Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway
No. 77 GameStop Cars 3: Driven to Win Toyota Camry News and Notes:
- JONES AT POCONO RACEWAY: Erik Jones will make his first-career NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend at Pocono Raceway in the Pocono 400 on Sunday, June 11. While this will mark Jones first-career Cup Series start at “The Tricky Triangle,” he has competed at the track in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). His most recent start at the track came last season in the XFIINITY Series where he started from the pole and finished second. Jones also has a second-place finish in ARCA competition. His worst finish at the track among his five starts in the three series is 12th, earned in an ARCA race in 2014.
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- ROOKIE UPDATE: After 13 races of the 2017 Cup Series season, Jones sits second in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings, 17 points behind Toyota Racing teammate Daniel Suarez.
- RACE INFO: The Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway is scheduled for Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Watch and listen live on Fox Sports 1, Sirius XM Channel 90 and MRN Radio.
Jones Career NASCAR Cup Series Stats at Pocono Raceway:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jones 2017 Season NASCAR Cup Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.7 | 19.5 |
Jones Career NASCAR Cup Series Stats:
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15.9 | 20.3 |
From the Cockpit:
Erik Jones: Discuss the opportunity this weekend to be a pit road reporter for the XFINITY Series race at Pocono Raceway and how you are preparing for the role ahead of Saturday’s race. “It should be fun and I’m doing my best to prepare for it. It’s going to be a new experience and will definitely give me a different perspective of what pit reporters do. Matt (Yocum) and I sat down a couple weeks ago and talked about what he does to get ready for a normal weekend. I was pretty amazed by all the tools they have at their disposal to try to make their lives a little easier. Hopefully, I’ll be able to use some of those tools to my advantage as well. Getting to be a pit reporter for a day obviously won’t help me in the car, but seeing it will give me a bit of their perspective so I can make their day easier when it’s time to interview me. I’ll know what they want and need out of me as a driver on any given weekend.”
Discuss the success you have had a Pocono Raceway in other series as you prepare to make your first Cup Series start at “The Tricky Triangle” this weekend. “We finished second there in ARCA and second again last year in the (NASCAR) XFINITY Series, so I guess the secret is to figure out what it takes to win at Pocono. I’ve been fortunate in that the big speeds we run there felt natural from the beginning so I’ve always been comfortable racing there. The long straightaways and the way you have to make speed on those types of tracks just came natural to me.
No. 77 GameStop Cars 3: Driven to Win Toyota Camry / Furniture Row Racing Team:
Driver – Erik Jones Crew Chief – Chris Gayle Car Chief – Todd Brewer
Engineer – James Small Engineer – Chris Yerges Engine Tuner – David McClure
Mechanic – John Furino Mechanic – Cesar Villanueva Mechanic – Henry Katzke
Tire Specialist – Scott Simmons Shocks – Alex Michie Spotter – Rick Carelli
Gasman – Matt Tyrell Jackman – David O’Dell Front Tire Changer – David Mayo
Front Tire Carrier – Richard Coleman Rear Tire Changer – Brain Eastland Rear Tire Carrier – Blake Haugland
Transportation – Mike Clementson Transportation – Jason Taggart Transportation – Dave Shano
Transportation – Travis Watts
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