2020 Pocono Organics 325 Explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 14 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Race Name:	Pocono Organics 325
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Year:	2020
Location:	Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Mi:	2.5
Course Km:	4
Distance Laps:	130
Distance Mi:	325
Distance Km:	523
Avg:	134.467mph
Pole Driver:	Aric Almirola
Pole Team:	Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid From Ballot:	yes
Most Driver:	Aric Almirola
Most Team:	Stewart-Haas Racing
Most Laps:	61
Car:	4
First Driver:	Kevin Harvick
First Team:	Stewart-Haas Racing
Network:	Fox
Announcers:	Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Ratings:	2.570 million^[7]
Radio:	MRN
Booth Ann:	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Ann:	Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3)

The 2020 Pocono Organics 325 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 27, 2020 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 130 laps on the 2.5miles triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Entry list

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

	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
00	Quin Houff (R)		Chevrolet
1			Chevrolet
2			Ford
3			Chevrolet
4			Ford
6			Ford
7	Josh Bilicki (i)		Chevrolet
8	Tyler Reddick (R)		Chevrolet
9			Chevrolet
10			Ford
11			Toyota
12			Ford
13			Chevrolet
14			Ford
15	Brennan Poole (R)		Chevrolet
17			Ford
18			Toyota
19			Toyota
20			Toyota
21			Ford
22			Ford
24			Chevrolet
27	J. J. Yeley (i)		Ford
32			Ford
34			Ford
37			Chevrolet
38	John Hunter Nemechek (R)		Ford
41	Cole Custer (R)		Ford
42			Chevrolet
43			Chevrolet
47			Chevrolet
48			Chevrolet
51	Joey Gase (i)		Ford
53	Garrett Smithley (i)		Chevrolet
66	Timmy Hill (i)		Toyota
77			Chevrolet
78	B. J. McLeod (i)		Chevrolet
88			Chevrolet
95	Christopher Bell (R)		Toyota
96			Toyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

Aric Almirola was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.

Starting Lineup

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	10			Ford
2	12			Ford
3	11			Toyota
4	18			Toyota
5	9			Chevrolet
6	22			Ford
7	1			Chevrolet
8	2			Ford
9	4			Ford
10	88			Chevrolet
11	19			Toyota
12	48			Chevrolet
13	6			Ford
14	47			Chevrolet
15	8	Tyler Reddick (R)		Chevrolet
16	24			Chevrolet
17	3			Chevrolet
18	14			Ford
19	20			Toyota
20	38	John Hunter Nemechek (R)		Ford
21	21			Ford
22	42			Chevrolet
23	43			Chevrolet
24	17			Ford
25	41	Cole Custer (R)		Ford
26	34			Ford
27	15	Brennan Poole (R)		Chevrolet
28	51	Joey Gase (i)		Ford
29	32			Ford
30	37			Chevrolet
31	53	Garrett Smithley (i)		Chevrolet
32	00	Quin Houff (R)		Chevrolet
33	27	J. J. Yeley (i)		Ford
34	13			Chevrolet
35	77			Chevrolet
36	95	Christopher Bell (R)		Toyota
37	96			Toyota
38	66	Timmy Hill (i)		Toyota
39	78	B. J. McLeod (i)		Chevrolet
40	7	Josh Bilicki (i)		Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 25

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	9
3	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	8
4	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	21	Matt Dibenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	4
8	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	3
9	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 52

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	10
2	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	9
3	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	7
5	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	6
6	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage ThreeLaps: 53

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	9	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	130	44
2	3	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	130	37
3	1	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	130	53
4	36	95	Christopher Bell (R)	Leavine Family Racing	Toyota	130	33
5	4	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	130	42
6	11	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	130	39
7	18	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	130	30
8	26	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	130	29
9	8	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	130	31
10	24	17	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	130	27
11	22	42	Matt Kenseth	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	130	26
12	2	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	130	40
13	21	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	130	34
14	16	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	130	23
15	13	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	130	22
16	25	41	Cole Custer (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	130	21
17	14	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	130	20
18	7	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	130	24
19	17	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	130	18
20	30	37	Ryan Preece	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	130	17
21	12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	130	16
22	23	43	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet	129	15
23	29	32	Corey LaJoie	Go Fas Racing	Ford	129	14
24	20	38	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	129	13
25	5	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	129	19
26	34	13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet	129	11
27	10	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	129	17
28	37	96	Daniel Suárez	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota	128	9
29	27	15	Brennan Poole (R)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	127	8
30	15	8	Tyler Reddick (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	126	7
31	33	27	J. J. Yeley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	125	0
32	40	7	Josh Bilicki (i)	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	125	0
33	31	53	Garrett Smithley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	125	0
34	35	77	James Davison	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	125	3
35	38	66	Timmy Hill (i)	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	125	0
36	6	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	124	20
37	28	51	Joey Gase (i)	Petty Ware Racing	Ford	121	0
38	19	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	70	2
39	39	78	B. J. McLeod (i)	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	36	0
40	32	00	Quin Houff (R)	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	19	1
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 21
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 21 minutes and 1 second
• Average speed: 134.467mph

Media

Television

Fox Sports televised the race in the United States on Fox. Mike Joy and six-time Pocono winner Jeff Gordon will cover the race from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Matt Yocum 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 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. Kyle Rickey 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	534
1	2	Ryan Blaney	505 (–29)
1	3	Joey Logano	487 (–47)
	4	Chase Elliott	477 (–57)
	5	Brad Keselowski	472 (–62)
	6	Denny Hamlin	465 (–69)
	7	Martin Truex Jr.	463 (–71)
	8	Alex Bowman	436 (–98)
	9	Kyle Busch	420 (–114)
	10	Kurt Busch	393 (–141)
1	11	Aric Almirola	390 (–144)
1	12	Jimmie Johnson	369 (–165)
	13	Clint Bowyer	358 (–176)
1	14	Matt DiBenedetto	346 (–188)
1	15	William Byron	342 (–192)
	16	Tyler Reddick	313 (–221)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Ford	524
	2	Toyota	487 (–37)
	3	Chevrolet	469 (–55)

• Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 schedule . Jayski.com. . June 4, 2020. January 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Pocono Raceway. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. June 4, 2020. January 3, 2013. April 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170429055158/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/pocono-raceway.html. dead.
3. Web site: Entry List. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 22, 2020. June 22, 2020.
4. Web site: Starting Lineup. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. June 25, 2020. June 25, 2020.
5. Web site: Pocono Organics 325 Results. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. June 27, 2020. June 27, 2020.
6. Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2020. June 27, 2020.
7. Web site: Pocono Organics 325 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702020659/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-6-22-6-28-2020.html. dead. July 2, 2020. ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. June 30, 2020.