The 2018 Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons was the 12th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate and win his 92nd career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Chase Elliott of GMS Racing and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2018 Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons
Race details
Race 12 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date June 2, 2018
Official name 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 127.137 miles per hour (204.607 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Time 55.754
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 64
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV"
3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Childress Vineyards
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Breyers 2 in 1
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pinnacle
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Phantom Fireworks
12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
15 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Comcast, NBCUniversal Salute to Service
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota XYO Network
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ruud
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford LTi Printing
23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford Fatal Clothing
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet KMB Plumbing & Electrical
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet George's Tool Rental
55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota Timmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford NutriChomps
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford Nettts
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Bethel Glass & Shower Door, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, June 1, at 1:05 PM EST.[2] Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.425 and an average speed of 159.504 miles per hour (256.697 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.425 159.504
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.665 158.828
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.717 158.683
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The last 50-minute practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, June 1, at 3:05 PM EST.[2] Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.424 and an average speed of 159.507 miles per hour (256.702 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.424 159.507
2 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 56.515 159.250
3 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 56.573 159.086
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 2, at 9:35 AM EST.[2] Since Pocono Raceway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.[4]

Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole, setting a time of 55.754 and an average speed of 161.423 miles per hour (259.785 km/h) in the second round.[5]

One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 56.276 159.926 55.754 161.423
2 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 56.391 159.600 55.790 161.319
3 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 56.024 160.645 55.827 161.212
4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.604 158.999 55.850 161.146
5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.264 159.960 55.864 161.106
6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56.509 159.267 55.972 160.795
7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 56.592 159.033 56.003 160.706
8 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 56.644 158.887 56.045 160.585
9 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 56.708 158.708 56.233 160.048
10 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 56.805 158.437 56.250 160.000
11 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 56.754 158.579 56.390 159.603
12 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.683 158.778 56.550 159.151
Eliminated in Round 1
13 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 56.827 158.375
14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 56.893 158.192
15 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 56.901 158.169
16 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 56.975 157.964
17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 57.075 157.687
18 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57.102 157.613
19 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57.141 157.505
20 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 57.416 156.751
21 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57.511 156.492
22 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57.578 156.310
23 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 57.786 155.747
24 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 57.998 155.178
25 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 58.063 155.004
26 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 58.149 154.775
27 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 58.350 154.242
28 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 58.533 153.759
29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 58.910 152.775
30 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 59.200 152.027
31 15 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 59.228 151.955
32 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 59.229 151.953
33 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 59.244 151.914
Qualified by owner's points
34 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 59.552 151.128
35 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 59.791 150.524
36 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 59.853 150.368
37 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 59.981 150.048
38 55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 1:00.426 148.943
39 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1:00.715 148.234
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1:00.898 147.788
Failed to qualify
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 59.934 150.165
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 8
4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
8 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 0
9 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 0
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 7
5 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
7 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 50

Pos.[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 64 running 0
2 10 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 0
3 11 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 35
4 3 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 100 1 running 48
5 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 100 23 running 41
6 7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 41
7 8 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 100 4 running 41
8 13 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 100 3 running 0
9 9 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 32
10 2 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 28
11 12 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 26
12 18 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 25
13 20 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 0 running 24
14 21 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 23
15 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 22
16 15 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 100 0 running 21
17 17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 20
18 23 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 19
19 24 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 18
20 29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 17
21 32 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 99 0 running 16
22 28 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 running 15
23 26 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 99 0 running 14
24 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 99 5 running 19
25 27 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 running 12
26 37 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 running 11
27 31 15 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 running 10
28 36 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 97 0 running 9
29 39 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 96 0 running 8
30 35 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 96 0 running 7
31 30 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 96 0 running 6
32 38 55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 95 0 running 5
33 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 93 0 running 4
34 25 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 68 0 brakes 3
35 22 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0 suspension 2
36 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 61 0 crash 10
37 19 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 crash 9
38 16 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 57 0 crash 1
39 34 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 10 0 overheating 1
40 33 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 4 0 brakes 1
Failed to qualify
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-02). "Kyle Busch wins Xfinity race at Pocono". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Pocono Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-01). "Xfinity practice report from Pocono Raceway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-02). "Cole Custer wins pole for Xfinity race at Pocono". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  6. ^ "2018 Pocono Green 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
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