2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225


The 2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 was the 19th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. In an action packed race, Cole Custer driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would come out on top, earning his 14th career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and Fords first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and William Byron, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 13, at 10:00 AM ET, and would last for 20 minutes. Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.752, and a speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 13, at 10:30 AM ET. Standard intermediate track qualifying was in effect, although at Pocono and Indianapolis, a hybrid road course qualifying rule was used. The timing line was set in the North Straight, exiting Turn 2, where cars exited pit road, drove two-thirds of a lap, then took the green flag at the timing line exiting Turn 2, and completing their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. In addition, up to three cars could be at the track at one time, separated by considerable intervals to ensure drafting was prohibited.
Sheldon Creed, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.810, and a speed of.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord9
381Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
417William Byron 'Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0
516A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet6
621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4
839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord3
98Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1018Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 20
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord10
281Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord7
539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord6
616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5
718Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
88Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
926Corey Heim 'Sam Hunt RacingToyota0
107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 3 Laps: 52
Pos.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1800Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord9025Running59
237Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9030Running46
3417William Byron 'Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9016Running0
4118Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota907Running38
5419Taylor Gray 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota900Running0
61016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet900Running42
71121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet901Running43
81448Parker KilgermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet900Running29
998Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet900Running33
10111Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet900Running27
111798Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord900Running37
12739Ryan SeigRSS RacingFord904Running34
1329Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet900Running24
14155Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet900Running23
15581Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota900Running39
162526Corey Heim 'Sam Hunt RacingToyota900Running0
172010Daniel Dye 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet900Running0
182211Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet900Running19
193420Ryan TruexJoe Gibbs RacingToyota900Running18
203328Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord900Running17
211627Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet900Running16
22192Jesse Love 'Richard Childress RacingChevrolet907Running15
232191Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet900Running14
242338Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord900Running13
252842Leland Honeyman 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet900Running12
262744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet900Running11
271315Josh Berry 'AM RacingFord900Running0
28364Thomas AnnunziataJD MotorsportsChevrolet900Running9
293114Mason Massey 'SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet900Running0
302451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet900Running7
312697Shane van Gisbergen 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet900Running6
321231Parker RetzlaffJorden Anderson RacingChevrolet890Running5
333207Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet890Running4
343529Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord720Suspension3
353735Stephen Mallozzi 'Joey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet680Engine0
363043Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet470Accident1
372992Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet80Electrical1
383474Dawson Cram Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet10Accident0

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet597
2Toyota574
3Ford504

  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.