2023-07-23 22:39:54
Of the 160 laps that made up the race, Denny Hamlin he only led nine. However, she caught up with him emerge victorious from the Pocono triangle to his 50th NASCAR win. In addition, he became the winningest driver on this circuit, with seven wins. The end had the peculiarity of combining the checkered flag with the yellow oneproduct of the spin that suffered Ryan Preece in the last turn.
The last six laps did always have Hamlin in front, when he passed Kyle Larson in a controversial maneuver for which the Chevrolet driver ended up once morest the wall. The public made their discontent known at the end of the competition, when they booed the winning pilot for the maneuver in which he retook the lead.
«I don’t appreciate it.»
Here’s what @kylepetty had to say regarding Denny Hamlin’s move. pic.twitter.com/STgFdRP6KX
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 23, 2023
On the restart, the No.5 driver returned the courtesy and took Hamlin up once morest the wall. “All of us pilots know that Denny always wants to be right when these things happen” Larson declared on the North American network NBC in relation to the touch, and added: «I’m upset, even though I don’t want to break a friendship because of something that happened on the track. But I never had to apologize to him for something that happened in the race, while I remember four or five occasions when he came to apologize to me at the end.” Lastly, he highlighted: “I think you have to run in a better way to receive respect from the rest”
Denny Hamlin ran Ross Chastain up toward the wall last year…
He’s done it now with Kyle Larson, so Larson got him back! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/LPrSv24OhN
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 23, 2023
Behind the winner and the controversial action, Tyler Reddick (Toyota) was second following reclassification while Nascar Cup points leader Martin Truex was relocated to third. Kevin Harvick (Ford) y Ty Gibbs (Toyota) completed the top five positions.
In the absence of a few dates to start the playoffs, in the Martin Truex Jr championship continues with 667 units, followed by who had made the pole on Saturday, William Byron (Chevrolet), 27 points behind. Christopher Bell ranks third with 605 points. For his part, today’s winner moved up to fourth place, where he stands with 593 points.
Activity for NASCAR will continue next Sunday, with the date 22 in the oval of Richmond, Virginia.
NASCAR – POCONO – FINAL
Pos
Pilot
Brand
laps
Time
1
DENNY HAMLIN
Toyota
160
3:21’03.609
2
TYLER REDDICK
Toyota
160
1.238
3
MARTIN TRUEX JR
Toyota
160
1.239
4
KEVIN HARVICK
Ford
160
2.453
5
TY GIBBS
Toyota
160
2.621
6
CHRISTOPHER BELL
Toyota
160
3.241
7
RICKY STENHOUSE JR.
Chevrolet
160
3.556
8
HARRISON BURTON
Ford
160
4.707
9
ERIK JONES
Chevrolet
160
5.460
10
CHASE ELLIOTT
Chevrolet
160
5.994
11
BUBBA WALLACE
Toyota
160
6.300
12
ARIC ALMIROLA
Ford
160
6.301
13
ROSS CHASTAIN
Chevrolet
160
6.843
14
WILLIAM BYRON
Chevrolet
160
7.571
15
TODD GILLILAND
Ford
160
8.224
16
BRAD KESELOWSKI
Ford
160
8.774
17
A.J. ALLMENDINGER
Chevrolet
160
9.325
18
CHRIS BUESCHER
Ford
160
10.045
19
MICHAEL MCDOWELL
Ford
160
10.617
20
KYLE LARSON
Chevrolet
160
11.098
21
KYLE BUSCH
Chevrolet
160
11.147
22
NOAH GRAGSON
Chevrolet
160
11.148
23
AUSTIN CINDRIC
Ford
160
11.416
24
ALEX BOWMAN
Chevrolet
160
11.417
25
COLE CUSTER
Ford
160
12.204
26
J.J. YELEY
Ford
160
12.262
27
COREY LAJOIE
Chevrolet
160
15.161
28
TY DILLON
Chevrolet
160
15.329
29
CHASE BRISCOE
Ford
160
16.246
30
RYAN BLANEY
Ford
160
17.591
31
RYAN PREECE
Ford
159
1 Vuelta
32
B.J. MCLEOD
Chevrolet
159
1 Vuelta
33
JUSTIN HALEY
Chevrolet
153
7 Vueltas
34
AUSTIN DILLON
Chevrolet
105
55 Vueltas
35
JOEY LOGANO
Ford
48
112 Vueltas
36
DANIEL SUAREZ
Chevrolet
37
123 Vueltas
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