2020 Pocono 350

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 15 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
2020 Pocono 350 program cover
Date	June 28, 2020 (2020-06-28)
Location	Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance	140 laps, 350 mi (563 km)
Average speed	122.879 miles per hour (197.755 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Preece	JTG Daugherty Racing
Grid positions set by partial inversion of previous race's finishing order
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	49
Winner
No. 11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings	2.660 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3)

The 2020 Pocono 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 28, 2020 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 140 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 15th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Ryan Preece was awarded the pole for the race as determined by the top 20 from Saturday's finishing order inverted.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 30

Stage Two Laps: 55

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 55

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 8 for 32
• Red flags: 1 for 50 minutes and 50 seconds
• Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 54 seconds
• Average speed: 122.879 miles per hour (197.755 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports televised the race in the United States on FS1. Mike Joy and six-time Pocono winner Jeff Gordon will cover the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Jamie Little handled the pit road duties. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kurt Becker called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kevin Harvick 581 2 Ryan Blaney 529 (–52) 2 3 Brad Keselowski 514 (–67) 4 Chase Elliott 510 (–71) 1 5 Denny Hamlin 506 (–75) 3 6 Joey Logano 500 (–81) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 500 (–81) 8 Alex Bowman 464 (–117) 2 9 Aric Almirola 431 (–150) 10 Kurt Busch 430 (–151) 2 11 Kyle Busch 423 (–158) 12 Jimmie Johnson 390 (–191) 13 Clint Bowyer 387 (–194) 14 Matt DiBenedetto 384 (–197) 15 William Byron 372 (–209) 1 16 Erik Jones 341 (–240) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 559 2 Toyota 527 (–32) 3 Chevrolet 502 (–57) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.