2018 Pocono Green 250

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2018 Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons
Race details
Race 12 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateJune 2, 2018
Official name 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 127.137 miles per hour (204.607 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Time 55.754
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 64
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons was the 12th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate and win his 92nd career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Chase Elliott of GMS Racing and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Pocono Raceway.svg
The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV"
3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Childress Vineyards
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Breyers 2 in 1
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pinnacle
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Phantom Fireworks
12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
15 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Comcast, NBCUniversal Salute to Service
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota XYO Network
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ruud
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford LTi Printing
23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford Fatal Clothing
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet KMB Plumbing & Electrical
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet George's Tool Rental
55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota Timmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford NutriChomps
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford Nettts
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Bethel Glass & Shower Door, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, June 1, at 1:05 PM EST. [2] Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.425 and an average speed of 159.504 miles per hour (256.697 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.425159.504
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.665158.828
319 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.717158.683
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The last 50-minute practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, June 1, at 3:05 PM EST. [2] Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.424 and an average speed of 159.507 miles per hour (256.702 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.424159.507
223 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 56.515159.250
312 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 56.573159.086
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 2, at 9:35 AM EST. [2] Since Pocono Raceway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12. [4]

Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole, setting a time of 55.754 and an average speed of 161.423 miles per hour (259.785 km/h) in the second round. [5]

One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 56.276159.92655.754161.423
211 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 56.391159.60055.790161.319
312 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 56.024160.64555.827161.212
418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.604158.99955.850161.146
520 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.264159.96055.864161.106
619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.509159.26755.972160.795
71 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 56.592159.03356.003160.706
842 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 56.644158.88756.045160.585
99 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 56.708158.70856.233160.048
1023 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 56.805158.43756.250160.000
1121 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 56.754158.57956.390159.603
124 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.683158.77856.550159.151
Eliminated in Round 1
1322 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 56.827158.375
1451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 56.893158.192
1561 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 56.901158.169
1660 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 56.975157.964
1739 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 57.075157.687
183 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57.102157.613
197 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57.141157.505
2016 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 57.416156.751
212 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57.511156.492
225 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57.578156.310
2336 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 57.786155.747
2435 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 57.998155.178
2538 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 58.063155.004
2628 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 58.149154.775
278 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 58.350154.242
2878 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 58.533153.759
2952 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 58.910152.775
3001 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 59.200152.027
3115 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 59.228151.955
3290 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 59.229151.953
3393 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 59.244151.914
Qualified by owner's points
3466 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 59.552151.128
3540 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 59.791150.524
3676 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 59.853150.368
370 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 59.981150.048
3855 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 1:00.426148.943
3945 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1:00.715148.234
4074 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1:00.898147.788
Failed to qualify
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 59.934150.165
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
312 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 8
41 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
519 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
642 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
723 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
822 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 0
99 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
1021 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
122 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 0
200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 9
37 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
412 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 7
542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
618 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
723 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
81 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
99 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
1011 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 50

Pos. [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10064running0
21023 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 1000running0
31121 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1000running35
4312 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1001running48
5100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 10023running41
671 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1000running41
7842 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1004running41
81322 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 1003running0
999 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1000running32
10211 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1000running28
11124 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1000running26
12183 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1000running25
132016 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1000running24
14212 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1000running23
151451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1000running22
161561 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1000running21
171739 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1000running20
182336 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1000running19
192435 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1000running18
202952 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 990running17
213290 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 990running16
222878 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 990running15
232628 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 990running14
24619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 995running19
25278 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 990running12
26370 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 980running11
273115 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 980running10
283676 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 970running9
293945 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 960running8
303540 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 960running7
313001 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 960running6
323855 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 950running5
334074 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 930running4
342538 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 680brakes3
35225 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 660suspension2
36520 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 610crash10
37197 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 600crash9
381660 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 570crash1
393466 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 100overheating1
403393 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 40brakes1
Failed to qualify
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

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