The 2025 The Great American Getaway presented by VISITPA was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 22, 2025, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the oval, it was the 17th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the third and final seeding race for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
Chase Briscoe won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, and Austin Cindric 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 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 Brennan Poole (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 52.706 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.706 170.758 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 52.931 170.033 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.977 169.885Official practice results
Qualifying Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.144 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.144 172.599 2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 52.227 172.325 3 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.379 171.825 4 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 52.390 171.789 5 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 52.436 171.638 6 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.444 171.612 7 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.464 171.546 8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 52.500 171.429 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.525 171.347 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.631 171.002 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 52.632 170.999 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 52.673 170.866 13 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 52.727 170.691 14 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 52.781 170.516 15 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.803 170.445 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.811 170.419 17 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.813 170.413 18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.820 170.390 19 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 52.836 170.338 20 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 52.837 170.335 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.861 170.258 22 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.927 170.046 23 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.962 169.933 24 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.966 169.920 25 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.978 169.882 26 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.095 169.507 27 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.107 169.469 28 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.140 169.364 29 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 53.159 169.303 30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 53.661 167.720 31 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57.645 156.128 32 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 59.181 152.076 33 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 64.077 140.456 34 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 0.000 0.000 35 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0.000 0.000 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000 0.000 37 44 Brennan Poole (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 0.000 0.000Official qualifying results
Race The start of the race was delayed hours from its originally scheduled start due to a rain delay.
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 30
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 93 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 84 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 66 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 57 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 65
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 93 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 65
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 6 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 572 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 513 20 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 160 374 2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 160 485 18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 436 4 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 160 317 24 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 328 13 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 160 299 14 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 160 2810 19 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 160 3111 25 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2712 35 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160 3413 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 160 3014 7 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 2315 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 160 2216 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 160 2517 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 2018 3 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2019 22 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 1820 26 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 1721 33 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 160 1622 5 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 160 1523 17 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 1424 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 1325 15 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 1726 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 160 1127 31 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 1928 32 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 929 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 160 830 30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 160 731 23 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 159 632 8 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 159 1333 27 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 140 434 37 44 Brennan Poole (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 111 035 28 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 73 236 34 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 54 137 29 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 41 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 11 among 9 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 31 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 4 minutes, and 20 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side.
Prime VideoBooth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Adam AlexanderColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Kim CoonMarty SniderTrevor Bayne
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Mike Bagley and Kurt Becker called the race in the booth while the field will race on the front stretch. Lead MRN Turn Announcer Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turn 1. Tim Catafalmo called the race from a platform outside of turn 2 when the field races through turn 2. Nathan Prouty called the race from a billboard in the middle of Turn 3. Lead Pit Reporter for MRN Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Kurt Becker Turn 1: Dave MoodyTurn 2: Tim CatafalmoTurn 3: Nathan Prouty Steve PostBrienne PedigoJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 623 2 Kyle Larson 569 (–54) 2 3 Denny Hamlin 545 (–78) 1 4 Christopher Bell 544 (–79) 1 5 Chase Elliott 543 (–80) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 503 (–120) 1 7 Tyler Reddick 490 (–133) 8 Ross Chastain 454 (–169) 2 9 Chase Briscoe 450 (–173) 1 10 Joey Logano 436 (–187) 2 11 Chris Buescher 421 (–202) 2 12 Bubba Wallace 412 (–211) 1 13 Alex Bowman 403 (–220) 14 Ryan Preece 383 (–240) 15 Austin Cindric 368 (–255) 3 16 Josh Berry 354 (–269)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 616 2 Toyota 608 (–8) 3 Ford 575 (–41)
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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