Chase Briscoe Wins Pocono NASCAR Xfinity race

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LONG POND, PA – RIS – Chase Briscoe passed Ross Chastain on the first of two overtime laps and drove away to the lead to win the NASCAR Xfinity race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.  Briscoe overcame speeding in the pits and a blown tire, but with a fast Ford Mustang, he was able to score his fourth win of the season. The race went two extra laps past the scheduled 90 laps due to a late caution that saw Chad Finchum hit the wall with five laps to go.

“We were really not that good in the beginning, we struggled and didn’t have the speed I really anticipated to have here,” Briscoe told FS1. “I was a little worried, but a lot of good cars got tore up so it made it a little easier to get up through the field. “Ross is always one of the hardest guys to race against and pass. … We’re halfway to eight (wins, his preseason goal).”

Chastain took the lead on the final restart, but Briscoe caught him coming out of Turn 2 and went ahead, never to relinquish the lead the rest of the way. Briscoe adds the win at Pocono to earlier victories at Las Vegas, Darlington and Miami.

Chastain had some consolation: even though he finished runner-up – for the second straight race – he won the final $100,000 prize in the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash race-within-a-race.

“We did everything right, got the push we needed and cleared him going into (turn) one,” Chastain said. “It’s tough to be upset with second, but I am.

“We’re unloading and are in the top two or three every week. I know how lucky I am but man, it’s the memories we take with us, not the money.”

Briscoe and Chastain were fast, but maybe not as fast as Austin Cindric.  Cindric won the first stage easily and was coming up through the field in his Team Penske Mustang when he was a innocent bystander in another wreck that ended his day. Cindric was also eligible for the Xfinity bonus.  He has yet to win on an oval track.

Unofficial Results, Pocono Green 225: Pocono Raceway

Fin, St, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 3, Chase Briscoe, No. 98 Highpoint.com Ford, 91, 6, , 2, 24, 5, 45, Running
2) 5, Ross Chastain, No. 10 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, 91, 2, , 5, 31, , 44, Running
3) 21, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Fly and Form Chevrolet, 91, , 10, , , , 35, Running
4) 2, Myatt Snider, No. 21 TaxSlayer Chevrolet, 91, 4, 7, 1, 8, , 44, Running
5) 12, Michael Annett, No. 1 Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet, 91, 5, 6, , , , 43, Running
6) 4, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Hellmann's Drizzle Sauce Chevrolet, 91, 3, 1, 2, 9, 1, 49, Running
7) 18, Brett Moffitt(i), No. 02 Cape Cod Aggregaets Corp Chevrolet, 91, , 9, , , , 0, Running
8) 34, Timmy Hill(i), No. 61 ROOFCLAIM.COM Toyota, 91, , , , , , 0, Running
9) 24, Riley Herbst #, No. 18 Monster Energy Toyota, 91, 8, 5, , , , 37, Running
10) 14, Jesse Little #, No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 20, Dexter Bean, No. 36  Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 26, Running
12) 11, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet, 91, , 8, , , , 28, Running
13) 17, Ryan Vargas, No. 15 Cranio Care Bears/FACES Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 23, BJ McLeod, No. 6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 32, Kyle Weatherman, No. 47 Back The Blue Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 15, Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 0 EcoVrux Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 19, Alex Labbe, No. 90 Laure Snowplowers/rousseau Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 29, Vinnie Miller, No. 78 Koolbox Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 28, Kody Vanderwal #, No. 52 ADVANCED DAIRY SERVICE Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 16, Carson Ware, No. 07 Jacob Construction Chevrolet, 91, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 26, Stefan Parsons, No. 99 RacingJobs.com Toyota, 91, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 1, Noah Gragson, No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/BRCC Chevrolet, 90, 7, 3, 1, 8, , 27, Running
23) 6, Justin Haley, No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 89, 9, , , , , 16, Running
24) 35, Bayley Currey(i), No. 74 Mutt & Jeff Porkskins Inc Chevrolet, 78, , , , , , 0, Running
25) 33, Matt Mills, No. 5 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 73, , , , , , 12, Transmission
26) 27, Chad Finchum, No. 13 SMITHBILT HOMES Toyota, 73, , , , , , 11, Accident
27) 36, Stephen Leicht, No. 66 JANIKING Toyota, 69, , , , , , 10, Electrical
28) 8, Daniel Hemric, No. 8 OnDeck Capital Chevrolet, 52, 10, 4, , , , 17, Accident
29) 9, Austin Cindric, No. 22 MoneyLion Ford, 52, 1, 2, 2, 11, 1, 27, Accident
30) 31, Tommy Joe Martins, No. 44 AAN Adjusters Chevrolet, 44, , , , , , 7, Oil Leak
31) 30, Jeff Green, No. 93 RSS Racing Chevrolet, 17, , , , , , 6, Power
32) 10, Harrison Burton #, No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota, 14, , , , , , 5, Accident
33) 22, Brandon Brown, No. 68 teambmsraceteam.com Chevrolet, 7, , , , , , 4, Oil Tank
34) 13, Josh Williams, No. 92 Musselman's Big Cup Chevrolet, 4, , , , , , 3, Accident
35) 25, Joe Graf Jr #, No. 08 Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet, 4, , , , , , 2, Accident
36) 7, Brandon Jones, No. 19 Toyota Service Centers Toyota, 0, , , , , , 1, Accident
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 91 laps, 227.5 miles
Time of Race: 2 hrs, 5 mins, 44 secs.
Average Speed: 108.563 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.015 seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 10, 7, 21, 1, 98, 9, 18, 11, 8
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 22, 9, 8, 18, 1, 21, 39, 02, 51

Race Comments: Chase Briscoe won the Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at Pocono Raceway, his sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.

Prior to the start, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 0, No. 07 (unapproved adjustments).

Caution Flags: 9 for 31 laps;
Laps: 2-4 (No. 19, No. 22 Incident Turn 1 [None]);
6-8 (No. 08, No. 92 Incident Long Pond Straightaway [None]);
16-17 (No. 20 Incident Turn 1 [Red Flag - 20:56] [None]);
21-26 (No. 90 Incident Turn 1 / Stage 1 Conclusion [None]);
42-44 (Stage 2 Conclusion [90]);
50-52 (No. 11, No. 18 Incident Frontstretch [07]);
54-57 (No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No. 21, No. 22, No. 39 Incident Long Pond Straightaway [90]);
70-72 (No. 98 Spin Turn 1 [7]);
86-89 (No. 13 Incident Turn 2 [18]).

Lead Changes: 12 among 6 drivers;
N. Gragson 1-8;
A. Cindric 9-16;
R. Chastain 17;
A. Cindric 18-20;
R. Chastain 21-35;
J. Allgaier 36-42;
R. Chastain 43-47;
J. Allgaier 48-49;
R. Chastain 50-53;
C. Briscoe 54-68;
M. Snider 69-76;
R. Chastain 77-82;
C. Briscoe 83-91.

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chase Briscoe, No. 98

Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Riley Herbst, No. 18