Here’s what drivers mentioned after Sunday’s Cup race at Pocono Raceway:
Ryan Blaney — Winner: “I feel issues are simply form of falling into place for us. I really feel like we’ve gotten to an important place on pace within the final two months, particularly. I really feel like we actually had a pair races slip away from us which I assumed we had shot at successful. It was good to stay to the plan as we speak and our plan was to have observe place on the finish. I knew our automobile was quick sufficient. I’m tremendous pleased with the entire 12 workforce. The Wabash Ford Mustang was wonderful. … It’s so cool to win right here once more. I gained right here seven years in the past for my first Cup win.”
Blaney scores ‘particular’ Cup Sequence win at Pocono
Ryan Blaney is victorious for the second time in 2024, saying it is “so cool” to win on the place he scored his first within the NASCAR Cup Sequence as momentum continues to construct for the defending champion.
Denny Hamlin — Completed 2nd: “Observe place is such an enormous factor. When (Ryan Blaney) jumped on that stage that we gained, that put them in entrance of us. Actually was going to be onerous to move. Not simply sufficient laps of inexperienced there in the direction of the tip.
“Hats off to them. Nice run. He saved nice tempo up there in the direction of the entrance. Actually onerous for me to even attempt to get near reeling him in.”
Hamlin runner-up at Pocono after main 31 laps
Denny Hamlin led a race-high 31 laps at Pocono Raceway however in the end “ran out of time” to problem Ryan Blaney for the Cup Sequence win, settling for second place.
Alex Bowman — Completed third: “We struggled with our automobile quite a bit in soiled air. As soon as we obtained clear air there ultimately, I feel most of our changes form of harm us just a little bit; simply obtained too free. Pleased with my No. 48 Ally Greatest Pals Chevy workforce. It was run; we simply wanted just a little bit extra to get to the No. 12 (Ryan Blaney). As soon as I abused the right-rear tire for therefore lengthy, it made Denny’s (Hamlin) job fairly simple to get round me. However yeah, it was a stable third-place day.”
Bowman: ‘Laborious to be glad’ with third
Alex Bowman “could not get the job accomplished” on the ultimate restart at Pocono Raceway and comes dwelling third however stays inspired with the place his race workforce has put themselves in as of late.
William Byron — Completed 4th: “We have been simply form of okay. Positively had an honest No. 24 Raptor Excessive Warmth Chevy. Actually good execution and everybody did job of simply preserving their heads in it. Not each state of affairs went our method with the technique, however we have been capable of have first rate restarts, particularly on the finish there, and simply form of maintained it to the tip. Positively loads of issues to dissect, however actually pleased with the workforce and simply good to get a high 5, for positive.”
Joey Logano — Completed fifth: “General, a high 5, it’s important to be considerably pleased with that. We had pace there towards the tip of the race and I feel we may have run within the high two. I don’t know if we may have been higher than Ryan or not, nevertheless it simply took us too lengthy to get the stability proper. As soon as we obtained the observe place and the stability shut, I about wrecked it on the restart. These spots there form of in the end value us an opportunity to win it, however total I’m pleased with the pace that we dropped at a observe like this. It makes me sit up for Indy just a little bit extra the place we’ve some lengthy straightaways once more and it appeared like our automobile was first rate on the straightaways this time.”
Tyler Reddick — Completed sixth: “Stage 1 and stage 3 have been first rate for us. Stage 2 was a little bit of a wrestle. Sadly, we simply didn’t have any good restarts within the center portion there and gave up on some factors. However all in all, it was a stable day and we closed the hole to the factors lead. And clearly, Denny (Hamlin) closed in on us just a little bit. General, stable day and nice factors day.”
Bubba Wallace — Completed tenth: “It’s about factors, so we didn’t capitalize on factors, however (Ross Chastain) had a nasty day, (Ty Gibbs) had a nasty day. It was a pleasant rebound. Often, it’s the alternative. We begin actually good and find yourself fading and giving up quite a bit observe place. Right here, we have been capable of name technique and grasp on. We simply didn’t have the automobile. The 6 (Brad Keselowski) drove it down into (flip) one and I used to be going to race the heck out of him and I spotted I used to be going to crash and he was going to maintain going. It’s fairly eye-opening of how far we’re off. Going to have debrief tomorrow. All in all, I used to be making an attempt to have enjoyable the primary phases, that’s what I mentioned I used to be going to do. Was making an attempt my butt off and right here we’re.”
Chase Briscoe — Completed fifteenth: “It was form of an honest day. We weren’t nice, actually all weekend, from a pace standpoint – like I didn’t suppose we have been going to be adequate to win. However I assumed we made our automobile fairly a bit higher, in truth, all through the weekend, which is actually encouraging. I assumed we obtained the stability fairly good. We simply didn’t actually have the uncooked pace like a number of the different guys. I assumed we form of maximized our day, for probably the most half. We have been possibly a few positions higher. General, it was not a nasty day. Not an important day, not a nasty day.”
Daniel Suarez — Completed sixteenth: “It was an up-and-down day for the No. 99 Worldwide Categorical Chevy workforce. We didn’t have as a lot pace as we thought we’d have. We have been OK in clear air, however in site visitors, for some purpose we struggled quite a bit … I really feel like greater than the competitors. General, there have been a couple of issues we may do higher, however we completed sixteenth. We’ll take that for the automobile we had and the pace we confirmed as we speak. Yesterday, I assumed we have been going to be just a little bit higher, however we’ll return; analyze the whole lot and get higher for subsequent time.”
Josh Berry — Completed twentieth: “It was simply up and down. We had a few errors that form of put us again, misplaced some observe place, simply obtained off sequence. It appeared just like the automobile was robust at occasions, however total it simply wanted to be just a little bit higher and just a little extra constant to get end. However we survived and had an honest day.”
AJ Allmendinger — Completed twenty first: “Laborious fought day. I assumed we have been first rate all through the center of the race there, however we by no means may get on the correct facet of the technique to get observe place. Getting caught up in that wreck in the direction of the tip broken the racecar little bit and induced us to lose some pace. We did what we may to salvage our day.”
Justin Haley — Completed twenty second: “We ended up with an honest end for what we began the weekend with. We had a troublesome time in apply and qualifying, and that carried over just a little to the race. It simply felt like possibly we didn’t fairly have the pace of some others in order that’s one thing we’ll need to look into. However Chris (Lawson, crew chief) and the workforce did job of making an attempt to get the automobile to a spot the place I may nonetheless make one thing out of the day. I want we may’ve gotten one other high 20, however we’ve obtained yet another race earlier than the break and an opportunity to get pleasure from end over the break day.”
Austin Dillon — Completed Twenty third: “It was a protracted day at Pocono Raceway for our Boot Barn Chevrolet workforce, however I’m pleased with everybody at RCR and ECR for not giving up throughout difficult circumstances and dealing onerous all through the race to try to make changes. We had a quick Chevy, however we misplaced our brakes in stage 1. It was irritating as a result of we have been sooner than the vehicles in entrance of us, however we couldn’t do a lot with out brakes. We’re not precisely positive what was occurring. We managed the very best we may with what we had and one way or the other salvaged a Twenty third-place end. We’ll return to the store and consider.”
Daniel Hemric — Completed twenty fifth: “We battled a tight-handling No. 31 Poppy Financial institution Chevrolet. I brushed the wall, which bent the toe hyperlink. Sadly, the half ultimately failed and ended our day a couple of laps early. I’m pleased with the battle in our workforce to maintain going till the very finish.”
Cody Ware — Completed twenty sixth: “I felt like we had made some actually good progress with the dealing with of the automobile and I felt fairly snug with what we had, particularly as we began to get extra cautions and probabilities to maintain up with our changes. Sadly, we prevented the entire carnage on observe solely to have a bit of rotor or one thing knock a gap in our radiator. The workforce did the whole lot they may to get us again on the market and we made the very best of our state of affairs till the tip.”
Ryan Preece — Completed thirtieth: “All I do know is we had a extremely good automobile, began off to be day, then we obtained put again within the pack, and that’s what you find yourself getting.”
Kyle Busch — Completed thirty second: “I simply wish to give because of all of our companions. All people at RCR, ECR, zone, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Lucas Oil, Chevrolet.. all people that helps us. We’re having the chance to go on the market and have some enjoyable; attempt to proceed to work on our program and construct the whole lot up. It’s simply unlucky circumstances. Thanks to Rowdy Nation, all of the followers and all people for his or her continued assist. We’ll return to work and prepare for Indianapolis.”
Busch turned, slides in entrance of area at Pocono
Corey Lajoie will get into the again of Kyle Busch, sending the No. 8 round and into the entrance of the sector and amassing a handful of Cup Sequence drivers at Pocono.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — Completed thirty third: “I’ve no clue what occurred. I used to be within the high lane. My workforce mentioned the No. 8 (Kyle Busch) one way or the other ended up within the grass and got here throughout the observe. I don’t know the way that occurred. I really feel like from the place we began the day, our technique was good. The pace in our No. 47 Sugarlands Sippin’ Cream Chevy was first rate. We have been contained in the top-20, actually, the entire second-half of the race. I assumed we have been in good place. We have been on 4 tires there, whereas there have been loads of guys on two. I hoped that was going to repay afterward in that run, however we didn’t actually get an opportunity to see how that might work out.”
Todd Gilliland — Completed thirty fourth: “We fought with just a little little bit of brake shake by apply and just a little firstly of the race. About 5 laps earlier than that, my brake pedal began getting just a little bit lengthy. Then it simply blew in the course of the straightaway. I’ve by no means had that earlier than. We now have been actually fortunate. We now have had some very well constructed Ford Mustangs popping out of Entrance Row Motorsports and haven’t had many mechanical points the final three years. I thank these guys for giving us nice vehicles. We are going to hold battling. Positively not our greatest day to start with and we’ve loads of work to do however we’ll attempt to study from it.”
Ross Chastain — Completed thirty sixth: “I simply flat spun out. We have been all sliding round, however I simply spun out. “It felt prefer it occurred in sluggish movement. Yeah, clearly pissed off with myself, however can’t take it again now.”
Noah Gragson — Completed thirty seventh: “I simply obtained free in flip one. We have been battling and simply obtained free. No one obtained into me. I used to be on their lonesome. I used to be simply making an attempt to make it till we obtained to the warning and will tighten it up just a little bit nevertheless it simply took off on me. It’s undoubtedly a bummer being out tremendous early within the race however because of Overstock.com, and this complete 10 workforce. It hasn’t actually been the weekend we hoped for by apply and qualifying and now into the race being out so early.”
Gragson’s day ends after backing into Pocono wall
Noah Gragson loses the deal with of his race automobile and backs the No. 10 into the wall successfully ending his day at Pocono Raceway.
