The 2019 Pocono Green 250 is a

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race held on June 1, 2019, at

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. Contested over 103 laps (extended from 100 laps due to an overtime finish) on the triangular racecourse, it was the 12th race of the

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season.

Background

Track

The race was held at Pocono Raceway which is located in the

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. It is the site of two annual

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races held several weeks apart in early June and late July, one

event in early June, one

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event in late July, and two

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events, one in early June and the other in late July. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track has also hosted an

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race, currently sanctioned by the

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and run in August.

Entry list

*Initially No. 5 from Matt Mills was a Chevrolet but he crashed the car in Practice, so they ran the backup car that was a Toyota.

Practice

First practice

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was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.388 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

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was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.134 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.722 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results

*Tyler Reddick and John Hunter Nemechek started from the rear due to transmission failure and starting on a backup car, respectively.

Race

Summary

Cole Custer started on pole and led from green flag to the end of stage 1. Brandon Jones spun out early, slamming the back of his car into the fence on turn 1. Joey Gase, Chad Finchum, and Todd Peck all got together exiting the first turn afterwards, and Christopher Bell spun out but managed to save it. Bell led for a few laps before Justin Allgaier passed him to win stage 2. Allgaier would later lose the lead after Custer passed him the same way he passed Bell in turn 1. Jeffrey Earnhardt spun out after being tapped by Austin Cindric. Tyler Reddick passed Custer after the final restart, leading a lap. On the final turn, Custer managed to slip by Reddick (who got loose) and held him off to win the race.

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 25 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 25

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 50

References

{{NASCAR on Fox 2019 in sports in Pennsylvania

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