HighPoint.com 400

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HighPoint.com 400
Pocono Raceway.svg
NASCAR Cup Series
Venue Pocono Raceway
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Corporate sponsor HighPoint
First race1974 (1974)
Distance400 miles (643.738 km)
Laps160
Stage 1: 30
Final 2 Stages: 65 each
Previous namesPurolator 500 (1974–1976)
Coca-Cola 500 (1977–1980)
Mountain Dew 500 (1981–1982)
Like Cola 500 (1983–1984)
Summer 500 (1985–1987)
AC Spark Plug 500 (1988–1990)
Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1991–1995)
Miller 500 (1996)
Pennsylvania 500 (1997-2007)
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 (2008–2010)
Good Sam RV Insurance 500 (2011)
Pennsylvania 400 (2012, 2016)
GoBowling.com 400 (2013–2014)
Windows 10 400 (2015)
Overton's 400 (2017)
Gander Outdoors 400 (2018) [1]
Gander RV 400 (2019)
Pocono 350 (2020)
Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 (2021)
M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 (2022)
Most wins (driver) Denny Hamlin (5)
Most wins (team) Joe Gibbs Racing (11)
Most wins (manufacturer) Chevrolet (15)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns3

The HighPoint.com 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. In 2022, it became the only Cup Series race at the track after its other Cup Series race, the Pocono Organics CBD 325, was removed from the Cup Series schedule in favor of a race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The race has been held sometime in mid-to-late July or early August each year except for when it was held in September, 1974 when it was held in April, and 2020 and 2021 when it was held in June as a doubleheader with the other Cup Series race at Pocono. Denny Hamlin is the defending winner of the event.

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History

The race received its date in 1974 with some last minute planning, after failing to an agreement with the Trenton Speedway in New Jersey, Bill France Sr. called up Joseph Mattioli about a race being held at Pocono and the first NASCAR Cup Series race was held, the first winner was Richard Petty. He led 152 of the 192 laps ran as the race was called for rain with 8 laps to go.

In 1982, NASCAR added a second date to the schedule at Pocono for early June, for a period of time, the two races were only separated as little as five weeks on the schedule. Before the double headers, the races were held seven weeks apart.

Starting in 2007, the race was moved from its traditional July date into August, swapping dates with the Brickyard 400. This was because ESPN wanted to have their broadcast start off at Indianapolis over Pocono.

In 2008, Sunoco, the official NASCAR fuel supplier, based in Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia region of the American Red Cross, agreed to sponsorship of the race and charity events to benefit the American Red Cross South Pennsylvania-Philadelphia region. It marked the first time since 1996 that the event carried a title sponsor. Camping World took over title sponsorship of sponsorship through its Good Sam Club in 2011.

The race was a 500-mile (804.672 km), 200 lap event from its inception in 1974, through the 2011 race. On August 10, 2011, it was announced that both Pocono races would be shortened to 400 miles (643.738 km), beginning in 2012. [2]

The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, through its marketing arm Strike Ten Entertainment, signed on as the entitlement sponsor for the 2013 and 2014 races. In 2015, Microsoft signed a one-year deal to title the event with its new Windows 10 update, and in 2016 the race returned as the Pennsylvania 400. In early-July 2017, the Marine and Watersport franchise Overton's, which is owned by Camping World, signed a three-year deal to sponsor Pocono's second race weekend through 2019, which included not only the Cup race being renamed the Overton's 400, but the 150-mile Camping World Truck Series race being known as the Overton's 150. However, on February 6, 2018, it was announced that Gander Outdoors (another company owned by Camping World) would sponsor the Cup Series races, the Gander Outdoors 400, as well as the Truck Series race, the Gander Outdoors 150. [3] The Overton's sponsorship was transferred to the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series races at Chicagoland Speedway in 2018.

In mid-2019, NASCAR and Pocono Raceway announced that the track would host a doubleheader weekend on the last weekend of June. On Saturday, the Truck event that is usually held in July and the first Cup race that is usually held in early June would run on Saturday. On Sunday, the Xfinity race that is run in June and the second Cup race followed. During this period, the race was shortened from 400 to 350 miles. [4]

The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau was the title sponsor of the race in 2021, with the name of the race being the "Explore the Pocono Mountains 350". [5] In 2022, the race returned to being 400 miles in length and M&M's (and parent company Mars, Incorporated) sponsored the race to highlight their last year as a NASCAR sponsor, and the name of the race was the "M&M's Fan Appreciation 400". [6] In 2023, HighPoint, one of the sponsors of Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 14 car driven by Chase Briscoe, became the title sponsor of the race. The IT company is based in North Jersey in Sparta a little over an hour from the track. [7]

Notable moments

2006 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway July 2006.jpg
2006 Pennsylvania 500
Race logo used in 2012 and 2016 Pennsylvania 400 logo.png
Race logo used in 2012 and 2016

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamSponsorManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
NASCAR/USAC (points race for United States Auto Club stock car class)
1971 Sep 1975 Butch Hartman Hartman's White & Autocar N/A Dodge 200500 (804.672)4:28:02116.76 Report [15]
1972 July 303 Roger McCluskey Norm Nelson N/A Plymouth 200500 (804.672)3:56:15127.035 Report [16]
1973 July 2943 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises N/A Dodge 200500 (804.672)3:45:56132.781 Report [17]
1974 April 2719 Ron Keselowski Robert Keselowski N/A Dodge 200500 (804.672)3:49:44130.596 Report [18]
NASCAR
1974 August 443 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises STP Dodge 192*480 (772.485)4:09:09115.593 Report [19]
1975 August 321 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Purolator Mercury 200500 (804.672)4:29:50111.179 Report [20]
1976 August 143 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises STP Dodge 200500 (804.672)4:18:54115.875 Report [21]
1977 July 3172 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:53:41128.379 Report [22]
1978 July 3088 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Gatorade Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:30:28142.54 Report [23]
1979 July 30*11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Busch Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)4:20:24115.207 Report [24]
1980 July 2721 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Purolator Mercury 200500 (804.672)4:01:10124.395 Report [25]
1981 July 2611 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Mountain Dew Buick 200500 (804.672)4:11:52119.111 Report [26]
1982 July 2588 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Gatorade Buick 200500 (804.672)4:19:45115.496 Report [27]
1983 July 2427 Tim Richmond Blue Max Racing Old Milwaukee Pontiac 200500 (804.672)4:21:17114.818 Report [28]
1984 July 2233 Harry Gant Hal Needham Skoal Bandit Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)4:07:21121.351 Report [29]
1985 July 219 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Coors Ford 200500 (804.672)3:43:52134.008 Report [30]
1986 July 2025 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Folgers Chevrolet 150*375 (603.504)3:01:08124.218 Report [31]
1987 July 193 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)4:06:25121.745 Report [32]
1988 July 249 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Coors Ford 200500 (804.672)4:04:10122.866 Report [33]
1989 July 239 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Coors Ford 200500 (804.672)4:14:34117.847 Report [34]
1990 July 2211 Geoffrey Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Budweiser Ford 200500 (804.672)4:01:48124.07 Report [35]
1991 July 212 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Miller Genuine Draft Pontiac 179*447.5 (720.181)3:52:33115.459 Report [36]
1992 July 1917 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Western Auto Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:43:47134.058 Report [37]
1993 July 183 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:44:59133.343 Report [38]
1994 July 177 Geoffrey Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Exide Batteries Ford 200500 (804.672)3:40:28136.075 Report [39]
1995 July 1628 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Texaco/Havoline Ford 200500 (804.672)3:43:49134.038 Report [40]
1996 July 212 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Miller Ford 200500 (804.672)3:27:03144.892 Report [41]
1997 July 2088 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 200500 (804.672)3:31:10142.068 Report [42]
1998 July 2624 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:42:47134.66 Report [43]
1999 July 2518 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Pontiac 200500 (804.672)4:16:27116.982 Report [44]
2000 July 232 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Miller Lite Ford 200500 (804.672)3:49:36130.662 Report [45]
2001 July 2918 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Pontiac 200500 (804.672)3:42:54134.59 Report [46]
2002 July 289 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 175*437.5 (704.088)3:28:39125.809 Report [47]
2003 July 2712 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Mobil 1/Alltel Dodge 200500 (804.672)3:54:55127.705 Report [48]
2004 August 148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:57:35126.271 Report [49]
2005 July 2497 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Irwin Industrial Tools Ford 203*507.5 (816.742)4:03:03125.283 Report [50]
2006 July 2311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Kinkos Chevrolet 200500 (804.672)3:46:12132.626 Report [51]
2007 August 52 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Miller Lite Dodge 200500 (804.672)3:47:55131.627 Report [52]
2008 August 399 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Office Depot Ford 200500 (804.672)3:49:46130.567 Report [53]
2009 August 3*11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Express Toyota 200500 (804.672)3:57:21126.396 Report [54]
2010 August 116 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing 3M Ford 200500 (804.672)3:46:51132.246 Report [55]
2011 August 72 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Miller Lite Dodge 200500 (804.672)3:37:35137.878 Report [56]
2012*August 524 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Drive to End Hunger/AARP Chevrolet 98*245 (394.289)1:45:34139.249 Report [57]
2013 August 45 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 160400 (643.737)3:06:02129.009 Report [58]
2014 August 388 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Michael Baker International Chevrolet 160400 (643.737)3:08:22127.411 Report [59]
2015 August 220 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Dollar General Toyota 160400 (643.737)3:01:36132.159 Report [60]
2016 August 1*34 Chris Buescher Front Row Motorsports Dockside Logistics Ford 138*345 (555.224)2:42:15127.581 Report [61]
2017 July 3018 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's Caramel Toyota*160400 (643.737)2:50:07141.08 Report [62]
2018 July 2918 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's Caramel Toyota 164*410 (659.83)3:05:43132.46 Report [63]
2019 July 2811 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Ground Toyota 163*407.5 (655.807)2:59:22133.804 Report [64]
2020 June 2811 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Ground Toyota 140350 (563.270)2:50:54122.879 Report [65]
2021 June 2718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's Minis Toyota 140350 (563.270)2:26:49143.036 Report [66]
2022 July 249 Chase Elliott* Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 160400 (643.737)3:15:59122.459 Report [67]
2023 July 2311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Mavis Tires & Brakes/FedEx Toyota 160400 (643.737)3:21:04119.363 Report [68]
2024 July 14 Report

Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears Won
5 Denny Hamlin 2006, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2023
4 Bill Elliott 1985, 1988, 1989, 2002
3 Richard Petty 1973, 1974, 1976
Darrell Waltrip 1978, 1981, 1992
Rusty Wallace 1991, 1996, 2000
Kyle Busch 2017, 2018, 2021
2 Tim Richmond 1983, 1986
Dale Earnhardt 1987, 1993
Geoffrey Bodine 1990, 1994
Dale Jarrett 1995, 1997
Bobby Labonte 1999, 2001
Kurt Busch 2005, 2007
Jeff Gordon 1998, 2012

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
11 Joe Gibbs Racing 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023
7 Hendrick Motorsports 1986, 1998, 2004, 2012-2014, 2022
6 Team Penske 1991, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011
3 Petty Enterprises 1973, 1974, 1976
Junior Johnson & Associates 1979, 1981, 1990
Melling Racing 1985, 1988, 1989
RFK Racing 2005, 2008, 2010
2 Wood Brothers Racing 1975, 1980
DiGard Motorsports 1978, 1982
Richard Childress Racing 1987, 1993
Robert Yates Racing 1995, 1997

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
15 Chevrolet 1977-1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2012-2014, 2022
13 Ford 1985, 1988-1990, 1994-1997, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016
9 Dodge 1971, 1973, 1974, 1974, 1976, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011
8 Toyota 2009, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023
4 Pontiac 1983, 1991, 1999, 2001
2 Mercury 1975, 1980
Buick 1981, 1982
1 Plymouth 1972
# WinsSponsorYears Won
5 Miller 1990, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2011
4 FedEx 2006, 2009, 2019, 2020
3 Coors 1985, 1988, 1989
M&M's 2017, 2018, 2021
2 STP 1974, 1976
Purolator 1975, 1980
Gatorade 1978, 1982
Interstate Batteries 1999, 2001

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