2021 Nascar - Pocono Race 18 and 19

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It's the back to back Cup races at Pocono. Trucks and Cup race Saturday and X-Men and Cup race on Sunday. With a double race. you gotta watch when the Saturday race is scored. iFL has this notice;

POCONO DOUBLEHEADER: Roster edits for Sunday's race will be available following official scoring of Saturday’s race. Be sure to check back in Sunday morning to make updates.

Here is the weekend schedule;




Some overnight rain is forecast, but I am not a weatherman.

News and Notes

• Larson is on the pole for the Saturday race. Will he win 4 Cup points races in a row?
• Nashville penalties- The biggie was the DQ of Chase Elliot for loose lugnuts on the left rear. No 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but all 5!
• https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1408503078949724163
• Jeff Gordon is leaving Fox;
  • https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1407756474395381764
• https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1407359803773669379

iBoats Fantasy Live

• Fla Cowboy won his 4th race this tear. Congrats, FC.
• Cowboy is cruising in the overall standings.
• Saturday the Cup race roster locks at 3:15pm.
• Sunday's race will lock about 3:25.

Good luck and watch the clock for roster lock times.

Humpty

 

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Trucks are ready to fire up and get on the track for warmup.

Cup cars are going through tech inspection now.

 

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Green flag waves and seconds later the yellow before all the cars cross the line.

 

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Smith won the 1st heat and JHNenechek won the second. All in 35 minutes. This a fast race.

 

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Guess who is leading with 15 laps to go in the final heat.

 

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With 8 to go - Friesen spins and hits both ends of his Truck on the wall. Only the 2nd real caution with TWT leading.

 

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Nemechek passes TWT at the restart flag to lead. 6 to go.

 

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Nemechek wins over TWT.

Cup racing in about 90 minutes. Roster locks at 3:15.

 

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Cole Custer is starting the rear for failing tech 2 time, passed on 3rd.

 

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I wonder why?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1408861223685443588

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1408864761492787200

 

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Green flag. Larson leads them away.

 

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Byron takes 1st from Larson on lap 5.

 

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Lap 8 and yellow for debris on the backstretch.

 

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Back to green for Byron. It's all racy up front.

 

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Yellow again, this time for Custer into the wall.

 

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Keso clipped Custer to put him into the wall. Custer is steamed.

 

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Byron holds the lead on the restart, but TWT goes around him to lead.

 

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Closing on the end of heat 1 and some cars hit the pits. TWT still leads with 2 to go.

 

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TWT takes heat #1.