2025 The Great American Getaway 400
NASCAR Cup Series race
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The 2025 The Great American Getaway presented by VISITPA was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 22, 2025, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval, it was the 17th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the third and final seeding race for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 17 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 22, 2025 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km) | ||
| Average speed | 130.199 miles per hour (209.535 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 52.144 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 72 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Time | 52.592 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Prime Video | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.869 million[7] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Mike Bagley and Kurt Becker | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1), Tim Catalfamo (2), Nathan Prouty (3) | ||
Chase Briscoe won the race. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 52.706 seconds and a speed of 170.758 mph (274.808 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.706 | 170.758 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 52.931 | 170.033 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.977 | 169.885 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.144 and a speed of 172.599 mph (277.771 km/h).[8]
Qualifying results
Race
The start of the race was delayed 2+1⁄2 hours from its originally scheduled start due to a rain delay.[9]
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 65
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 65
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 1 | 6 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 57 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 51 |
| 3 | 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 37 |
| 4 | 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 48 |
| 5 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 43 |
| 6 | 4 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 160 | 31 |
| 7 | 24 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 32 |
| 8 | 13 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 29 |
| 9 | 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 28 |
| 10 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 31 |
| 11 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 27 |
| 12 | 35 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 34 |
| 13 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 160 | 30 |
| 14 | 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 25 |
| 17 | 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 20 |
| 19 | 22 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 16 |
| 22 | 5 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 160 | 15 |
| 23 | 17 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 14 |
| 24 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 13 |
| 25 | 15 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 17 |
| 26 | 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 19 |
| 28 | 32 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 160 | 8 |
| 30 | 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 7 |
| 31 | 23 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 6 |
| 32 | 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 159 | 13 |
| 33 | 27 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | 44 | Brennan Poole (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 54 | 1 |
| 37 | 29 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 41 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 11 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 31
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 4 minutes, and 20 seconds
- Average speed: 130.199 miles per hour (209.535 km/h)
Media
Television
Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side.
| Prime Video | ||
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Kim Coon Marty Snider Trevor Bayne | |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Mike Bagley and Kurt Becker called the race in the booth while the field will race on the front stretch. Lead MRN Turn Announcer Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field is racing through turn 1. Tim Catafalmo called the race from a platform outside of turn 2 when the field races through turn 2. Nathan Prouty called the race from a billboard in the middle of Turn 3. Lead Pit Reporter for MRN Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Kurt Becker | Turn 1: Dave Moody Turn 2: Tim Catafalmo Turn 3: Nathan Prouty | Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |
Standings after the race
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