2016 Pennsylvania 400

February 2025 2016 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site July 28, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadPocono Raceway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/pocono-raceway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 28, 2016 January 3, 2013Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7218&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 28, 2016 July 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160727222758/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7218&StatType=Entry+List July 27, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Pennsylvania-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 29, 2016 July 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160802032045/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Pennsylvania-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 2, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Pennsylvania-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 29, 2016 July 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160802175932/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Pennsylvania-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx August 2, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Pennsylvania-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 30, 2016 July 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160802162924/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Pennsylvania-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 2, 2016 deadPennsylvania 400 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7218&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160810141245/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7218&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results August 10, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/21poc2016points.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160804024316/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/21poc2016points.pdf August 4, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/21poc2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site August 2, 2016 August 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816050146/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/21poc2016racereport.pdf August 16, 2016 dead NAS 21 36 2016_Pennsylvania_400_program_cover.jpeg The 2016 Pennsylvania 400 program cover, featuring Tony Stewart. 2016 08 01Due to rain, the race was postponed from July 31, 2016.Bonnell Rick Rain postpones Sprint Cup race at Pocono until Monday https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article92940132.html July 31, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company July 31, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania 2.5 4.023 345 138 555.224 400 160 643.738 127.581 mph km/h Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 50.211 Joey Logano 38 Team Penske 34 Chris Buescher Front Row Motorsports NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kyle Rickey (3) Pennsylvania 400 The 2016 Pennsylvania 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 1, 2016, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Having been delayed from July 31 due to rain, the race – the 21st race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – was also shortened due to fog, with only 138 out of the scheduled 160 laps of the 2.5 mi km off on speedway being completed. At the race's early conclusion, rookie Chris Buescher took his first Cup Series victory and the first win for Front Row Motorsports since 2013. The race had 19 lead changes among different drivers, 7 cautions for 31 laps, and a red flag period. Entry list The preliminary entry list for the race included 41 cars and was released on July 25, 2016 at 2:55 p.m. Eastern time. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeb Burton (i)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Paul Menard was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 50.722 and a speed of 177.438 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Paul Menard leads Friday Cup practice at Pocono http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/paul-menard-leads-friday-cup-practice-at-pocono-803544/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. July 29, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 29, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Speed in MPH 1 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.722 177.438 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.731 177.406 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.842 177.019Official first practice results Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 51.027 and a speed of 176.377 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee July 30, 2016 Truex jumps to the top of the charts as final practice ends http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/truex-jumps-to-the-top-of-the-charts-as-final-practice-ends-804037/ July 30, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Long Pond, Pennsylvania PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed Speed in MPH178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota51.027176.37722Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord51.097176.13634Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet51.133176.012Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole position. Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole with a time of 50.211 and a speed of 179.244 mph km/h on.Gelston Dan Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR pole at Pocono Raceway http://racing.ap.org/article/martin-truex-jr-wins-nascar-pole-pocono-raceway July 29, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports July 29, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania https://web.archive.org/web/20160804193826/http://racing.ap.org/article/martin-truex-jr-wins-nascar-pole-pocono-raceway August 4, 2016 dead “The car felt really good for me today,” Truex said. “We’ve obviously got speed now we’ll use the rest of the weekend to fine tune some things and get ready for Sunday. Love this track and looking forward to having some fun on Sunday and trying to get to Victory Lane.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Truex Takes Pocono Pole http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/07/Martin-Truex-Jr-Pocono-Pole-Winner.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 30, 2016 July 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160801175700/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/07/Martin-Truex-Jr-Pocono-Pole-Winner.aspx August 1, 2016 dead Carl Edwards, who qualified second, said as he "crossed the line, I felt like, 'That’s it.' But after seeing what (Truex) ran, I thought 'Well, maybe I could go back and change this or that,' but that was a really good lap for me. It just was. You can always go back and pick your lap apart, but the last two weeks, Indy and here, I was pretty proud of my lap, and they just got us."Spencer Reid Truex tames Pocono for Coors Lights Pole Award http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/7/29/martin-truex-jr-wins-pole-pocono-raceway-coors-light-pole-qualifying.html July 30, 2016 NASCAR.com NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 29, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania Paul Menard, who qualified third, said ''we are not where we expected to be and need to be in points, so we had to make a change. Danny (Stockman) came in here and gave us a good car right off the truck. We stuck in qualifying trim all day. We know we have to improve our qualifying that just starts your race off way better. A good way to start it off.”White Tucker Truex nabs the pole at Pocono http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=113071 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties July 30, 2016 July 29, 2016 Qualifying was delayed 20 minutes due to a "glitch" with the laser inspection station.James Brant Martin Truex Jr. wins Pocono pole https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/07/29/martin-truex-jr-wins-pocono-pole/87757528/ July 30, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company July 29, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania “We had a little bit of a glitch this morning at the opening of inspection with our laser platform,” Scott Miller, NASCAR's senior vice president of competition and racing development, told NBCSN. “We got it rectified quickly.”Long Dustin 'Glitch' plays role in inspection issue for some Sprint Cup teams http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/07/29/glitch-plays-role-in-inspection-issue-for-some-sprint-cup-teams/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports July 30, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 29, 2016 Qualifying results Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota50.72850.41150.211 219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.59650.45950.315 327Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.97950.53550.372 411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.96950.53250.409 531Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.93950.61950.439 614Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet51.18950.67050.450 72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord50.98850.71250.460 824Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.02750.61750.684 920Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.04550.53550.729 1022Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord50.88550.71450.804 1142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51.14250.69250.824 123Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet51.02350.70950.895 1347A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet51.24250.755 1417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord51.05050.767 1541Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet51.06850.795 1618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.81750.832 174Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet50.79850.851 1821Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord50.76450.882 191Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51.19750.970 2013Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet51.16050.998 2148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.96951.110 2234Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord51.14051.112 235Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.11751.165 2488Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.203 51.222 2516Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord51.252 2610Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet51.310 2743Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord51.433 2815Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet51.648 2995Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet51.654 307Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet51.776 316Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord51.863 3238Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord51.876 3323David RaganBK RacingToyota52.000 3483Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota52.061 3544Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord52.262 3698Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet52.412 3732Jeb Burton (i)Go FAS RacingFord52.500 3830Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet52.801 3946Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet53.019 4055Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet56.741 Official qualifying results Race First half The race was postponed from July 31 to August 1 due to rain. Under overcast Pennsylvania skies, Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 12:10 p.m. The field mostly rode around until the first caution of the race flew on lap 16. It was a scheduled competition caution for overnight rain. Brad Keselowski opted not to pit and assumed the lead. Jimmie Johnson was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and restarted the race from the tail end of the field. The race restarted on lap 20. Greg Biffle got the jump on Keselowski and assumed the lead as the second caution of the race flew for Martin Truex Jr. suffering a right-front tire blowout and slamming the wall in turn 2. “A lug nut bounced off the ground, fell in behind the wheel behind a pit stop,” Truex said. “It’s just bad luck honestly. I knew something wasn’t right in (turn) one and two and I got real tight off of two on that restart and went down the back and was like, ‘Ah, it feels okay.’ And, as I got closer to the tunnel turn I felt it start to go down and by the time I let off and tried to slow down it was just going straight for the fence.”White Tucker Bad day for Truex at Pocono http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=113194 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties August 2, 2016 August 1, 2016 He was spared a last-place finish by Reed Sorenson, who exited the race on lap 29 with engine issues.Beard Brock CUP: Reed Sorenson earns Chevrolet's 1,500th* last-place finish http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/08/cup-reed-sorenson-earns-chevrolets.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info August 2, 2016 August 1, 2016 The race restarted on lap 23. Biffle maintained a quarter to half a second gap over the second-place car for a large portion of the run until Joey Logano drove under him in turn 2 to take the lead on lap 33. Bad luck continued for Truex as he cut down his left-front tire and was forced to make an unscheduled stop on lap 41. A number of cars began hitting pit road on lap 49. Jeff Gordon was tagged for speeding and was forced to serve a pass through penalty. He was eventually black-flagged. Kevin Harvick passed Logano going into turn 1 to take the lead on lap 52. He surrendered the lead to pit the next lap and handed it back to Logano. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Austin Dillon. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Keselowski. Danica Patrick, Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were tagged for speeding on pit road and were forced to serve pass through penalties. Patrick was shown the black flag with the white cross, which meant she was no longer being scored until she served her pass through. Harvick passed by Keselowski to retake the lead on lap 62. The third caution of the race flew on lap 66 for a two-car wreck on the frontstretch. Exiting turn 3, Aric Almirola made contact with Jeb Burton, came across his nose and made contact with the wall. Kyle Larson opted not to pit when the leaders pitted and assumed the lead. The race restarted on lap 73. Larson and Dillon battled back and forth for eight laps until Dillon made contact with Larson in turn 3 on lap 82.Sturniolo Zach Rookie Buescher lands first career victory at Pocono http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20160801/NEWS/160809974 August 2, 2016 Pocono Record Local Media Group August 1, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania This allowed Logano to slip by and retake the lead on lap 83.Bruce Kenny Larson, Dillon put on show at Pocono http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/8/1/kyle-larson-austin-dillon-chase-bubble-pocono-raceway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 2, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania August 1, 2016 Larson said after the race that he doesn't think "you ever want to expect contact, but obviously we were racing really hard. I was doing all I could to stay in front of him, and he was doing all he could to get by me. We battled hard down the frontstretch one time, and then he got back to my inside into Turn 3. I left him plenty of room. I was just going to try and run side-by-side with him again and try and slow him down on the frontstretch. I guess he got loose underneath me and got into our door. That was pretty frustrating at the time, but it happens to not even really matter. That part of the race doesn't matter at all. It doesn't mean one thing to me." The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 85 for rain in turn 1. Second half thumb|Chris Buescher scored his first career win after fog shortened the race to 138 laps. The race restarted on lap 92. Matt Kenseth, who stayed out under the third caution, hit pit road from second on lap 96. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 100 for Truex suffering a tire blowout in turn 1. Larson opted not to pit and assumed the lead. The race restarted with 57 laps to go. The sixth caution of the race flew for a two-car wreck in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Logano was racing Ryan Newman to his outside and Denny Hamlin to his inside when Chase Elliott got to his inside, got loose, got into Logano and sent both of them into the wall.James Brant First-time winner overcomes rain, fog at Pocono https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/08/01/chris-buescher-wins-pennsylvania-400-pocono-raceway-sprint-cup/87916618/ August 2, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company August 1, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania Elliott continued spinning down the track into the inside wall. Elliott said he "came off (Turn 1) and those guys were three-wide, I thought Denny had the best run so I elected to push him and I thought that would be a good move to kind of get him past them and hopefully he would drag me by. I just got next to (Logano) and got in there. I thought I slowed down enough to not get loose, but I got loose and collected him. I apologize to the No. 22 guys – it was completely my fault. I apologized to my guys as well. They gave me a really good car today.”Utter Jim Chase Elliott after wreck: 'I need to rethink things and do a better job' http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/chase-elliott-after-wreck-i-need-to-rethink-things-and-do-a-better-job-804729/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. August 2, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania August 1, 2016 The race restarted with 51 laps to go. A number of cars began hitting pit road to make their final stop of the race with 37 laps to go. Larson hit pit road with 35 laps to go and handed the lead to Dillon. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Casey Mears. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Chris Buescher. The seventh caution of the race flew with 29 laps to go for fog in turn 1. The cars were brought down pit road and the race was red-flagged with 22 laps to go. Buescher would win his first Cup race after NASCAR called the race.Gelston Dan Buescher emerges in the fog at Pocono for 1st career Cup win http://racing.ap.org/article/buescher-emerges-fog-pocono-1st-career-cup-win August 1, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports August 1, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania https://web.archive.org/web/20160804193817/http://racing.ap.org/article/buescher-emerges-fog-pocono-1st-career-cup-win August 4, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments Buescher said after the race that crew chief "Bob (Osborne) made a good call to hold out on the weather and make sure that we could run as far out on fuel as we possibly could, and it worked out really well. The weather got here just when we needed it to. We're in a good spot, and we can definitely make up those six points. We're going to try and get a lot more than that and be ready when the Chase does start to make sure we can advance as it goes through."Wackerlin Jeff Buescher Wins First Cup Race http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/08/Chris-Buescher-Wins-Rain-Delayed-Pennsylvania-400-at-Pocono.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network August 2, 2016 August 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160804063929/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/08/Chris-Buescher-Wins-Rain-Delayed-Pennsylvania-400-at-Pocono.aspx August 4, 2016 dead After finishing runner-up, Keselowski said his team "hit the green-flag pit cycle perfectly to take advantage and what was going to give the lead to us and give us the prime opportunity to win the race. Unfortunately, that cloud came rolling in at the right or wrong time, how you want to look at it, to box us out and we ended up finishing second today. We needed about three more laps (before the fog), but it is what it is.”Erzar John Rookie Chris Buescher wins fog-shortened Pennsylvania 400 http://timesleader.com/sports/localsports/570982/rookie-chris-buescher-wins-weather-shortened-pennsylvania-400 August 2, 2016 Times Leader Civitas Media August 1, 2016 Long Pond, Pennsylvania After finishing third, Smith said he thought "it was obvious we played the same strategy that Buescher and those guys did to get ourselves up there, and as Brad alluded to, the cloud kind of came at just the right time for us. We were within five or six laps of having to pit, but it’s a credit to my guys for seeing the opportunity to do that strategy, and when you’re a small team working hard to try and go up against some of the bigger teams that we do, you’ve got to take the opportunities when they present themselves, and today and this weekend in general, just kind of had that feeling to it with the rain on and off all weekend long, and we were able to make the most out of it, and it’s something I’m proud of them for doing, and happy for Tommy.”Jones Camille Chris Buescher Captures First Career Sprint Cup Series Victory At Pocono Raceway http://thefourthturn.com/2016/08/chris-buescher-captures-first-career-sprint-cup-series-victory-at-pocono-raceway/ thefourthturn.com The Fourth Turn August 2, 2016 August 1, 2016August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 134Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord13844 22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord13840 37Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet13838 44Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet13838 514Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet13836 642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet13836 711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13834 819Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13833 918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13833 1041Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet13831 1121Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord13830 1231Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet13830 133Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet13829 1447A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet13828 155Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13826 1648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13825 1720Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13824 1817Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord13823 196Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord13822 201Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet13821 2113Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet13820 2210Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet13819 2395Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet13818 2444Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord13817 2516Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord13817 2615Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet13815 2788Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet13814 2883Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota13813 2946Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet13712 3038Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord13711 3198Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet13710 3223David RaganBK RacingToyota1359 3324Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1348 3430Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet1327 3527Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1196 3632Jeb Burton (i)Go FAS RacingFord1170 3722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord1156 3878Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota824 3943Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord662 4055Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet291 Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 19 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 31 laps Red flags: 1 Time of race: 2 hours, 42 minutes and 15 seconds Average speed: 127.581 mph km/h Media Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Mike Massaro and Marty Snider reported from pit lane during the race. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsParker KligermanMike MassaroMarty Snider Radio Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turn 1: Dave Moody Turns 2: Mike BagleyTurn 3: Kyle Rickey Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 709 10px 2 Brad Keselowski 687 (–22) 10px 3 Kurt Busch 658 (–51) 10px 1 4 Kyle Busch 634 (–75) 10px 1 5 Carl Edwards 626 (–83) 10px 2 6 Joey Logano 612 (–97) 10px 1 7 Jimmie Johnson 577 (–132) 10px 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. 577 (–132) 10px 1 9 Denny Hamlin 576 (–133) 10px 1 10 Matt Kenseth 569 (–140) 10px 1 11 Austin Dillon 549 (–160) 10px 1 12 Ryan Newman 537 (–172) 10px 2 13 Chase Elliott (R) 533 (–176) 10px 14 Jamie McMurray 517 (–192) 10px 15 Kyle Larson 508 (–201) 10px 16 Kasey Kahne 488 (–221) Official drivers' standings + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 866 10px 2 Chevrolet 838 (–28) 10px 3 Ford 803 (–63) Official manufacturer's standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Notes References Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Brickyard 400 2016 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Category:2016 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Category:August 2016 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway