John Hunter Nemechek started the second of this weekend's doubleheader races at Pocono Raceway in 24th place. Shortly after taking the green flag, the race was paused for 50 minutes due to rain.
In the second race of the Pocono doubleheader weekend, Michael McDowell and his No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford Mustang took the green flag from the 13th position.
For the second-straight day, varying pit strategy was the ultimate deciding factor in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. Ryan Newman had his Wyndham Rewards Ford in third position at the end of stage two, before moving on to an 18th-place finish as different pit strategies played out in a caution-free final stage at the Tricky Triangle.
Denny Hamlin led the final 15 laps and drove to his fourth win of the season at Pocono Raceway on Sunday evening. It is Hamlin’s sixth win at Pocono Raceway and the fifth win of season for Toyota in 2020. Erik Jones was scored in a season-best third.
After earning four stage points with a seventh-place finish in the first stage Sunday afternoon’s Cup race at Pocono Raceway, Chris Buescher and the No. 17 Fastenal team were unable to overcome a spin in stage two, resulting in a 36th place finish.
CHASE BRISCOE, No. 98 HighPoint.com Ford Mustang -- HOW DID YOU KEEP THE CAR OFF THE WALL WHEN THE TIRE WENT DOWN? “It was really surprising. I didn’t have any warning of it or anything like that. I was going down the short chute after turn one and all of a sudden it started pulling me to the infield and I heard stuff hitting the crush panels and everything else."
It was a great day for us. We were up front leading laps and had a great chance to win in our TaxSlayer Chevrolet Camaro. I hate we got involved earlier with that incident that took out so many cars. I was getting a big push from behind and had a run on the 9 car.
Timmy Hill (eighth) and Riley Herbst (ninth) were the highest-finishing Toyota drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
