| NASCAR Cup Series Pocono Raceway Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA Team Chevy Post-Race Report June 14, 2026 |
William Byron Matches Season-Best Finish at Pocono Raceway Three Team Chevy Drivers Place in the Top-Eight |
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| William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, matched his best finish of the season in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 – leading Chevrolet to the checkered flag with a third-place result at the “Tricky Triangle”. RACE RECAP: Stage One: Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, with the reigning champion earning a front-row starting position for the Great American Getaway 400. Taking the green flag for Stage One, Larson remained side-by-side with polesitter, Denny Hamlin, for the first-two turns before edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the opening lap of the race. Larson quickly set the pace, pulling to an 1.2-second lead after just five laps around the “Tricky Triangle”. With a long green flag run to open the race, Larson made his first report from behind the wheel just past the midway point of Stage One, indicating that his Chevrolet was building tight through the tunnel turn as the track rubbered up. The California native went on to lead the first 25 laps, but a hard-charging Hamlin progressively closed the gap en route to a late-stage pass to find Larson ultimately take the first green-white checkered flag in the second position. Stage Two: Alex Bowman was among the six cars that opted to short-pit the opening stage, with the No. 48 Chevrolet team finding themselves in the sixth position to lead Team Chevy to the start of Stage Two. On an opposite strategy with a points-earning stage in mind, William Byron took advantage of his fresh set of Goodyear tires to quickly take his turn as the top running Chevrolet driver – entering the top-five during the opening laps of Stage Two. But a caution on Lap 46 kickstarted a split strategy throughout the field. While the majority of the field opted for a trip to pit road, nine cars chose to stay out to earn valuable track position. The strategy paid early dividends for five Team Chevy drivers, with their respective teams inheriting a spot in the top-10 nearing the halfway point of Stage Two. Among those included Carson Hocevar, who drove his No. 77 Chevrolet inside the top-five to become the third different top-running Team Chevy driver of the race. But shortly thereafter, what was building into a long green flag run saw those on fresher tires start making their way back through the lead pack en route to the next pit cycle. Still under green flag conditions, those on the alternate strategy were on the horizon of a required trip to pit road, with Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez leading the pack into the cycle just shy of 20 laps to go in the stage. With the stage continuing on caution-free, it was Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that opted to stay out for points – making his first appearance in the top-five of the day to lead the manufacturer to the conclusion of Stage Two. Final Stage: With a call by crew chief, Alan Gustafson, to stay out under the final stage break, Elliott was welcomed back into the top-five for the start of the final stage of the race. As the race hit 42 laps to go, the leaders began to hit pit road to start the green flag pit cycle. Climbing up to third, Elliott turned in his position just two laps into the cycle to make his final trip to pit road of the day. Just inside 20 laps to go, then-race leader, Christopher Bell, was the only driver that was making the gamble to stretch their fuel mileage to the end. With enough fuel to make it to the end, Byron sat strong in the third position – ultimately going on to hold the position to match his season-best finish. |
| Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 Results Pos. Driver 3rd – William Byron 5th – Kyle Larson 8th – Ross Chastain  Chevrolet’s season statistics with 16 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 30Top 10s: 57Stage Wins: 13 |
| The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at the Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250 on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. |
| NASCAR Cup SeriesPocono RacewayGreat American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPATeam Chevy Post-Race ReportJune 14, 2026 |
William Byron Matches Season-Best Finish at Pocono Raceway Three Team Chevy Drivers Place in the Top-Eight |
| MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race AdvancesChevrolet Newsroom |
| William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, matched his best finish of the season in Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 – leading Chevrolet to the checkered flag with a third-place result at the “Tricky Triangle”. RACE RECAP: Stage One: Kyle Larson led Team Chevy in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, with the reigning champion earning a front-row starting position for the Great American Getaway 400. Taking the green flag for Stage One, Larson remained side-by-side with polesitter, Denny Hamlin, for the first-two turns before edging his No. 5 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the opening lap of the race. Larson quickly set the pace, pulling to an 1.2-second lead after just five laps around the “Tricky Triangle”. With a long green flag run to open the race, Larson made his first report from behind the wheel just past the midway point of Stage One, indicating that his Chevrolet was building tight through the tunnel turn as the track rubbered up. The California native went on to lead the first 25 laps, but a hard-charging Hamlin progressively closed the gap en route to a late-stage pass to find Larson ultimately take the first green-white checkered flag in the second position. Stage Two: Alex Bowman was among the six cars that opted to short-pit the opening stage, with the No. 48 Chevrolet team finding themselves in the sixth position to lead Team Chevy to the start of Stage Two. On an opposite strategy with a points-earning stage in mind, William Byron took advantage of his fresh set of Goodyear tires to quickly take his turn as the top running Chevrolet driver – entering the top-five during the opening laps of Stage Two. But a caution on Lap 46 kickstarted a split strategy throughout the field. While the majority of the field opted for a trip to pit road, nine cars chose to stay out to earn valuable track position. The strategy paid early dividends for five Team Chevy drivers, with their respective teams inheriting a spot in the top-10 nearing the halfway point of Stage Two. Among those included Carson Hocevar, who drove his No. 77 Chevrolet inside the top-five to become the third different top-running Team Chevy driver of the race. But shortly thereafter, what was building into a long green flag run saw those on fresher tires start making their way back through the lead pack en route to the next pit cycle. Still under green flag conditions, those on the alternate strategy were on the horizon of a required trip to pit road, with Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez leading the pack into the cycle just shy of 20 laps to go in the stage. With the stage continuing on caution-free, it was Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that opted to stay out for points – making his first appearance in the top-five of the day to lead the manufacturer to the conclusion of Stage Two. Final Stage: With a call by crew chief, Alan Gustafson, to stay out under the final stage break, Elliott was welcomed back into the top-five for the start of the final stage of the race. As the race hit 42 laps to go, the leaders began to hit pit road to start the green flag pit cycle. Climbing up to third, Elliott turned in his position just two laps into the cycle to make his final trip to pit road of the day. Just inside 20 laps to go, then-race leader, Christopher Bell, was the only driver that was making the gamble to stretch their fuel mileage to the end. With enough fuel to make it to the end, Byron sat strong in the third position – ultimately going on to hold the position to match his season-best finish. |
| Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 Results Pos. Driver 3rd – William Byron 5th – Kyle Larson 8th – Ross Chastain Chevrolet’s season statistics with 16 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:Wins: 5Poles: 3Top-Fives: 30Top 10s: 57Stage Wins: 13 |
| The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at the Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250 on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. |
| Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Finished: 8th “We passed some cars today, so it feels really good to be able to do that. On top of that, we had the speed in our No. 1 Busch Light Lime Chevy and the strategy worked out to run Stage Two out and get the points. And then, we were able to run long into the final stage and have a tire advantage there at the end, with the clean air to go with that. It was nice that it ran green. That was our strategy and that worked to drive up into eighth. To start 24th at Pocono (Raceway) and drive forward, that felt really good.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Finished: 25th “We had a strong No. 3 BetMGM x Survivor Triple Challenge Chevrolet this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Unfortunately, we got too tight during qualifying and had to start the race deeper in the field than we would have liked and then strategy didn’t play to our favor during the race. Still, our Richard Boswell-led team never gave up and we did what we could to gain us positions during the race. Our Chevy started out neutral, but handling turned tight pretty quickly before trending loose later in the race. We had top-10 to 15 lap times throughout the day – just needed the track position. Our right-rear started giving out with 18 to go and we salvaged what we could. We’ll turn our focus to turning left and right the next two races on the schedule in San Diego and Sonoma.” Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Finished: 5th “It was a solid day for this No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevy team. I didn’t have the greatest restarts early in the race, so we kind of paid for that the rest of the race with track position. I feel like I made up for it a little bit on the last two restarts to gain some track position and have a good cycle there. We came home with a top-five finish and a pretty solid race car.” William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Finished: 3rd “I think this is probably the first time in four months that I’ve been able to drive the car this way, just be able to make moves and have the balance stay with me. Just appreciate everyone on this No. 24 Raptor Chevy team and back at Hendrick Motorsports for working really hard, trusting in our tools and the things we can use to prepare. I felt confident throughout the weekend, and I just felt like from Lap One on-track, I could push pretty hard. The strategy makes it tough where you have to restart towards the back, but I felt like with our Raptor Chevy, we could manipulate and work through traffic, so that was awesome.” Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Finished: 18th “Really proud of the entire zone Jalapeño Lime team. It was a solid weekend from start to finish and these guys deserve to have good runs like this. Qualifying 14th gave us a nice pit stall selection and we put together an entire race, even got a stage point. The balance of our Chevrolet was pretty good, but we were just a little tight on throttle down. It didn’t need much though. We will keep working hard and build off of this.” Casey Mears, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet Sidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 36th “We just ended up having a loose wheel, which is bummer because with me not having a lot of experience with this car and racing at this track. Looking back on it, we started the weekend way too loose. The car was numb and I just didn’t have a good feel for it. Once we got the car a little tighter every run that we ran, we got way more competitive. There at the end, that last change helped me even more. We had just gotten the car where I felt like I could cruise up there and break into the top-20; maybe have a solid day and get some points. But when the wheel comes off, you’re day is over. It was a hard hit, but I’m okay.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Finished: 17th “It wasn’t a great day for this No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet team. I feel like we were just a little bit too tight for most of the day, especially in traffic and we spent most of those last few runs in traffic. We still have a little bit of work to do, but all-in-all, we put together a solid day. We just didn’t have the speed and the balance we needed to contend for a top-10. But we’ll regroup and get ready for two good tracks for us.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Finished: 23rd “I’m really proud of everyone on our Roto-Rooter team. We overcame a lot today to score a respectable finish. There are still a few things we need to do make our car better but today was a step in the right direction after the last few weeks.” |