The NASCAR Cup Series heads to eastern Pennsylvania and the “Tricky Triangle” of Pocono Raceway this weekend as the race for the playoffs heats up. There are just six races left before the playoff field of 16 is set with 11 drivers having already secured a place.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Highpoint.com 400:
Highpoint.com 400 TV Schedule/Broadcast
All times Eastern
SATURDAY
2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.: Workout (US from 3 p.m., NBC Sports app)
3:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Qualifying (US, NBC Sports app)
Sunday
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Pre-Race Show (US, NBC Sports app)
2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Highpoint.com 400 (US, NBC Sports app)
Highpoint.com 400 details
Track: Pocono Raceway (2.5 mile triangular superspeedway), Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Length: 160 laps for 400 miles
Banking: Turn 1 – 14 degrees | Rotate 2 to 8 degrees | Turn 3 to 6 degrees
Last year’s winner: Chase Elliot
Best drivers and best bets for the Highpoint.com 400
Denny Hamlin has the most wins at Pocono with six and is therefore a 4-to-1 favorite going into the weekend according to BetMGM. Championship standings leader Martin Truex Jr., who picked up two wins at Pocono, has the second-best silver line at +600. Kyle Busch has four wins at the track and shares a +700 silver line with Kyle Larson, who hasn’t won there but sports nine top-10 finishes in 15 starts there.
Better chances of winning
Denny Hamlin +400
Martin Truex Jr. +600
Kyle Busch +700
Kyle Larson+700
Yahoo Sports’ Nick Bromberg wrote earlier in the week about Highpoint.com 400 betting and suggests good mid-level value in the Toyotas of Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick (+1200 each) given Bell is Hamlin and Truex’s teammate and Reddick drives for Hamlin’s co-owned team.
List of Highpoint.com 400 entries
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Penske Ford Team
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Penske Ford Team
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Ford of motorsport in the front row
Todd Gilliland (36), Ford of motorsport in the front row
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Cole Custer (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Weather for Pocono Race Weekend
Forecasts call for highs in the upper 70s and partly cloudy skies for the two days of Cup Series operation.