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Date: Sunday, June 9
Start Time: 1 p.m. ET
Site: Pocono Raceway -- Long Pond, Pa
Track: 2.5-mile tri-oval
Laps: 160
Miles: 400
Capacity: 76,812 (Grandstand Seating)
Total purse:
Payouts:
Year: 32nd
On TV: TNT
Announcers:
On Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio
Race record: Jeff Gordon, 2011 (145.384 mph)
Qualifying record: Joey Logano, 2012 (179.598 mph)
2012 Finish
Defending champion: Joey Logano
Runner up: Mark Martin
Pole winner: Joey Logano (179.598 mph)
Top 10:
1. Joey Logano (Start: 1)
2. Mark Martin (6)
3. Tony Stewart (22)
4. Jimmie Johnson (4)
5. Denny Hamlin (5)
6. Clint Bowyer (16)
7. Matt Kenseth (14)
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
9. Paul Menard (3)
10. Jamie McMurray (11)
Average speed: 131.004 mph
Time of race: 3 hrs., 3 mins., 12 secs.
Margin of victory: 0.997 secs.
Caution flags: 7 for 35 laps
Lead changes: 19 among 10 drivers
Past winners
2012 Joey Logano, Toyota, 131.004 mph
2011 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 145.384 mph
2010 Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 136.303 mph
2009 Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 138.515 mph
2008 Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 125.209 mph
2007 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 136.887 mph
2006 Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 131.656 mph
2005 Carl Edwards, Ford, 129.177 mph
2004 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 112.129 mph
2003 Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 134.892 mph
2002 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 143.426 mph
2001 Ricky Rudd, Ford, 134.389 mph
2000 Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 139.741 mph
1999 Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 118.898 mph
1998 Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 117.809 mph
1997 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 139.828 mph
1996 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 139.104 mph
1995 Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 137.720 mph
1994 Rusty Wallace, Ford, 128.801 mph
1993 Kyle Petty, Pontiac, 138.005 mph
1992 Alan Kulwicki, Ford, 144.023 mph
1991 Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 122.666 mph
1990 Harry Gant, Oldsmobile, 120.600 mph
1989 Terry Labonte, Ford, 131.320 mph
1988 Geoff Bodine, Chevrolet, 126.147 mph
1987 Tim Richmond, Chevrolet, 122.166 mph
1986 Tim Richmond, Chevrolet, 113.279 mph
1985 Bill Elliott, Ford, 138.974 mph
1984 Cale Yarborough, Chevrolet, 138.164 mph
1983 Bobby Allison, Buick, 128.636 mph
1982 Bobby Allison, Buick, 113.57 9mph
Last race
Race: FedEx 400 (June 2)
Site: Dover International Speedway -- Dover, Del.
Miles: 400
Laps: 400
Finish line order: Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski
Time of Race: 3 hrs., 14 mins., 51 secs.
Average speed: 123.172 mph
Margin of victory: 0.788 secs.
Caution flags: 7 for 32 laps
Lead changes: 21 among 11 drivers
Lap leaders: Hamlin 1-23, Ky. Busch 24-72, Kenseth 73, Keselowski 74-75, Ky. Hamlin 1-23, Ky. Busch 24-72, Kenseth 73, Keselowski 74-75, Ky. Busch 76-127, Truex Jr 128, Kenseth 129-156, Ky. Busch 157-160, Truex Jr 161, Ky. Busch 162-205, Johnson 206-235, Ky. Busch 236, Kahne 237-238, Johnson 239-279, Hamlin 280, Johnson 281-300, Hamlin 301-317, Ku. Busch 318-325, Johnson 326-377, Harvick 378, Montoya 379-397, Stewart 398-400.
Entry list
#1 Jamie McMurray (Joplin, MO) Chevrolet/Banana Boat
#2 Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hills, MI) Ford/Miller Lite
#5 Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) Chevrolet/hendrickcars.com
#7 Dave Blaney (Hartford, OH) Chevrolet/TBA
#9 Marcos Ambrose (Launceston, Australia) Ford/DeWalt
#10 Danica Patrick (Roscoe, IL) Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com
#11 Denny Hamlin (Chesterfield, VA) Toyota/FedEx Ground
#13 Casey Mears (Bakersfield, CA) Ford/GEICO
#14 Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1
#15 Clint Bowyer (Emporia, KS) Toyota/RK Motors Charlotte
#16 Greg Biffle (Vancouver, WA) Ford/3M
#17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Olive Branch, MS) Ford/Valvoline
#18 Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Toyota/M&M's
#19 Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) Toyota/Plinker Tactical
#20 Matt Kenseth (Cambridge, WI) Toyota/Home Depot
#22 * Joey Logano (Middletown, CT) Ford/Shell/Pennzoil
#24 Jeff Gordon (Vallejo, CA) Chevrolet/Axalta Coating Systems
#27 Paul Menard (Eau Claire, WI) Chevrolet/Menards/Quaker State
#29 Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Rheem
#30 David Stremme (South Bend, IN) Toyota/Swan Energy/Lean 1
#31 Jeff Burton (South Boston, VA) Chevrolet/TBA
#32 Timmy Hill (Port Tobacco, MD) Ford/Oxy Water
#33 Landon Cassill (Fairfax, IA) Chevrolet/Little Joe's Autos
#34 David Ragan (Unadilla, GA) Ford/TBA
#35 Josh Wise (Riverside, CA) Ford/MDS Transport
#36 J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) Chevrolet/TBA
#38 David Gilliland (Riverside, CA) Ford/Long John Silver's
#39 Ryan Newman (South Bend, IN) Chevrolet/Haas Automation
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya (Bogota, Colombia) Chevrolet/Target
#43 Aric Almirola (Tampa, FL) Ford/Smithfield
#44 Scott Riggs (Bahama, NC) Ford/Brabble
#47 Bobby Labonte (Corpus Christi, TX) Toyota/Clorox
#48 Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, CA) Chevrolet/Lowe's/Kobalt Tools
#51 A.J. Allmendinger (Los Gatos, CA) Chevrolet/Phoenix Construction
#55 Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) Toyota/Aaron's Dream Machine
#56 Martin Truex Jr. (Mayetta, NJ) Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts
#78 Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Chevrolet/Furniture Row
#83 David Reutimann (Zephyrhills, FL) Toyota/Burger King/Dr. Pepper
#87 Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) Toyota/TBA
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Kannapolis, NC) Chevrolet/National Guard
#93 Travis Kvapil (Janesville, WI) Toyota/Burger King/Dr. Pepper
#98 Michael McDowell (Glendale, AZ) Ford/Phil Parsons Racing
#99 Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO) Ford/Kellogg's/Cheez-it
Leading contenders
| Name | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Logano | 23 | 13 | 11 | Won | |||||
| Mark Martin | 36 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 2 |
| Tony Stewart | 27 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 35 | Won | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| Jimmie Johnson | Won | 6 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Denny Hamlin | Won | 6 | 3 | 38 | Won | 19 | 5 | ||
| Clint Bowyer | 21 | 10 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Matt Kenseth | 21 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 8 |
| Paul Menard | 28 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 9 | |||
| Carl Edwards | Won | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 11 | |
| Ryan Newman | 30 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| Kevin Harvick | 20 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 20 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |||
| Brad Keselowski | 21 | 23 | 18 | ||||||
| Jeff Gordon | 4 | 9 | 34 | Won | 14 | 4 | 32 | Won | 19 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 24 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 20 | ||
| Greg Biffle | 11 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| Kasey Kahne | 14 | 27 | 7 | 22 | Won | 15 | 27 | 12 | 29 |
| Kyle Busch | 4 | 22 | 8 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
Notes
Opened in 1968 as a three-quarter-mile racetrack, Pocono Raceway held the first race on its 2.5-mile tri-oval in 1971. The track was repaved during the fall of 2011.
Pocono has 14 degrees of banking in turn 1, 8 degrees in turn 2 and 6 degrees in turn 3. The length of the shortstretch is 1,780 feet, and the backstretch is 3,055 feet. The frontstretch measures 3,740 feet.
There have been 70 races in NASCAR's premier series held at Pocono. The track hosted one event each season from 1974-81 and then two per year since then. Sprint Cup returns to this track on the first weekend in August.
Richard Petty won the inaugural Cup race at Pocono, the Purolator 500, on August 4, 1974.
Ricky Rudd holds the track record for most starts at Pocono with 55. Mark Martin's 52 starts is tops among those drivers entered for this weekend's race.
Jeff Gordon holds the record for most victories at Pocono. Gordon claimed his sixth win at this track last August. The race was shorted by 62 laps due to rain.
Ricky Hendrick has the most car owner wins at Pocono with 13, followed by Joe Gibbs and Roger Penske with nine each.
Bill Elliott and Ken Schrader share the record for most pole wins at Pocono with five each.
The race winner at Pocono has started from the pole 14 times, which is more than any other starting position there. Joey Logano most recently did it one year ago.
Since NASCAR began using electronic timing and scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory in a Cup race at Pocono occurred on July 23, 2000 when Rusty Wallace beat Jeff Burton to the finish line by just 0.126 seconds.
The furthest back a driver has started and won a Cup race at Dover is 29th, accomplished by Carl Edwards in June 2005.
Denny Hamlin is the only active driver who scored his first career Cup victory at Pocono. Hamlin won at this track on June 11, 2006. He followed up with another victory there six weeks later.
Casey Mears is the only active driver who claimed his maiden pole in the series at Pocono (Aug. 1, 2004).
No driver on the entry list for this race made his or her Cup debut at Pocono.
Logano holds the record as the youngest driver to win a race at Pocono. He took the checkered flag there on June 10, 2012 when he was 22 years and 17 days old. When Harry Gant was 50 years, 5 months and 7 days old, he became the oldest driver to win at this track on June 17, 1990.
The next race is the June 16 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won last year's event there.
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