The grasslands of eastern Pennsylvania resides the esteemed Pocono Raceway. High-horsepower will dominate the show, with four-time winners Johnny Reed Foley and Dakota Wilkins commanding the front row. Triangle-man Timothy McDonnell enters the facility without a victory in 2024. Rick Jackson, Dave Miller, Matt Raboin, John Battista, Tony Pizzaro and Ryan Heuser also search for their first win of the season.

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

An impactful crowd of 250,000 strong roar large! Sights of ghosts from Berwick's Pine Grove Cemetery were rumored to navigate the infield campground during the weekend. Despite the terror, everyone stayed for the 400-mile event. Points leader Johnny Reed Foley prevailed for the first ten circuits. Zakk Miller would take control of the field through lap-18.

All three Quick-Silver Motorsports entries showed speed early. Craig Lee took his first lead of the day on lap-18, hauling Tony Pizzaro's Fenway Frank machine in a 1-2 punch at the front. The duo swapped the lead twice, still pulling to a 3.5-second gap. During pit stops, William Perry and Adam Crapser fell to the wayside after colliding on entry. The #4 Packers machine finished dead-last, dropping to 22nd in the standings. Perry fell to 27th after limping home five laps down.

Another miraculous pit stop by the #3 AC-Delco crew put Johnny Reed Foley in range of the two leaders. He would take the lead on lap 55. A battle or 19th would go awry from behind. Matthew Dominique blew up, causing Michael Henson to spin the #25 into the infield. This would end his string of five-consecutive top-20 finishes, dropping Matthew to 24th in points.

Chauncey Redmond Jr.'s gateway to the top-35 ended in flames! He battled for the lead during the second green-flag stint, blowing up while battling for the 4th position. Zakk Miller and Craig Lee somehow made it through the smoke while the #64 simmered into the infield grass. Surprisingly, the New England Patriots Chevrolet has qualified for every race this season despite their lack of provisionals. They've earned only nine finishes inside the top-33, with their streak of two-in-a-row coming to an end. Indianapolis will be a greater challenge with 70+ cars attempting to make the show.

Ken Pettit takes his first lead of the race on lap 62! The top-2 in points run first and second in the race, each eclipsing their bonus points in hopes of earning the Halfway Bacon money. The Bob Marley team would get it, with he, Foley and Ryan Heuser sharing the top-spot before the second green-flag stop.

The high-strung RPM's produced another casualty in 22nd-place Jimmie Stevens. The team known for being easy on equipment earned their 6th DNF of 2024, dropping to 31st in points with only one finish better than 10th all year. Despite the injustice, he, Bill Werkheiser, Trae Larkin, Dalton Lucas, Michael Henson and Ben Geer would all stay ahead of 36th-place Rob Scarberry and make next week's Brickyard 400 field!

Johnny Reed Foley's crew is completely unmatched. Another incredible pit stop but the #3 five-seconds ahead of the field, tag-teaming with lapped rookies Steve Inkman and Molemar Diggs to pull further ahead. Ryan Heuser, Zakk Miller and Ken Pettit were still able to catch them, with Heuser taking the top-spot back on lap 117. The largest battle was seven-seconds behind for the 8th position, with Matt Raboin, Zach Michael, Alan Nesfeder and Dave Miller each fighting frantically to stay in reach of the lead group.

A debris caution with 26 laps remaining was the first and only of the race! Tony Pizzaro attempted a short-pit strategy just before the yellow, jumping from 13th to the lead for the ensuing restart. In just ten laps, John Battista's Wendy's "All Night Long" burger machine traversed from 13th to the lead in miraculous style! They were easily the class of the field, able to hold everyone off except Johnny Reed Foley, Ryan Heuser and Zach Michael. Still, nobody could even attempt a pass on the #39. It was John's race to lose, still leading by a car-length with three laps-to-go!

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