The 2024 The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 14, 2024, at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the oval, it was the 21st race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Ryan Blaney won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Alex Bowman finished 3rd. William Byron and Joey Logano rounded out the top five, and Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 53.498 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 53.498 168.231 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.590 167.942 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.590 167.942Official practice results
Qualifying Ty Gibbs scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.929 and a speed of .
It was the first year the Cup Series used road course qualifying regulations, a procedure where teams did not use the start-finish line but used a timing line on the circuit for their lap, which was also used at Indianapolis. Teams started their lap midway down the North Straight exiting Turn 2 after less than two-thirds of a lap to warm up. After completing their lap in the North Straight, teams then pitted their cars. Only two, instead of three, laps would be driven by drivers under the use of the hybrid road course and longer speedway qualifying procedure.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.157 52.929 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.005 53.047 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.343 53.185 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.191 53.239 5 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.241 53.212 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.899 53.342 7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 53.227 53.545 8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 53.364 53.356 9 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.502 53.595 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 53.421 53.502 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.532 — 12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.449 — 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.554 — 14 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 53.603 — 15 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.603 — 16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53.63 — 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.673 — 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 53.645 — 19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53.769 — 20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 53.675 — 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 53.769 — 22 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 53.713 — 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 53.713 — 24 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.756 — 25 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.86 — 26 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.76 — 27 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.944 — 28 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.799 — 29 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 53.947 — 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.902 — 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 54.018 — 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 53.924 — 33 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 54.122 — 34 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54.082 — 35 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54.192 — 36 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 54.677 — 37 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 0 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 30
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 39 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 65
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 66 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 65
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 160 402 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 543 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 434 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 475 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 160 386 7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 160 407 14 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 160 418 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 399 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 4310 29 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 160 2711 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 160 2612 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 3013 12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2914 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 160 3015 28 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160 2216 16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 160 2117 15 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2018 20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 160 1919 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 1820 5 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160 1721 26 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 160 022 34 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 160 1523 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 1424 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 158 1325 27 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 153 1226 35 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 134 1127 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 132 1028 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 126 929 9 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 126 830 36 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 121 731 22 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 121 632 24 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 120 533 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 120 434 33 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 115 335 37 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 112 036 19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53 137 25 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 13 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 8 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 32 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 59 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USABooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Kim CoonParker KligermanMarty Snider
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon 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. Kyle Rickey called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Jason Toy called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 3. Steve Post, and Alan Cavanna worked pit road for MRN.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyBackstretch: Kyle RickeyTurn 3: Jason Toy Steve PostAlan Cavanna
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Chase Elliott 703 1 2 Kyle Larson 700 (–3) 3 Tyler Reddick 688 (–18) 4 Denny Hamlin 683 (–20) 1 5 William Byron 646 (–57) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 640 (–63) 7 Ryan Blaney 627 (–76) 8 Christopher Bell 616 (–87) 1 9 Brad Keselowski 599 (–104) 1 10 Alex Bowman 596 (–107) 2 11 Ty Gibbs 570 (–133) 1 12 Chris Buescher 547 (–156) 1 13 Ross Chastain 530 (–173) 14 Joey Logano 522 (–181) 15 Bubba Wallace 503 (–200) 16 Chase Briscoe 455 (–248)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 759 2 Toyota 751 (–8) 3 Ford 736 (–23)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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