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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.

Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion, will be making his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Pocono Raceway, filling in for Aric Almirola. He was part of a NASCAR Teleconference earlier today in which he spoke about the opportunity.

"You really can't prepare yourself going to Pocono (Raceway). There is a reason why they call it the "Tricky Triangle." All three turns, especially the tunnel turn are different and challenging. I have raced there in the [NASCAR] Truck Series a couple times and I know that getting behind the wheel of a [NASCAR] XFINITY car will be even more challenging."

Kaz will pilot chassis no.101 this weekend. Kaz raced this chassis earlier this season at Kansas where he qualified sixth and finished eighth. Chase Elliott also used this chassis in Atlanta, qualifying ninth and racing to a fifth-place finish.

Stephen Cox charged from last place on the grid to win the second of Saturday night’s Skipco Auto Auction Twin 50s presented by United Tire & Service at Ohio’s Midvale Speedway, the first stop on the Super Cup Stock Car Series national tour.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for the first time this weekend and there will be a new face behind the wheel of the No. 43 Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports as Darrell Wallace Jr. makes his debut filling in for the recovering Aric Almirola. Ford has 22 Cup wins at Pocono, including the circuit’s last visit in August when Chris Buescher captured the first win of his career.

Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that NASCAR XFINITY Series regular Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. will pilot the No. 43 Ford while Aric Almirola recovers from his injuries. Wallace brings five years of NASCAR experience in both the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series and has been a member of the Ford Performance team since 2015. Wallace, a graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program and inaugural member of NASCAR Next, will make his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Pocono Raceway this weekend.

Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Bubba Wallace will transition from its No. 6 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) Ford Mustang to the iconic No. 43 Ford Fusion of Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) where the 23-year-old will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway.

Today, Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced a partnership with California-based 5.11—the global innovator in tactical apparel and gear—to become the new apparel, gear and accessories outfitter of the racing organization. 5.11 will also serve as the official partner of the CGR pit crews and associated training facilities at the Concord, N.C. and Indianapolis-based race shops.

Recap: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Wurth Ford Fusion team seem to be in the midst of an unlucky streak as they finished 38th in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive For Autism at Dover International Speedway (DIS) following another incident not of their own making.