The 2026 The Great American Getaway presented by VISITPA was an NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 14, 2026, at Pocono Raceway in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the oval, it was the 16th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Denny Hamlin won the race. Tyler Reddick finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five, and Erik Jones, Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain, Ty Gibbs, and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Blakeslee, 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. 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 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports 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 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 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 Chevrolet 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 62 Casey Mears Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Daniel Dye (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 52.722 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.722 170.707 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.865 170.245 3 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.889 170.168Official practice results
Qualifying Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.948 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.948 173.250 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.003 173.067 3 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.059 172.881 4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.092 172.771 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.132 172.639 6 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 52.176 172.493 7 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 52.189 172.450 8 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 52.277 170.160 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.331 171.982 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 52.366 171.867 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 52.467 171.536 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.484 171.481 13 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.488 171.468 14 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.537 171.308 15 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 52.567 171.210 16 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 52.568 171.207 17 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 52.577 171.178 18 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.591 171.132 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.604 171.090 20 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 52.627 171.015 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 52.656 170.921 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.724 171.700 23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.728 170.687 24 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.730 170.681 25 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 52.818 170.396 26 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 52.838 170.332 27 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.859 170.264 28 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 52.949 169.975 29 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 53.052 169.645 30 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 53.077 169.565 31 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53.191 169.202 32 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.214 169.128 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 53.488 168.262 34 78 Daniel Dye (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 53.642 167.779 35 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 53.721 167.532 36 62 Casey Mears Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 54.212 166.015 37 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 71.136 126.518 38 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 0.000 0.000Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 30
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 66 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
Stage Two Laps: 65
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 102 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 84 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 75 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 66 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 57 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 65
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 67 2 16 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 160 35 3 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 38 4 8 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 160 41 5 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 41 6 7 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 160 41 7 6 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 160 37 8 24 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 160 34 9 4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 36 10 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 160 27 11 23 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 27 12 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 41 13 3 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 32 14 17 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 160 2315 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 160 28 16 25 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 160 21 17 13 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 20 18 14 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 0 19 29 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 28 20 26 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 21 21 38 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 160 16 22 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 160 15 23 28 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 160 14 24 15 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 160 13 25 32 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 12 26 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 11 27 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 10 28 35 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 160 9 29 34 78 Daniel Dye (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 159 0 30 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 159 7 31 31 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 158 632 27 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 158 5 33 20 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 157 4 34 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 156 5 35 30 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 107 236 36 62 Casey Mears Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 105 1 37 18 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 66 1 38 37 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 46 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 17 among 11 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 23 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, and 36 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 Coon Marty Snider Trevor Bayne
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and former championship Crew Chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth while the field raced on the front stretch. Kyle Rickey called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was 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 MRN Radio Pit Reporter Steve Post, Chris Wilner and Jason Toy were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turn 1: Kyle RickeyTurn 2: Tim CatafalmoTurn 3: Nathan Prouty Steve PostChris WilnerJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reddick 704 2 Denny Hamlin 685 (–19) 3 Ryan Blaney 539 (–165) 4 Chase Elliott 509 (–195) 5 Ty Gibbs 506 (–198) 6 Kyle Larson 494 (–210) 1 7 Chris Buescher 461 (–243) 1 8 Daniel Suárez 450 (–254) 2 9 Carson Hocevar 449 (–255) 10 Christopher Bell 421 (–283) 1 11 William Byron 415 (–289) 1 12 Chase Briscoe 411 (–293) 2 13 Bubba Wallace 394 (–310) 14 Shane van Gisbergen 361 (–343) 3 15 Erik Jones 355 (–349) 16 Austin Cindric 355 (–349)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 747 2 Chevrolet 650 (–97) 3 Ford 528 (–219)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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