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Roush Fenway Racing has announced a three-year partnership with Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection specializing in the development of on-premises and cloud-based backup, disaster recovery, secure file sync and share, and data access solutions.

DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In nine Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Pocono, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 29.9, an average finish of 31.0, and he’s completed 1,103 of 1,422 (77.6 percent) career laps at the 2.5-mile triangular-shaped track in Long Pond, PA.

Stewart Friesen is hoping there is something magical in the power of three this weekend at the Tricky Triangle. The No. 52 team has prepared chassis No.305 for this weekend's race. This will be the third straight race this truck has run. Friesen finished third in Chicago, second in Kentucky and is hoping to continue the trend and break through with his first win this weekend in Pocono.

Sheldon Creed reunites with Jeff Stankiewicz as his crew chief this weekend in Pocono. The duo won four races and earned 11 top-five, 12 top-10 finishes and three poles en route to the 2018 ARCA Racing Series championship.

Stenhouse has 13 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Pocono Raceway with an average starting position of 21.2 and average finishing position of 23.4.

Newman will make his 36th MENCS start at Pocono on Sunday. In 35 prior starts, Newman has one win, nine top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. His overall average finish if 13.1 with 185 laps led at the 2.5-mile track.

All three of NASCAR’s top series will be in action this weekend with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and Gander Outdoors Truck Series competitors running at Pocono Raceway and the NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers at Iowa Speedway.

AmericanTrucks.com (AT) established the Positive Payload program in April 2017 to support non-profit organizations using pickup trucks in field work that improves local communities. This July, the auto parts retailer has selected two more charities to receive awards through their grant program, bringing the total donations to $20,000. The list of organizations benefiting from the program has grown to include Appalachia Service Project, and Operation Tiny Home this summer; with the retailer further announcing an exciting update to the program that will exponentially increase the annual number of winners.

Bayley Currey on Racing at Pocono: “I’m eager to get back to the Truck Series,” said Currey. “It’s always a lot of fun to drive these trucks. Niece Motorsports has proven that they are a team to contend with this year, so I’m excited to have the opportunity to join the team. Pocono is definitely a challenging track, but I’m looking forward to it.”

After nearly a month away from the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series circuit, Anthony Alfredo is ready to strap back into the No. 15 Tundra this weekend at Pocono Raceway. The Gander RV 150 will be Alfredo’s eighth start with DGR-Crosley this season.