The 2019 Pocono Green 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 1, 2019, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 103 laps (extended from 100 laps due to an overtime finish) on the triangular racecourse, it was the 12th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Background
Track
The race was held at Pocono Raceway which is located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held several weeks apart in early June and late July, one NASCAR Xfinity Series event in early June, one NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event in late July, and two ARCA Racing Series events, one in early June and the other in late July. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track has also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series and run in August.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 8 Ryan Preece (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Camden Murphy (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 18 Jeffrey Earnhardt Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 Todd Peck (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Initially No. 5 from Matt Mills was a Chevrolet but he crashed the car in Practice, so they ran the backup car that was a Toyota.
Practice
First practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.388 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.388 168.577 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 53.780 167.348 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.868 167.075
Final practice Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.134 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 53.134 169.383 2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.234 169.065 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.489 168.259
Qualifying Cole Custer scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.722 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 52.722 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.730 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 52.896 4 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.219 5 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 53.241 6 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.274 7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.278 8 8 Ryan Preece (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.304 9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.459 10 18 Jeffrey Earnhardt Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.492 11 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.517 12 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 53.522 13 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.825 14 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 53.929 15 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 53.947 16 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 54.209 17 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 54.417 18 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 54.591 19 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 54.624 20 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 54.718 21 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 54.727 22 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 54.768 23 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 54.792 24 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 54.807 25 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 54.895 26 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 54.897 27 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 54.961 28 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 54.963 29 17 Camden Murphy (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55.176 30 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 55.305 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 55.776 32 99 Todd Peck (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 56.171 33 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 56.586 34 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.725 35 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 57.629 36 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 58.450 37 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 60.244 38 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 60.474 Tyler Reddick and John Hunter Nemechek started from the rear due to transmission failure and starting on a backup car, respectively.
Race
Summary Cole Custer started on pole and led from green flag to the end of stage 1. Brandon Jones spun out early, slamming the back of his car into the fence on turn 1. Joey Gase, Chad Finchum, and Todd Peck all got together exiting the first turn afterwards, and Christopher Bell spun out but managed to save it.
Bell led for a few laps before Justin Allgaier passed him to win stage 2. Allgaier would later lose the lead after Custer passed him the same way he passed Bell in turn 1. Jeffrey Earnhardt spun out after being tapped by Austin Cindric.
Tyler Reddick passed Custer after the final restart, leading a lap. On the final turn, Custer managed to slip by Reddick (who got loose) and held him off to win the race.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 25
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 102 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 93 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 05 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 66 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 57 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 25
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 75 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 66 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 57 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 39 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 210 8 Ryan Preece (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 50
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 103 562 6 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 103 523 12 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 103 414 8 8 Ryan Preece (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 05 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 103 406 15 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 327 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 103 418 4 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 339 13 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 103 3510 11 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 103 011 9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 103 4512 23 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 103 3013 27 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 103 2414 14 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 103 2715 22 36 Josh Williams (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 103 2216 28 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 102 2117 16 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 102 2018 17 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 102 1919 21 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 102 1820 18 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 102 1721 30 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 102 1622 10 18 Jeffrey Earnhardt Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 1523 25 01 Stephen Leicht (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 102 1424 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 101 1325 33 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 101 1226 5 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 1427 32 99 Todd Peck (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 100 028 35 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 99 929 34 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 86 830 38 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 65 731 36 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 36 632 29 17 Camden Murphy (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 36 033 19 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 34 434 20 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 33 335 37 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31 236 24 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 22 137 26 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 10 138 7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 1
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