The 2024 The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 14, 2024, at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval, it was the 21st race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Ryan Blaney won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Alex Bowman finished 3rd. William Byron and Joey Logano rounded out the top five, and Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top ten.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 21 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 14, 2024 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 123.722 miles per hour (199.111 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 52.929 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 44 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.4 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1), Kyle Rickey (2), and Jason Toy (3) | ||
Report
editBackground
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Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) 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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editTyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 53.498 seconds and a speed of 168.231 mph (270.742 km/h).[10]
Practice results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 53.498 | 168.231 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.590 | 167.942 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.590 | 167.942 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editTy Gibbs scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.929 and a speed of 170.039 mph (273.651 km/h).[11]
It was the first year the Cup Series used road course qualifying regulations, a procedure where teams did not use the start-finish line but used a timing line on the circuit for their lap, which was also used at Indianapolis. Teams started their lap midway down the North Straight exiting Turn 2 after less than two-thirds of a lap to warm up. After completing their lap in the North Straight, teams then pitted their cars. Only two, instead of three, laps would be driven by drivers under the use of the hybrid road course and longer speedway qualifying procedure.
Qualifying results
editRace
editRace results
editStage results
editStage One Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 65
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
editStage Three Laps: 65
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 40 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 54 |
| 3 | 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 43 |
| 4 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 47 |
| 5 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 38 |
| 6 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 160 | 40 |
| 7 | 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 41 |
| 8 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 39 |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 43 |
| 10 | 29 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 160 | 27 |
| 11 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 26 |
| 12 | 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 30 |
| 13 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 29 |
| 14 | 23 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 160 | 30 |
| 15 | 28 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 20 |
| 18 | 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 18 |
| 20 | 5 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 160 | 15 |
| 23 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 14 |
| 24 | 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 158 | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 12 |
| 26 | 35 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 134 | 11 |
| 27 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 132 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 126 | 9 |
| 29 | 9 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 121 | 7 |
| 31 | 22 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 121 | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 115 | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 1 |
| 37 | 25 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 13 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 8 among 8 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 32
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 59 seconds
- Average speed: 123.722 miles per hour (199.111 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editUSA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
| USA | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |
Radio
editRadio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon 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. Kyle Rickey called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Jason Toy called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 3. Steve Post, and Alan Cavanna worked pit road for MRN.
| MRN Radio | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Kyle Rickey Turn 3: Jason Toy |
Steve Post Alan Cavanna |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Great American Getaway 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 13, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Pocono: Tyler Reddick spins but still leads practice". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 13, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Pocono: Ty Gibbs beats William Byron to pole position". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 13, 2024.