NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Race: Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400
Place: Pocono Raceway
Date and Time: Sunday, June 5 at 1 p.m. ET
Tune-in: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Polesitter: Brad Keselowski
Distance: 400 miles (160 laps)
What To Watch For: Matt Kenseth goes for his second consecutive Pocono win. … Active Pocono wins leader Denny Hamlin tries for his fifth victory at the Tricky Triangle. He has not visited Victory Lane at the 2.5-mile track since 2010. … Dale Earnhardt Jr. eyes his first win of the season. The No. 88 Chevrolet driver swept the Pocono races in 2014. … Kyle Busch shoots for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Pocono. He has captured a checkered flag at every active NASCAR track (21 of 23), except for Charlotte and the Tricky Triangle.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
- Matt DiBenedetto’s excellent run comes to abrupt, violent end - February 17, 2019
- Clint Bowyer’s last-ditch effort ends in nine-car wreck - February 17, 2019
- Jimmie Johnson scores miraculous top 10 at Daytona - February 17, 2019
