Pocono Raceway wasn’t overly kind to The Bow Tie on July 14th, 2024. While no NASCAR Chevy teams led any laps on the “Tricky Triangle,” a couple Camaro ZL1 race cars finished inside the top five and were a threat to win.
Last weekend’s winner, Alex Bowman, guided the No. 48 NASCAR Chevy Camaro to a third-place finish, tailing race winner Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Ford Mustang Dark Horse and runner-up Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry. He was followed by the No. 24 Camaro of William Byron in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Camaro, was the only other NASCAR Chevy driver to finish inside the top 10, bringing home a ninth-place result. Elliott currently holds the regular season points lead over Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Camaro.
Other NASCAR Chevy teams didn’t have good results to write home about. Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Camaro, appeared to lose steering and slammed into the wall on Lap 53, taking him out of contention and putting him in danger of missing the 2024 Playoffs. He finished 36th at Pocono.
Kyle Busch’s struggles also continued at the Tricky Triangle after contact with the No. 7 Camaro of Corey Lajoie sent his No. 8 Camaro spinning into the pack, collecting several drivers, including the No. 47 Camaro of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. When asked if he felt there was a conversation to be had with Lajoie about the incident, Busch simply replied, “Nah.” He finished 32nd.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Wabash Ford | 160 | 44 | Ford Mustang |
2 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Mavis Tire Toyota | 160 | 31 | Toyota TRD Camry |
3 | 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Best Friends Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
4 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Raptor High Heat Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
5 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 160 | 3 | Ford Mustang |
6 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | MoneyLion Toyota | 160 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
7 | 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Nexlizet Ford | 160 | 20 | Ford Mustang |
8 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 160 | 14 | Toyota TRD Camry |
9 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
10 | 29 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Leidos Toyota | 160 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
11 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 160 | 19 | Ford Mustang |
12 | 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 160 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
13 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
14 | 23 | 43 | Erik Jones | Family Dollar Toyota | 160 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
15 | 28 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
16 | 16 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
17 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Delaware Life Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
18 | 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
19 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Parity in Paris Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
20 | 5 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Overstock.com Ford | 160 | 8 | Ford Mustang |
21 | 26 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Cirkul Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
22 | 34 | 51 | Justin Haley | Walmart Health & Wellness Ford | 160 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
23 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Boot Barn Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
24 | 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | GUNK Ford | 157 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
25 | 27 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Poppy Bank Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
26 | 35 | 15 | Cody Ware | Jacob Construction Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
27 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 132 | 21 | Toyota TRD Camry |
28 | 32 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Dollar Tree Toyota | 126 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
29 | 9 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Focused Health Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
30 | 36 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 121 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
31 | 22 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 121 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
32 | 24 | 8 | Kyle Busch | zone/GetGo Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
33 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Sugarlands Sippin' Cream Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
34 | 33 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | C.H. REED Ford | 115 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
35 | 37 | 44 | JJ Yeley(i) | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
36 | 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light Peach Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
37 | 25 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Overstock.com Ford | 13 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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