NASCAR Racing Schedule for Pocono and Iowa Plus Clinch Scenarios

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series travel to Pocono Raceway this weekend while the XFINITY Series competes at Iowa Speedway. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

All times are Eastern.

Friday, July 29:

On Track – Pocono:
11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN
12:30-1:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
3-3:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
4:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN

On Track – Iowa:
5-5:50 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN will start coverage at 5:30 p.m. on a delay  
7-8:20 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN

Garage Cam: (Watch live)
10:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series
Noon: Camping World Truck Series

Press Conferences: (Watch live)
9:30 a.m.: Danny Stockman (Crew chief for the No. 27 Sprint Cup team) and Richard Childress Racing Competition Director Dr. Eric Warren
9:45 a.m.: Brad Keselowski
10 a.m.: Matt Kenseth
10:15 a.m.: Daniel Hemric
1:30 p.m: Jeff Gordon
2:30 p.m.: Kyle Busch
2:45 p.m.: Joey Logano
3 p.m.: Kyle Larson
5 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

Saturday, July 30:

On Track – Pocono:
9:05 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice – NBCSN
1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 150 (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

On Track – Iowa:
4:15 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN
8 p.m.: XFINITY Series US Cellular 250 (250 laps, 218.75 miles) – NBCSN
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Press Conferences: (Watch live)
10 a.m.: Aric Almirola
3 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race (time approx.)

Sunday, July 31: 

On Track – Pocono:
1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN – POSTPONED TO MONDAY at 11:00 a.m. on NBCSN – Green Flag: 11:07 a.m.
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Press Conferences: (Watch live)
5 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

Race Notes via NASCAR:

6 Races Left Until The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup

Only five Chase berths remain with six races left until the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – Pocono, Watkins Glen, Bristol, Michigan, Darlington and Richmond.

A visit to Victory Lane gets a winless driver into the Chase as long as he/she is in the top 30 in the points standings.

The drivers who will get into the Chase because of wins are: Brad Keselowski (4 wins), Kyle Busch (3), Carl Edwards (2), Jimmie Johnson (2), Matt Kenseth (2), Kevin Harvick (1), Kurt Busch (1), Joey Logano (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), Denny Hamlin (1) and Tony Stewart (1).

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle and Ryan Newman are the only currently winless drivers who have visited Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway – the site of Sunday’s race.

Below are the remaining tracks after Pocono and winless drivers who have visited Victory Lane at them:

Watkins Glen: AJ Allmendinger
Bristol: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne
Michigan: Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne
Darlington: Greg Biffle, Regan Smith
Richmond: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Official Clinch Scenarios

 Five drivers have officially clinched berths in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (assuming they start the remaining races in the regular season): Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth.

For this weekend, these drivers have the potential to officially clinch:

• Kevin Harvick (1 Win, 671 Points, +434 Points Ahead of 31st) – Clinches with a win.
• Kurt Busch (1 Win, 627 Points, +390 Points Ahead of 31st) – Clinches with a win.
• Joey Logano (1 Win, 606 Points, +369 Points Ahead of 31st) – Clinches with a win.
• Martin Truex Jr (1 Win, 573 Points, +336 Points Ahead of 31st) – Clinches with a win.
• Denny Hamlin (1 Win, 542 Points, +305 Points Ahead of 31st) – Clinches with a win.

All of the above drivers have already clinched a top 30 spot, but need to clear the multiple wins hurdle. So, there’s a decent potential for no clinches this weekend if a zero-win driver wins or an already clinched driver wins.

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