As the Sprint Cup charges to Pocono with the ARCA Series, IndyCar will take a trip to Texas. Formula 1 gets back into North America at the Grand Prix of Canada and the World of Outlaws Late models travel to Eldora. It’s all in this week’s Motorsports Weekend.
Sprint Cup at Pocono
Qualifying: Friday at 4:40pm EST on FS1
Race: Sunday at 1:00pm EST on FS1
Previous winner: Jimmie Johnson (June), Kasey Kahne (August)
As Hendrick Motorsports (and Jimmie Johnson) have been on the roll the past few weeks, NASCAR’s top circuit will travel to Pocono; a track where Hendrick’s drivers have been dominating their whole careers. Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne were last year’s Pocono winners, but in the August race the year before, another Hendrick Driver took the win. That was Jeff Gordon who has the most wins at track of any active drivers. As Hendrick will go for another win, superstars like Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart will go for a win to secure a Chase Spot.
Pocono Starting Lineup
Pos. No. Driver Sponsor
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground
2 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation
3 2 Brad Keselowski Redds
4 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser
5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger
6 18 Kyle Busch M&M Peanut Butter
7 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr National Guard
9 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine
10 99 Carl Edwards Kelloggs / Cheez-it
11 3 Austin Dillon Dow
12 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops
13 16 Greg Biffle 3M
14 42 Kyle Larson Target
15 31 Ryan Newman WIX Filters
16 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy
17 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row
18 1 Jamie McMurray Cushman/Cessna
19 15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors Charlotte
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools
21 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox
22 43 Aric Almirola Nathan’s Famous
23 27 Paul Menard Moen / Menards
24 51 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture
25 13 Casey Mears No. 13 GEICO
26 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General
27 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips
28 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Zest
29 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley
30 7 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J
31 40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing
32 34 David Ragan Taco Bell
33 32 Travis Kvapil TBA
34 23 Alex Bowman Dr. Pepper
35 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s
36 36 Reed Sorenson Theme Park Connection
37 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing
38 44 J.J. Yeley TBA
39 66 Joe Nemechek Land Castle Title
40 26 Cole Whitt Burger King
41 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota Camry
42 33 David Stremme Little Joe’s Autos
43 77 Dave Blaney Jacor 4 Jets
NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Grid going into Pocono
Driver Pts. Wins
1. Jimmie Johnson 436 2
2. Joey Logano 414 2
3. Kevin Harvick 373 2
4. Jeff Gordon 461 1
5. Carl Edwards 438 1
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 429 1
7. Kyle Busch 411 1
8. Brad Keselowski 404 1
9. Denny Hamlin 379 1
10. Kurt Busch 241 1
11. Matt Kenseth 463
12. Kyle Larson 377
13. Ryan Newman 374
14. Brian Vickers 366
15. Paul Menard 362
16. Austin Dillon 358
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17. Greg Biffle 357
18. Clint Bowyer 350
19. Kasey Kahne 349
20. Aric Almirola 344
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NASCAR Nationwide Series at a Bye Week
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Regan Smith 448/-0
2. Elliott Sadler 444/-4
3. Chase Elliott 426/-22
4. Trevor Bayne 421/-27
5. Ty Dillon 414/-34
6. Brian Scott 391/-57
7. Brendan Gaughan 341/-107
8. James Buescher 332/-116
9. Chris Buescher 328/-120
10. Dylan Kwasniewski 303/-155
11. Landon Cassill 302/-156
12. Ryan Reed 300/-158
13. Dakoda Armstrong 289/-169
14. Mike Bliss 284/-174
15. Jeremy Clements 236/-212
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Texas
It’s the second race of the Camping World Trucks season where Kyle Busch isn’t on the entry list. Why this is relative, is that if Kyle was on the entry list this season, he had won that race. Instead Erik Jones will pilot the #51, see the entry list below. Truck standings are very tight as well.
Trucks Starting Lineup at Texas
Pos. No. Driver Sponsor
1 20 Justin Lofton NTS Motorsports
2 88 Matt Crafton Slim Jim-Menards
3 29 Ryan Blaney Cooper Standard
4 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant-Curb Records
5 51 Erik Jones Hiring Our Heroes / ToyotaCare
6 8 Joe Nemechek MD Anderson Cancer Center
7 54 Darrell Wallace Jr ToyotaCare
8 77 German Quiroga Jr NET10 Wireless
9 5 John Wes Townley Zaxbys
10 30 Ron Hornaday Jr RUUD
11 13 Jeb Burton Estes Toyota Tundra
12 19 Tyler Reddick DrawTite
13 9 Brennan Newberry NTS Motorsports
14 32 Tayler Malsam Outerwall
15 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing
16 99 Bryan Silas TBA
17 02 Tyler Young Randco/Young’s Building Systems
18 31 Ben Kennedy TBD
19 21 Joey Coulter TBA
20 35 Mason Mingus Call 811
21 50 T.J. Bell Electrical Linemen
22 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org
23 08 Jimmy Weller III Geneva Liberty Steel
24 07 BJ McLeod ThunderExhaust.com
25 63 Justin Jennings MB M&T
26 57 Norm Benning TBA
27 0 Ryan Ellis Driven2Honor.org
Current Camping World Truck Series Standings
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Timothy Peters 185/-0
2. Matt Crafton 184/-1
3. Johnny Sauter 184/-1
4. German Quiroga 179/-6
5. Ron Hornaday Jr. 170/-15
6. Ben Kennedy 169/-16
7. Ryan Blaney 166/-19
8. John W. Townley 159/-26
9. Jeb Burton 153/-32
10. Joey Coulter 142/-43
11. Darrell Wallace Jr 136/-49
12. J. Jo Cobb 123/-62
13. Justin Jennings 115/-70
14. Bryan Silas 113/-72
15. Norm Benning 109/-76
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ARCA Racing Series at Pocono
As the series runs into Pocono, two drivers are appearing to pull away in the points standings from the rest of the field. Grant Enfinger (3 wins this year) and Mason Mitchell (0 wins this year) are looking to be this seasons dominators. Sprint Cup rookie, Kyle Larson, will start on the pole.
ARCA Standings going into Pocono
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Grant Enfinger 1580/-0
2. Mason Mitchell 1525/-55
3. Frank Kimmell 1450/-130
4. Tom Hessert 1390/-190
5. John Wes Townley 1335/-245
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IndyCar at Texas
The longest race of the IndyCar season coming under the lights for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway. Will Power overtook Ryan Hunter-Reay for the points lead after the Duels in Detroit. Hunter-Reay was caught up in a last lap spin that resulted in a 19th place finish. Fellow Penske driver, Helios Castroneves won last season at Texas and said he was optimistic of finishing well this weekend. No surprises on the entry list, and the Standings are below.
IndyCar Standings going into Texas
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Will Power 326/-0
2. Helio Castroneves 307/-19
3. Ryan Hunter-Reay 299/-27
4. Simon Pagenaud 247/-79
5. Michael Andretti 227/-99
6. Carlos Munoz 210/-116
7. Juan P. Montoya 187/-139
8. Scott Dixon 184/-182
9. Justin Wilson 173/-153
10. Sebastien Bourdais 170/-156
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Formula 1 at GP of Canada
Formula 1 is back in North America at a track where Sebastian Vettel dominated last season. But, the real question everyone is asking, is can anyone stop Rosburg and Hamilton. Two drivers who don’t necessarily work together but are taking the series by throat and running away with the points. It will be interesting to see if either of these drivers ever have a bad day.
F1 Points going into Canada
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Nico Rosberg 122/-0
2. Lewis Hamilton 118/-4
3. Fernando Alonso 61/-61
4. Daniel Ricciardo 54/-68
5. Nico Hulkenburg 47/-75
6. Sebastian Vettel 45/-77
7. Valterri Bottas 34/-88
8. Jensen Button 31/-91
9. Kevin Magneson 21/-101
10. Sergio Perez 20/-102
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