Connor Zilisch has finally broken through on a track that isn’t a road course, winning Saturday’s Explore The Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the pit box.
Race Results:
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Registix Chevrolet | 100 | Running | 58 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 100 | 0.437 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 15 | 16 | Christian Eckes | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Chevrolet | 100 | 1.132 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | 1 | 17 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 100 | 1.364 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 100 | 1.596 | Running | 44 |
| 6 | 22 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Bass Pro Shops / Clarience Chevrolet | 100 | 2.083 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 6 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Ford | 100 | 3.861 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 100 | 4.266 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 7 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 100 | 4.862 | Running | 37 |
| 10 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 100 | 5.059 | Running | 31 |
| 11 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Volpi Foods Chevrolet | 100 | 7.422 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing FPF / Alliance Chevrolet | 100 | 8.408 | Running | 27 |
| 13 | 28 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports Clancy Relocation & Logistics Chevrolet | 100 | 8.432 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 16 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 100 | 8.762 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 26 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 100 | 9.1 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 19 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Members 1st FCU Chevrolet | 100 | 9.243 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Uglies Kettle Chips / TPG Toyota | 100 | 9.349 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 2 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Cheez-It Toyota | 100 | 9.452 | Running | 29 |
| 19 | 11 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Pocono Mountains Chevrolet | 100 | 9.65 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet | 100 | 9.933 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota | 100 | 10.138 | Running | 20 |
| 22 | 23 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing Finish Products Chevrolet | 100 | 11.362 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Rita's Italian Ice Chevrolet | 100 | 11.493 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 36 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing LH Construction Chevrolet | 100 | 12.027 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 37 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Shop Shades Ford | 100 | 13.371 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 32 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-GreenLight Racing Priority Tire Chevrolet | 100 | 13.87 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 38 | 53 | Logan Bearden | Joey Gase Motorsports KitchenAid Chevrolet | 100 | 14.216 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 3 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing Pickers Vodka Chevrolet | 100 | 14.966 | Running | 26 |
| 29 | 27 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet | 100 | 16.374 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-GreenLight Racing CamelBeach Outdoors Chevrolet | 100 | 22.2 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 18 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Champion Container Chevrolet | 100 | 23.874 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing Sweetwater Construction Chevrolet | 100 | 30.15 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing Realty.com Chevrolet | 99 | 1 lap | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 35 | Carson Ware | Joey Gase Motorsports Costa Oil Chevrolet | 99 | 1 lap | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Global Industrial Chevrolet | 96 | 4 laps | Running | 3 |
| 36 | 12 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Ford | 88 | 12 laps | Accident | 4 |
| 37 | 30 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports FNB Corporation Chevrolet | 69 | 31 laps | Mechanical | 1 |
| 38 | 17 | 19 | Justin Bonsignore | Joe Gibbs Racing TW Cable LLC Toyota | 7 | 93 laps | Mechanical | 1 |
Leaders / Lead Changes:
| Lead Change | Driver | From | To | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | Chase Elliott | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 1 | Brandon Jones | 23 | 28 | 6 |
| 2 | Harrison Burton | 29 | 31 | 3 |
| 3 | Justin Allgaier | 32 | 41 | 10 |
| 4 | Connor Zilisch | 42 | 67 | 26 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 68 | 71 | 4 |
| 6 | Sam Mayer | 72 | 72 | 1 |
| 7 | Connor Zilisch | 73 | 75 | 3 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 76 | 87 | 12 |
| 9 | Jesse Love | 88 | 95 | 8 |
| 10 | Connor Zilisch | 96 | 100 | 5 |
Cautions / Incidents:
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Daniel Dye Incident Turn 3 | -- |
| 2 | 9 | Fluid on Track | -- |
| 3 | 27 | Stage 1 End | 07 |
| 4 | 34 | William Sawalich, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Daniel Dye, and Patrick Emerling Incident in Turn 2 | -- |
| 5 | 42 | Leland Honeyman Incident in Turn 1 | 00 |
| 6 | 52 | Stage 2 End | 10 |
| 7 | 72 | Garrett Smithley Incident Turn 2 | 10 |
| 8 | 80 | Ryan Ellis, Dean Thompson Incident Turn 2 | 14 |
| 9 | 85 | Nick Sanchez, Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed Incident on Backstretch | 21 |
| 10 | 91 | Kyle Sieg Incident Turn 2 | 48 |
