2018 Pocono Raceway qualifying results featuring the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
3 rounds of knockout qualifying will set the grip for Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
View the full Pocono Raceway starting lineup below.
Several cars didn’t get a chance to make a qualifying run in the one and only pre-qualifying practice. In addition to rain in the forecast for tomorrow, multiple teams elected to get in a banker race setup.
Pocono Menu: MENCS
TV | Prac 1 | Qual | Prac 2 | Race
Round 1
Qualifying is set to begin in 10 minutes, 6 cars are still working through pre-qualifying inspection. Suarez and Johnson are two of those drivers.
It’s a 15 minutes session in round 1. The top 24 cars will advance to round 2.
Ryan Blaney is the first car on the track in qualifying.
7 minutes remain, Clint Bowyer cooks the corner. He backs it down and returns to the pit lane. He’ll have to make another run. His tires will have 1.5 more laps on them than other drivers.
Bubba Wallace was another driver to cook his first attempt. On his 2nd attempt, he coasted all the way to the tunnel turn to save as much tire as he could. He stood on the gas and he will advance to round 2.
Every driver made it through inspection and turned a lap.
Kevin Harvick wins round 1 in MENCS qualifying at Pocono Raceway. This is the first qualifying or practice session of the day in the NXS or MENCS that wasn’t won by Kyle Busch.
Round 1 Results: 1. Kevin Harvick (51.151); 2. Kyle Larson (51.193); 3. Denny Hamlin (51.345); 4. Kurt Busch; 5. Ryan Blaney; 6. Martin Truex Jr; 7. Clint Bowyer; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. William Byron; 10. Jamie McMurray; 11. Jimmie Johnson; 12. Alex Bowman;
Round 2
10 minutes in round 2. The top 12 drivers will advance to the final round.
Joey Logano is the first car on the track. Many others follow the #22 early. Harvick jumps right to the top of the board of the 7 cars that cross the line early. Ryan Newman picked up .4 seconds.
William Byron is heading back to pit road. He’s another driver to cook the corner.
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch are neck-n-neck at the conclusion of round 2.
Round 2 Results: 1. Kevin Harvick (51.068); 2. Kyle Busch (51.132); 3. Ryan Blaney (51.217); 4. Ryan Newman; 5. Chase Elliott; 6. Martin Truex Jr; 7. Kurt Busch; 8. Jamie McMurray; 9. Denny Hamlin; 10. Joey Logano; 11. Clint Bowyer; 12. Austin Dillon;
Round 3
A short 5 minute run for the pole position at Pocono Raceway.
Kyle Busch is the first car on track. Busch runs wide off turn 3!
Harvick had 1.5 tenths in the bag! He jumps to the top of the board.
Blaney to the top of the board! He takes the top spot by .026 seconds. Blaney takes the pole position at Pocono Raceway!
View the full Pocono Raceway qualifying results below.
Pocono Raceway
Starting Lineup
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Ryan Blaney
50.877
2. Kevin Harvick
50.903
3. Jamie McMurray
50.955
4. Martin Truex Jr
50.987
5. Kyle Busch
51.998
6. Kurt Busch
51.076
7. Joey Logano
51.083
8. Ryan Newman
51.176
9. Clint Bowyer
51.195
10. Denny Hamlin
51.197
11. Chase Elliott
51.361
12. Austin Dillon
51.520
13. Kyle Larson
51.524
14. Alex Bowman
51.579
15. Jimmie Johnson
51.616
16. William Byron
51.649
17. Brad Keselowski
51.661
18. Daniel Suarez
51.690
19. Darrell Wallace Jr
51.811
20. Paul Menard
51.833
21. David Ragan
51.934
22. Kasey Kahne
52.024
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
52.182
24. AJ Allmendinger
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25. Erik Jones
52.081
26. Matt Kenseth
52.140
27. Chris Buescher
52.187
28. Cole Custer
52.197
29. Ty Dillon
52.658
30. Michael McDowell
52.703
31. Ross Chastain
52.908
32. Matt DiBenedetto
53.354
33. Landon Cassill
53.477
34. Aric Almirola
53.855
35. Cole Whitt
53.882
36. Gray Gaulding
53.927
37. JJ Yaley
53.935
38. Derrike Cope
54.753