Gander RV 400 Fact Sheet
Track facts for Pocono Raceway:
* Number of previous races: 83.
* First Cup race: August 4, 1974, won by Richard Petty.
* Last Cup race: June 2, 2019, won by Kyle Busch.
* Won from pole: 16, last time by Kyle Busch in 2017.
* Won from top-5 starting position: 49 times in 83 races (59%).
* Won from top-10 starting position: 59 times (71%).
* Won from 21st or worse starting position: 7 times (8%).
* Worst starting spot for race winner: 29th, by Carl Edwards in 2005.
* Most laps led: 175, by Kurt Busch in 2007.
* Fewest laps led by a race winner: 2, by Matt Kenseth in 2015.
Track records:
* Fastest race: 145.384 mph by Jeff Gordon in 2011.
* Fastest qualifying speed: 183.438 mph by Kyle Larson in 2014.
* Most lead changes: 56 in 1979.
* Closest finish: Tim Richmond's .05 second margin over Ricky Rudd in 1986.
* Most caution flags: 13 in 1990 and 2005.
* From 2014-2019 a typical Pocono race had 15.0 lead changes, 7.1 cautions for 28.5 laps, and an average green-flag run of 16.0 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
* Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet 32, Ford 23, Toyota 8, Dodge 7, Pontiac 6, Buick 4, Mercury 2, Oldsmobile 1.
* Most victories by owner: Rick Hendrick 17, Joe Gibbs 13, Roger Penske 7, DiGard 4, Junior Johnson 4, Harry Melling 4, Robert Yates 4, Jack Roush 4, Wood Brothers 3, Richard Childress 2, Michael Kranefuss 2, Petty Enterprises 2, Barney Visser 2, Darrell Waltrip 2.
Driver Notes:
* The most Pocono races without a:
| Active Drivers | All-Time | |
| Win: | Kevin Harvick (37 races) | Mark Martin (54 races) |
| Top 5: | Jamie McMurray (32) | Jamie McMurray (32) |
| Top 10: | Reed Sorenson, J.J. Yeley (19) | Jimmy Means (28) |
| Pole: | Kevin Harvick (37) | Kyle Petty (50) |
| Lap led: | Paul Menard (25) | Paul Menard (25) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Timmy Hill (5) | Jimmy Means (28) |
* Top career marks at Pocono:
| Active Drivers | All-Time | |
| Races: | Kevin Harvick (37) | Ricky Rudd (55) |
| Wins: | Denny Hamlin (4) | Jeff Gordon (6) |
| Top 5s: | Kurt Busch (14) | Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin (20) |
| Top 10s: | Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson (20) | Mark Martin (34) |
| Poles: | Kyle Busch (4) | Ken Schrader (5) |
| Laps: | Kevin Harvick (6,289) | Terry Labonte (9,884) |
| Laps led: | Jimmie Johnson (740) | Jeff Gordon (1,040) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Kevin Harvick (32) | Mark Martin (44) |
Best average finish among active drivers at Pocono (3 or more starts):
1. Erik Jones (9.6)
2. Chase Elliott (10.9)
3. William Byron (11.0)
4. Daniel Suarez (11.2)
5. Brad Keselowski (11.2)
6. Ryan Blaney (11.7)
7. Jimmie Johnson (12.3)
8. Denny Hamlin (12.4)
9. Kevin Harvick (12.8)
10. Kyle Larson (13.1)
Worst average finish among active drivers at Pocono (3 or more starts):
1. Brendan Gaughan (35.7)
2. Timmy Hill (34.0)
3. Jeb Burton (33.2)
4. Jeffrey Earnhardt (33.0)
5. J.J. Yeley (32.4)
6. Corey LaJoie (32.0)
7. Reed Sorenson (31.9)
8. Landon Cassill (31.1)
9. Matt DiBenedetto (31.0)
10. Gray Gaulding (31.0)
Current top-10 drivers at Pocono:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFin | Rating |
| Joey Logano | 21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3,490 | 275 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 88.8 |
| Kyle Busch | 29 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4,619 | 404 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 94.6 |
| Kevin Harvick | 37 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 6,289 | 187 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 97.4 |
| Denny Hamlin | 27 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4,439 | 694 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 104.1 |
| Brad Keselowski | 19 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3,080 | 183 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 95.2 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. | 27 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4,488 | 197 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 86.1 |
| Kurt Busch | 36 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 6,207 | 549 | 10.5 | 14.1 | 101.5 |
| Chase Elliott | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1,098 | 67 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 103.0 |
| Aric Almirola | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,819 | 2 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 63.3 |
| Alex Bowman | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,116 | 0 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 62.8 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Other notable Driver Ratings at Pocono: Erik Jones (102.1), Jimmie Johnson (99.7), Kyle Larson (94.3), Ryan Newman (88.8), William Byron (88.8), Ryan Blaney (88.5), Daniel Suarez (87.9), Clint Bowyer (83.0).