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Pos. Driver`Number/Make`Speed`June Pocono Finish and what happened

1. Kyle Busch`No. 18 Toyota`178.416`9th – Felt a couple mistakes on restarts prevented a better finish

2. Kevin Harvick`No. 4 Chevy`178.168`2nd – Led 39 laps, but had nothing for Truex Jr. on late restarts

3. Joey Logano`No. 22 Ford`177.837`4th – Nothing special for the first 90 laps, but good at the finish

4. Austin Dillion`No. 3 Chevy`177.658`19th – Started sixth, but was in the middle of the pack mostly

5. Tony Stewart`No. 14 Chevy`177.630`21st – Made a cameo in the top 10, but wasn’t really a factor

6. Kurt Busch`No. 41 Chevy`177.613`5th – Pole winner was steady, but couldn’t make push for the win

7. Matt Kenseth`No. 20 Toyota`177.546`6th – Made steady progress throughout from 19th starting spot

8. Carl Edwards`No. 19 Toyota`177.340`15th – Had a top-5 car for the first half of the race then faded

9. Brad Keselowski`No. 2 Ford`177.291`17th – Accident on lap 130 wiped out likely top-10 finish

10. Jeff Gordon`No. 24 Chevy`177.211`14th – Not as strong late in the race as he was in the first 90 laps

11. Denny Hamlin`No. 11 Toyota`177.050`10th – Decent finish, but left still searching for old Pocono magic

12. Jimmie Johnson`No. 48 Chevy`176.651`3rd – Posted his ninth top-10 in the last 11 Pocono events

13. Martin Truex Jr.`No. 78 Chevy`176.446`1st – Led 97 laps, overwhelmed the field over the final 60 circuits

14. Ryan Newman`No. 31 Chevy`176.367`39th – Possible top-10 went goodbye when he crashed on lap 142

15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.`No. 88 Chevy`176.339`11th – Chance for a Pocono three-peat never materialized

16. Kasey Kahne`No. 5 Chevy`176.263`13th – Poked his head in the top 10 past the midway point

17. Jamie McMurray`No. 1 Chevy`176.260`7th – Drifted back a bit midway, but came on strong at end

18. Paul Menard`No. 27 Chevy`175.943`31st – Started 16th and descended quickly into also-ran category

19. Clint Bowyer`No. 15 Chevy`175.774`22nd – Pedestrian showing in worst Pocono finish since 2008

20. Danica Patrick`No. 10 Chevy`175.569`37th – Wrecked on lap 136, finished seven laps off the pace

21. Aric Almirola`No. 43 Ford`175.131`43rd – Engine went kaput and wound up completing just 88 laps

22. A.J. Allmendinger`No. 47 Chevy`175.067`38th – Accident on lap 142 cause radiator damage too severe.

23. Trevor Bayne`No. 6 Ford`174.744`24th – Picked up a handful of spots from his 33rd starting position

24. David Ragan`No. 55 Toyota`174.676`23rd – Made inroads at times, but couldn’t sustain the momentum

25. Greg Biffle`No. 16 Ford`174.723`12th – Mediocre for most of the race until a surge in the late laps

26. Casey Mears`No. 13 Chevy`174.371`16th – Started 18th and didn’t deviate much from that position

27. Kyle Larson`No. 42 Chevy`174.348`8th – Picked up seven positions over the final 30 laps of the race

28. Alex Bowman`No. 7 Chevy`174.004`26th – Spun on lap 94, but managed to finish on the lead lap

29. Landon Cassill`No. 40 Chevy`173.842`25th – Finish was his second best in 10 races at the track

30. Sam Hornish Jr.`No. 9 Ford`173.735`41st – Crashed on lap 122 ended his first Pocono race since 2012

31. Justin Allgaier`No. 51 Chevy`173.427`20th – Not bad. Picked up 10 position from where he started

32. Brett Moffitt`No. 34 Ford`173.330`30th – Involved in accident on lap 130, but wasn’t doing much

33. Cole Whitt`No. 35 Ford`173.247`28th – Was the final driver on the lead lap in third Pocono start

34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.`No. 17 Ford`173.174`42nd – Crashed and finished 55 laps behind the winner

35. J.J. Yeley`No. 23 Toyota`172.662`36th – Was in the back of the pack through, ended five laps down

36. Matt DiBenedetto`No. 83 Toyota`172.622`32nd – Another rookie who found Pocono could be tricky

37. David Gilliland`No. 38 Ford`OwnPts`27th – Started 35th and didn’t make any real progress until late

38. Jeb Burton`No. 26 Toyota`OwnPts`33rd – Like most Cup rookies, Pocono proved quite challenging

39. Michael Annett`No. 44 Chevy`OwnPts`34th – Third crack at Pocono resulted in his worst effort there

40. Travis Kvapil`No. 32 Ford`OwnPts`35th – Hung around the back throughout, finished three laps down

41. Reed Sorenson`No. 98 Ford`OwnPts`DNE – Team placed 29th with Josh Wise behind the wheel

42. Alex Kennedy`No. 33 Chevy`OwnPts`DNE – Ty Dillon drove the car in June and placed 18th

43. Timmy Hill`No. 62 Chevy`OwnPts`DNE – Brendan Gaughan drove the car to 40th back in June

DNE – Did Not Enter

OwnPts – Owners Points

By John Erzar

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