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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) The Latest on Sunday's NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway (all times local): View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) The Latest on Sunday's NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway (all times local): View the full article

Kyle Busch was third, Clint Bowyer was fourth and Denny Hamlin completed the top-five.Also collecting stage points were Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski.Blaney, who started on the pole, held off Harvick to take the lead at the start, with Kyle Busch quickly moving into the third position.On Lap 3, Kyle Busch powered past Harvick off Turn 3 ... Keep reading View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. pulled away off a restart with seven laps left to win the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday and thrust himself back into the championship picture. View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Ryan Blaney is starting from the pole at Pocono Raceway, the site of his lone NASCAR Cup victory. View the full article

Kyle Busch checks in with 'NASCAR Raceday' to talk about his new goals including a win in the Daytona 500 now that he's won at every track. View the full article

Bubba Wallace checks in with 'NASCAR Raceday' to talk about returning to the track where he made his Cup debut and first start with RPM. View the full article

Larry McReynolds talks to Cup series crew chiefs about their work for Team Penske. View the full article

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Kyle Busch completes another dominating Xfinity win, grabbing the victory for the first time at Pocono. View the full article

Busch, who got sent to the rear of the field at the end of Stage 1 because of a speeding penalty, rallied to win Saturday’s Pocono Green 250, picking up his first series win at Pocono Raceway.The win was Busch’s first of the 2018 season in his fourth start and 92nd of his career.“As good as our car was, I tried to screw it up early again this week,” Busch said in Victory Lane. “My ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Kyle Busch completes another dominating Xfinity win, grabbing the victory for the first time at Pocono. View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Kyle Busch romped again, overcoming a penalty that dropped him to the rear of the field to win the Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Pocono Raceway for his 189th career NASCAR victory. View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Justin Allgier and Christopher Bell both suffer heavy damage in a multi-car wreck at Pocono. View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Kyle Busch spent the week in New York City with his family, hitting the town and taking in the sights like any other tourist. His wife wore a Yankees cap as they caught a baseball game and the couple attended a theater production of ''Sleep No More.'' View the full article

Busch posted his fast lap (174.588 mph) on his first lap on the track in the 1 hour, 20-minute session. Busch starts fifth in Sunday’s Pocono 400.“It’s certainly been pretty good last few races here at Pocono, being the defending winner of the fall race. You know, it certainly is pretty cool to come back here and try to do it again, especially after last week, and the momentum that ... Keep reading View the full article

In an interview with Fox Sports 1 at Pocono Raceway, Steve O’Donnell, executive vice president and chief racing development officer for NASCAR, said the goal was to look “at one or two or possibly three events where we could really evaluate this for 2018 and see if this is the direction we want to pursue for 2019.”The race which have been most commonly mentioned as a test are the ... Keep reading View the full article

By no means, though, does he believe it’s still not possible to replicate last year’s success.“I feel like we’re right there. I think if you look at last year, we had two wins at this point in time. One of them we may or may not have been the best car,” Truex said Friday at Pocono Raceway, site of his first Cup win with Furniture Row Racing (2015).He’ll start fourth in Sunday’s ... Keep reading View the full article

Smithley, 26, is expected to compete in the race in a second entry for Starcom Racing, the No. 99 Chevrolet, in next Sunday’s Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, sources said Friday.Landon Cassill has been driving the organization’s primary entry, the No. 00 Chevy, of late.Smithley, a native of Peachtree City, Ga., is in his third full-time season in the ... Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Blaney, who earned his first win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series one year ago at Pocono, bolted to the top of the speed chart in the final round of qualifying on Friday to claim the pole for Sunday’s Pocono 400.Blaney’s average lap speed of 176.897 mph was the fastest lap all day and just topped fellow Ford driver Kevin Harvick (176.807 mph). Jamie McMurray ended up third ... Keep reading View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Ryan Blaney tagged along with his dad to the track and raced scooters in what the kids called ''mini-Pocono.'' View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Ryan Blaney was tops again at the site of his lone NASCAR Cup victory, turning a lap of 176.897 mph to win the pole Friday at Pocono Raceway. View the full article

Ryan Blaney, who will celebrate the one-year anniversary of his first series win this weekend at Pocono Raceway is also the Cup series’ most recent first-time winner.But Blaney, 24, who moved from the Wood Brothers to Team Penske in the offseason, doesn’t find the lack of new winners all that surprising.“I think it is so hard because it is the Cup Series. A lot of good teams. A lot ... Keep reading View the full article

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Kyle Busch tossed his son into the air at Texas. Clint Bowyer waited for his toddler to run toward him with open arms at Martinsville. Kevin Harvick rested his hands on his son's shoulders as they gazed at a trophy in Atlanta. View the full article

Busch, who is fresh off his fourth Cup win of the season last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, posted an average lap speed of 176.939 mph to top Friday’s only practice.Alex Bowman ended up second-fastest (175.490 mph) and Clint Bowyer was third (175.486 mph). Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top-five.Completing the Top 10 were Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney ... Keep reading View the full article