6 Denny Hamlin 465 (–103) 1 7 Martin Truex Jr. 452 (–116) 8 Kurt Busch 437 (–131) 9 Ryan Blaney 406 (–162) 1 10 Clint Bowyer 402 (–166) 1 11 Alex Bowman 395 (–173) 12 Aric Almirola 393 (–175) 13 Daniel Suárez 368 (–200) 1 14 William Byron 361 (–207) 2 15 Erik Jones 343 (–225) 16 Kyle Larson 342 (–226) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 524 2 Ford 502 (–22) 3 Chevrolet 468 (–56) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.