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The 2024 Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 NASCAR XFINITY Series pit stop performance data highlights the fastest pit stops, team efficiency, and crew performance from Pocono Raceway.

Explore The Pocono Mountains 225

Saturday, July 13th, 2024

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

Previous race at Pocono Raceway
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 7 Ford

  • Friday, July 12th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Cole Custer leads the Xfinity Series back to Pocono

New Zealand driver Shane Van Gisbergen collected a series high third win of the season on the Chicago Street Course last week to move into the top position on the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff grid. But racing moves off the city streets to one of the sport’s most traditional ovals, Pocono Raceway for Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 (3 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).

In eight Xfinity Series races there has never been a repeat winner at the unique 2.5-mile three-turn track and reigning series champion Cole Custer sure would like to change that statistic on Saturday. The driver of the No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford won from pole position at the “Tricky Triangle” in 2019 leading more than half of the laps.

A frustrating 19th-place finish at Chicago snapped a five-race top-10 streak for Custer. Although he is still racing for his first win of 2024, he sits atop the regular season standings by 38 points over JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier.

Six of the season’s 12 Playoff positions are filled with race winners. And Custer currently has the regular season championship lead, leaving five spots still to be decided with eight races remaining before the Xfinity Series Playoffs begin Sept. 28 at Kansas Speedway.

Three drivers that won races last season – Riley Herbst (ranked eighth), A.J. Allmendinger (ninth), and Sammy Smith (12th) – are currently Playoff-bound based on their points positions. But, like Custer, are still looking for their first trophy of the year. Sheldon Creed and Parker Kligerman, ranked 10th and 11th respectively, are racing for their career first wins in the series.

Smith holds only a tenuous 23-point advantage over Ryan Sieg for that 12th and final Playoff position.

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill is the defending Pocono race winner and his title chase momentum could use a trip to Victory Lane. After winning the first two races of the year – at Daytona Beach and Atlanta – Hill led the points and has been ranked first or second eight times in the 18-race season. After a tough Spring, he’s fourth in the championship heading into Pocono, 60 points behind Custer. He’s had top-10 finishes in the last two races, however.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Josh Berry will make his first Xfinity Series start since he was a full-timer in the series in 2023. He’ll drive the No. 15 AM Racing Chevrolet. This year’s Daytona 500 winner William Byron will drive the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship leader Corey Heim will be in the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Chevrolet.

Ryan Truex will drive the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota making his second start for the team since a victory at Dover Del. in April.

  • Explore The Pocono Mountains 225
  • Pole Winner: Sheldon Creed
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No 18 - Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Samuel McAulay
  • Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award for the Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 with a lap of 5381 seconds, 167255 mph
  • This is his second pole in 89 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first pole and 14th top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in three races at Pocono Raceway
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2024 and his seventh in nine races at Pocono Raceway
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway It is his 14th in 19 races this season
  • Jesse Love (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Saturday, July 13th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Cole Custer earns his first win of the 2024 season at Pocono Raceway

Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer claimed his first win of the 2024 season Saturday beating his closest championship challenger Justin Allgaier to the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 checkered flag and giving Ford its first series win of the year.

Custer’s No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang took the lead from Allgaier on a re-start with nine laps remaining and then held off the JR Motorsports Chevy by .670-second to secure his 14th career victory in a thrilling finish at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. He becomes first driver to win multiple NASCAR Xfinity Series races at the historic 2.5-mile track – answering his 2019 win.

“You just try to manage it the best you can but it’s kind of the luck of the draw who gets the best push,’’ a smiling Custer said of having to hold off perennial championship contender Allgaier and third place finisher NASCAR Cup Series regular William Byron in the closing laps.

“That was some Doug Yates horsepower right there. We definitely had it on the straightaways and man, I just can’t say enough about these guys. They’ve worked so hard this whole year and just haven’t had that final result. To finally get it, is so awesome.’’

Allgaier led a race best 30 laps of the 90-lap race with the 25-year old Californian Custer out front for 25 laps – the two drivers each winning a stage. For Allgaier, his Stage 1 victory was a series best 11th but a pit road penalty during the ensuing pit stop forced him to work his way back up through the field.

And even with all the impressive race statistics and compelling comeback storyline Saturday, it was missing out on the trophy after such a strong showing that stuck with Allgaier when he climbed out of his Chevrolet.

“Really proud of everyone at Junior Motorsports, just really stinks to come out of here second,’’ Allgaier said. “Led so many laps here and feel like same result every time, just not able to go to Victory Lane. … just came up a little short and it’s going to sting for a little while.’’

This year’s Daytona 500 winner and the 2017 Xfinity Series champion Byron was making his third Xfinity Series start of the season and kept the field honest leading 17 laps.

Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Sheldon Creed and Taylor Gray rounded out the Pocono top-five. Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill, Big Machine Racing’s Parker Kligerman and JR Motorsports teammates Sammy Smith and Sam Mayer rounded out the top-10.

Custer extended his lead atop the Xfinity Series championship and now holds a 51-point advantage on Allgaier. With seven races remaining to set the 12-driver Playoff field, Smith holds a 23-point edge over Ryan Sieg for that 12th position.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 90
  • Margin of Victory: 0.670 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 8 Minutes 26 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 105.113
  • Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,963 (32.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Explore The Pocono Mountains 225
  • Race Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • Cole Custer won the Explore The Pocono Mountains 225, his 14th victory in 162 Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in six races at Pocono Raceway
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Pocono Raceway It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2024
  • William Byron (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway
  • Jesse Love (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Cole Custer leads the point standings by 51 points over Justin Allgaier
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

Average Driver and Crew Pit Stop Time
Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS PIT STOPS AVG DRVR TIME DRVR RANK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TTL TIME TTL RANK FST STOP SLW STOP
Sheldon Creed 1 4 Running 3 26.837 6 13.779 1 40.616 1 40.357 41.000
Riley Herbst 18 11 Running 3 26.590 3 14.651 2 41.241 2 40.594 42.346
Cole Custer 8 1 Running 3 26.385 1 15.106 6 41.492 3 40.328 42.597
Sam Mayer 12 10 Running 3 26.534 2 15.171 8 41.705 4 41.222 42.562
Chandler Smith 5 15 Running 3 26.750 5 15.114 7 41.864 5 41.163 42.571
Justin Allgaier 3 2 Running 2 27.079 13 15.043 4 42.122 6 41.920 42.323
William Byron 6 3 Running 2 27.095 14 15.096 5 42.191 7 42.007 42.374
Austin Hill 11 7 Running 3 27.170 16 15.026 3 42.195 8 40.964 43.937
AJ Allmendinger 10 6 Running 3 27.001 9 15.705 9 42.706 9 42.252 43.223
Brennan Poole 27 26 Running 4 27.457 24 15.790 10 43.248 10 39.881 45.714
Taylor Gray 4 5 Running 3 27.221 17 16.043 12 43.263 11 42.981 43.657
Jeb Burton 17 21 Running 3 27.352 21 15.927 11 43.279 12 42.100 44.889
Ryan Truex 34 19 Running 3 26.952 8 16.338 13 43.290 13 43.019 43.495
Shane van Gisbergen 26 31 Running 4 27.064 12 16.570 15 43.634 14 42.350 45.006
Corey Heim 25 16 Running 3 26.925 7 17.339 18 44.264 15 42.838 45.663
Sammy Smith 9 9 Running 2 27.970 28 16.433 14 44.402 16 44.275 44.529
Parker Kligerman 15 8 Running 3 27.292 19 17.150 17 44.442 17 43.957 45.294
Josh Williams 22 18 Running 3 27.933 26 16.681 16 44.615 18 44.487 44.822
Jesse Love 19 22 Running 3 26.748 4 17.887 19 44.635 19 41.905 47.503
Ryan Sieg 7 12 Running 4 27.034 10 18.636 20 45.670 20 42.864 47.009
Matt DiBenedetto 23 24 Running 3 27.439 23 19.030 21 46.469 21 46.118 46.673
Kyle Sieg 33 20 Running 3 27.046 11 19.568 22 46.614 22 45.087 47.981
Brandon Jones 2 13 Running 3 27.290 18 20.943 27 48.233 23 44.042 51.095
Daniel Dye 20 17 Running 3 27.333 20 20.943 26 48.275 24 45.079 54.032
Anthony Alfredo 16 14 Running 2 28.109 30 20.437 24 48.546 25 48.273 48.818
Ryan Ellis 30 36 Accident 2 27.960 27 21.637 28 49.597 26 49.268 49.925
Mason Massey 31 29 Running 4 29.067 32 20.796 25 49.862 27 48.914 51.057
Blaine Perkins 35 34 Suspension 3 29.749 35 20.175 23 49.924 28 47.855 51.967
Leland Honeyman Jr 28 25 Running 2 27.825 25 22.205 29 50.030 29 48.567 51.492
Jeremy Clements 24 30 Running 2 27.150 15 23.841 34 50.991 30 47.697 54.284
Patrick Emerling 32 33 Running 3 27.375 22 23.634 31 51.009 31 47.320 54.959
Parker Retzlaff 13 32 Running 2 28.098 29 23.198 30 51.296 32 46.217 56.375
Josh Berry 14 27 Running 2 28.706 31 23.773 33 52.479 33 47.402 57.555
Kyle Weatherman 21 23 Running 2 29.393 34 23.657 32 53.049 34 45.701 60.397
Thomas Annunziata 37 28 Running 3 29.298 33 24.969 36 54.266 35 53.549 55.290
Stephen Mallozzi 38 35 Engine 1 30.314 36 24.132 35 54.446 36 54.446 54.446

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
AJ Allmendinger 41 41 26.804 15.448 42.252 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 53 52 26.960 15.683 42.643 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 21 21 27.240 15.983 43.223 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 65 64 26.469 16.550 43.019 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 21 21 27.173 16.183 43.356 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 41 41 27.213 16.282 43.495 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 21 21 26.849 15.071 41.920 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 41 41 27.309 15.014 42.323 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 41 41 27.408 16.549 43.957 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 63 62 26.959 17.117 44.076 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 21 21 27.510 17.784 45.294 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 70 70 27.092 15.008 42.100 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 41 41 27.164 15.685 42.849 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 21 21 27.801 17.088 44.889 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 63 62 27.400 18.718 46.118 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 21 21 27.696 18.919 46.615 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 41 41 27.221 19.452 46.673 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 42 41 27.640 21.628 49.268 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 22 21 28.279 21.646 49.925 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 41 41 26.715 16.149 42.864 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 21 21 27.117 18.986 46.103 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 76 75 27.616 19.086 46.702 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 66 66 26.688 20.321 47.009 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 70 70 27.349 18.352 45.701 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 42 41 31.436 28.961 60.397 4-wheel change
William Byron 21 21 27.228 14.779 42.007 4-wheel change
William Byron 61 61 26.962 15.412 42.374 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 48 47 28.304 11.577 39.881 Right-sides only
Brennan Poole 42 41 26.903 16.115 43.018 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 70 70 27.326 17.051 44.377 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 22 21 27.296 18.418 45.714 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 62 61 26.281 14.047 40.328 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 21 21 26.227 15.323 41.550 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 41 41 26.648 15.949 42.597 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 41 41 27.151 13.813 40.964 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 62 62 27.137 14.548 41.685 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 21 21 27.221 16.716 43.937 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 41 41 27.493 16.549 44.042 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 70 70 27.406 22.156 49.562 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 9 8 26.971 24.124 51.095 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 70 70 26.909 20.788 47.697 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 41 41 27.391 26.893 54.284 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 41 41 27.571 16.916 44.487 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 70 70 28.051 16.484 44.535 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 21 21 28.178 16.644 44.822 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 21 21 26.470 14.124 40.594 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 63 62 26.668 14.114 40.782 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 41 41 26.631 15.715 42.346 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 70 70 28.626 20.288 48.914 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 76 75 28.944 20.186 49.130 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 42 41 28.927 21.421 50.348 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 22 21 29.769 21.288 51.057 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 47 47 28.487 19.786 48.273 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 21 21 27.730 21.088 48.818 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 42 41 27.001 20.319 47.320 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 22 21 27.859 22.889 50.748 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 68 67 27.264 27.695 54.959 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 60 59 26.478 13.879 40.357 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 41 41 26.978 13.513 40.491 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 21 21 27.056 13.944 41.000 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 70 70 28.550 18.852 47.402 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 8 7 28.861 28.694 57.555 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 42 41 28.870 18.985 47.855 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 70 68 30.464 19.486 49.950 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 22 21 29.912 22.055 51.967 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 70 70 26.811 18.276 45.087 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 21 21 27.422 19.352 46.774 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 41 41 26.904 21.077 47.981 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 64 63 26.440 14.782 41.222 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 37 36 26.349 14.983 41.332 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 21 21 26.813 15.749 42.562 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 63 62 26.715 14.448 41.163 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 41 41 26.680 15.178 41.858 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 21 21 26.855 15.716 42.571 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 41 41 26.689 16.149 42.838 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 63 62 26.761 17.531 44.292 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 21 21 27.325 18.338 45.663 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 41 41 27.199 15.782 42.981 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 62 61 26.706 16.446 43.152 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 21 21 27.757 15.900 43.657 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 21 21 28.433 17.784 46.217 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 41 41 27.763 28.612 56.375 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 21 21 27.992 16.283 44.275 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 41 41 27.947 16.582 44.529 4-wheel change
Stephen Mallozzi 22 22 30.314 24.132 54.446 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 42 41 27.547 21.020 48.567 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 22 21 28.102 23.390 51.492 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 70 70 26.961 18.118 45.079 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 41 41 27.031 18.684 45.715 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 21 21 28.006 26.026 54.032 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 84 83 26.656 15.249 41.905 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 37 36 26.913 17.584 44.497 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 61 60 26.675 20.828 47.503 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 70 70 26.633 15.717 42.350 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 41 41 27.013 16.516 43.529 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 84 83 27.001 16.650 43.651 4-wheel change
Shane van Gisbergen 22 21 27.610 17.396 45.006 4-wheel change
Thomas Annunziata 48 47 29.260 24.289 53.549 4-wheel change
Thomas Annunziata 42 42 29.470 24.490 53.960 4-wheel change
Thomas Annunziata 70 70 29.163 26.127 55.290 4-wheel change