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2021 Explore the Pocono Mountains 350

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 19 of 36
Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
140 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (350.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:26:49 Average speed: 143.036 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 4 for 15 laps Margin of victory: 8.654 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12
Green flag passes: 2,302 (18.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2021 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2021 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	19	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Mini's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	140	running	30	44	5
2	12	5	Kyle Larson	HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	140	running	0	38	0
3	11	2	Brad Keselowski	Detroit Engines (Roger Penske)	Ford	140	running	31	50	0
4	13	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Light (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	140	running	0	33	0
5	7	23	Bubba Wallace	Draft Kings (23XI Racing)	Toyota	140	running	3	38	0
6	16	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards / Duracell (Roger Penske)	Ford	140	running	0	38	0
7	20	48	Alex Bowman	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	140	running	18	30	0
8	23	37	Ryan Preece	Thomas' / Kroger (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	140	running	0	29	0
9	10	8	Tyler Reddick	Kalahari Resorts & Conventions (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	140	running	0	31	0
10	14	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	140	running	0	28	0
11	3	19	Martin Truex Jr	Reser's Fine Foods (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	140	running	19	41	1
12	18	24	William Byron	Axalta Color of the Year (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	140	running	22	35	1
13	21	3	Austin Dillon	Workrise (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	140	running	0	24	0
14	17	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	140	running	1	32	0
15	8	99	Daniel Suarez	CommScope (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	140	running	0	24	0
16	5	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	140	running	0	32	0
17	2	34	Michael McDowell	ARRMA (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	140	running	7	25	0
18	32	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Motorcraft / Quick Lane (Wood Brothers)	Ford	140	running	0	19	0
19	1	17	Chris Buescher	Acronis (Jack Roush)	Ford	140	running	6	18	0
20	15	1	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	140	running	0	17	0
21	24	14	Chase Briscoe	HighPoint.com / Webex by Cisco (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	140	running	0	16	0
22	37	6	Ryan Newman	Guaranteed Rate (Jack Roush)	Ford	140	running	0	15	0
23	36	7	Corey LaJoie	Nations Guard (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	139	running	0	14	0
24	38	41	Cole Custer	HaasTooling.com (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	139	running	0	13	0
25	27	77	Justin Allgaier	Diamond Creek Water (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	139	running	0	0	0
26	33	42	Ross Chastain	McDonald's (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	139	running	0	12	0
27	9	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	139	running	0	16	0
28	25	51	Cody Ware	Nurtec ODT (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	139	running	0	0	0
29	30	78	B.J. McLeod	American Brain Tumor Association (B.J. McLeod)	Ford	138	running	0	0	0
30	28	15	James Davison	Go FMX (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	137	running	0	7	0
31	22	43	Erik Jones	Medallion Bank (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	136	running	0	6	0
32	4	20	Christopher Bell	Rheem (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	135	running	3	12	0
33	31	00	Quin Houff	Mane 'n Tail / Spirit Untamed (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	135	running	0	4	0
34	26	38	Anthony Alfredo	Death Wish Coffee (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	134	running	0	3	0
35	34	52	Josh Bilicki	Jacob Companies (Rick Ware)	Ford	132	running	0	2	0
36	29	53	Garrett Smithley	Rich Mar Florist (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	122	engine	0	0	0
37	35	66	Timmy Hill	M&M Mechanical (Carl Long)	Toyota	113	handling	0	0	0
38	6	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Scott Brand (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	111	engine	0	5	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #19, 10, 2, 12, 23, 34, 47, 8, 99, 22
Top 10 in Stage 2: #24, 11, 2, 20, 9, 19, 18, 5, 10, 42

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kyle Larson	5	backup car
Ryan Newman	6	backup car
Corey LaJoie	7	backup car
Ryan Preece	37	backup car
Anthony Alfredo	38	backup car
Cole Custer	41	backup car
Ross Chastain	42	backup car
Justin Allgaier	77	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Justin Haley	77	Diamond Creek Water	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	6	4	#38 accident turn 2	none
	7	31	25
	32	35	4	end of stage 1	#53
	36	86	51
	87	90	4	end of stage 2	#77
	91	93	3
	94	96	3	debris	#51
	97	140	44
Percent of race run under caution: 10.7% Average green flag run: 25.0 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Chris Buescher	1	6	6
Michael McDowell	7	13	7
Martin Truex, Jr.	14	32	19
Brad Keselowski	33	45	13
Kyle Busch	46	73	28
Bubba Wallace	74	76	3
William Byron	77	93	17
Christopher Bell	94	96	3
Alex Bowman	97	114	18
Brad Keselowski	115	132	18
William Byron	133	137	5
Denny Hamlin	138	138	1
Kyle Busch	139	140	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Denny Hamlin	761
2	Kyle Larson	759	-2
3	William Byron	690	-71
4	Joey Logano	651	-110
5	Kyle Busch	650	-111
6	Chase Elliott	633	-128
7	Martin Truex Jr	606	-155
8	Ryan Blaney	586	-175
9	Kevin Harvick	585	-176
10	Brad Keselowski	569	-192
11	Alex Bowman	543	-218
12	Austin Dillon	518	-243
13	Tyler Reddick	475	-286
14	Kurt Busch	430	-331
15	Chris Buescher	427	-334
16	Christopher Bell	424	-337
17	Michael McDowell	419	-342
18	Daniel Suarez	382	-379
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	376	-385
19	Bubba Wallace	376	-385
21	Matt DiBenedetto	370	-391

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Kyle Larson	4	759
2	Martin Truex Jr	3	606
3	Alex Bowman	3	543
4	Kyle Busch	2	650
5	William Byron	1	690
6	Joey Logano	1	651
7	Chase Elliott	1	633
8	Ryan Blaney	1	586
9	Brad Keselowski	1	569
10	Christopher Bell	1	424
11	Michael McDowell	1	419
12	Denny Hamlin	0	761
13	Kevin Harvick	0	585
14	Austin Dillon	0	518
15	Tyler Reddick	0	475
16	Kurt Busch	0	430