103 degrees at Pocono! Extravaganza Series record heat, with Aquafina bottles boiling atop the grandstands concrete. "My pulled pork sandwich caught on fire" said Amos Johnson, camping on the infield since Friday. "The bun turned black and scared away the mosquitos. Maybe it will scare away the sun!" The blistering heat scarred Rob Scarberry's fingers, driving without gloves since 1989. "It only burns if you choose to feel it." said Rob. Hopefully he will "choose" to win at Pocono!

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

Zakk Miller sits on the pole, tying Johnny Reed Foley with two while decreasing his average starting position to a Whiplash-Whopping 7.7! Neb Wayman takes the green flag out of the freezer as 250,000 fans anticipate the turn-1 bliss. Allstate-man Dan Johnston tries to beat Zakk Miller into the corner, failing as Dakota Wilkins drops underneath. Miller would lead lap-1, with Dakota stealing the spot on the ensuing circuit.

Two purple cars dominate the field! Rick Jackson and Dakota Wilkins swap the lead several times, with Ryan Heuser, Matt Raboin and Jeremy Hebel in tow. Towards the rear, Ken Pettit, Dave Miller and Zach Michael adroitly swerve their way through traffic after starting dead-last in the field, each reaching the top-30 by the twentieth lap. A Ziggy Moonglow cut tire was the only blemish during the stint.

Ryan Heuser takes the lead on lap-22! Rick Jackson steals it back, tag-teaming to pull Wilkins and William Perry away from the pack in a four-car cavalcade. Heuser broke the momentum on lap-40, wanting to pit from the lead and come out on top. He was unsuccessful, dropping to fourth with Jackson, Wilkins and Bink Lucas beating him out. William Perry joined the quartet in a five-car breakaway, with Lucas Racing's John Battista and Alex Crapser leading the second pack.

After a plethora of caution flags, accidents and fenders flying into the skies at Charlotte and Kansas, Nashville and Pocono kept the initial 2025 vibe in tact. Long green flag runs were the story again, hoping to join Texas as the second caution-free event of the year. Up front, John Battista, Alex Crapser, Matt Raboin, Jeremy Hebel and Trae Larkin erased half of their four-second gap on Heuser, Jackson, Lucas, Perry and Wilkins.

Battista's #39 Wendy's Chevrolet caught the front pack before halfway! He'd come out of the pits in a tango with Bink Lucas, hoping to pull away from the field despite older tires melting onto the asphalt surface. It was 2019 when Bink relieved Battista during the Pennsylvania 400, earning his first experience in Extravaganza Series racing. He's been with Lifesavers ever since. 

Chauncey Redmond Jr. becomes the first casualty, blowing an engine while mowing both backstretch grasses in grand style! Worms and mosquitos equally feel the wrath, with fans enduring the wrath of the sun in the grandstands. 104 degrees combined with engine combustion was too tough for some. Some fans poured ice cream on their heads, wearing only a cone after 30 seconds of extreme melting. "My mint chocolate chip will make my hair grow back!" said Cole Donovan, reaching for the the silver-lining despite his obvious heat stroke.

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