Event Recap: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Statistics from Pocono (July 29, 2018)

Event statistics following the 21st race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the Gander Outdoors 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Kyle Busch won the overtime affair, driving away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and polesitter Daniel Suarez in a two-lap shootout to avenge a second-place finish a week ago at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Busch, who won Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono, pulled away and won by 1.788 seconds. Alex Bowman earned a career-best third-place finish, while Kevin Harvick finished fourth and Erik Jones – another JGR driver – claimed fifth.

Race Statistics

Gander Outdoors 400

Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, Pennsylvania

- Winner (starting position): Kyle Busch (28th)

- Top Five: Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez, Alex Bowman, Kevin Harvick, Erik Jones

- Full Results: Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez, Alex Bowman, Kevin Harvick, Erik Jones, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, A.J. Allmendinger, Martin Truex Jr., Michael McDowell, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Larson, Ty Dillon, Aric Almirola, Joey Logano, Matt DiBenedetto, J.J. Yeley, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Weatherman, Reed Sorenson, Darrell Wallace Jr., Landon Cassill, Ross Chastain, Timmy Hill, Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, Corey LaJoie, B.J. McLeod.

- Average Speed: 130.490 mph

- Laps Completed: 164

- Race Leaders: 10

- Lead Changes: 13

- Laps Led: Kyle Busch (52), Kevin Harvick (30), Daniel Suarez (29), Chase Elliott (14), Kurt Busch (11), Erik Jones (11), William Byron (10), Denny Hamlin (5), Brad Keselowski (1), Jamie McMurray (1)

- Pole Position: Daniel Suarez (176.988 mph; 50.851 seconds)

- Hard Charger: William Byron (+32; 38th to 6th)

- Margin of Victory: 1.788 seconds

- Car Count: 40

- Cars Entered: 40

- Cars Running at Finish: 35 (of 40; or 88 percent of the field)

- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 28

- Cautions: 7 for 29 laps

- Stage Winners: Chase Elliott (1), Kevin Harvick (2)

- Manufacturer Breakdown: Chevrolet (19); Ford (13); Toyota (8)

- Weather at Start of Race: 80 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds 0 mph

- Weather at End of Race: 75 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds 0 mph

Additional notes and statistics forthcoming.