2016 NASCAR Pocono Entry List

We Paint Winners 400

By Richard Tix

The official entry list for the We Paint Winners 400 at Pocono Raceway (From: Jayski.com)

2016 NASCAR Week 14 Preview: Pocono

Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400

Pocono Raceway

By Richard Tix

Three turns? Why not! NASCAR heads to Pocono Raceway this weekend for the first time in 2016 after a dominating win by Martin Truex Jr at Charlotte. Last year this stop at Pocono was the exact time where Truex finally broke his long win-less streak and had a break through with Furniture Row Racing.

This time around he is locked into the Chase and will have a shot to win back to back races for the first time in his career. A win at Pocono would also mark the first time Truex would have multiple wins in a single season during his 13 year career.

Pocono has actually been won by nine different drivers in the last eleven races (Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon were multiple winners during that time). So, it is possible a new winner will be out there to compete with Truex and stop his run. Either that or a guy like Dale Earnhardt Jr could get his first win of 2016 or Brad Keselowski can add to his quality runs here at Pocono. Check out the 'Tricky Triangle' this week to see how it all plays out.

**This section is just a quick look at some of Cup drivers latest finishes. This is not a tool for fantasy purposes and NBTW only is looking at end results. No deep statistic's are involved, but rather it is just a quick way to get ready for the race and get caught up on who has finished well at each track**

The Good

• Jimmie Johnson- When it comes to consistenly good at Pocono JJ is your man. In 28 starts he has three wins, eleven top 5's, and nineteen top 10's. To go along with those stats he also has three poles. 
• Brad Keselowski- Two years ago coming up short on fuel cost him a win and last year he just got beat out late by Matt Kenseth, but overall Pocono has been good to BK. He still has one win and two career runner up finishes in 12 starts here. 
• Dale Earnhardt Jr- Speaking of running out of fuel, the recipient of that was Jr, who had a strong car that day but not the strongest. Dale won that race and then came back later in the season to sweep Pocono in 2014. Juniors Pocono success has been a recent thing as he used to struggle here, but he seems to have it down now.

The Middle

• Kevin Harvick- Harvick has run well here at Pocono, but just can't put the finishing touches on a win. In 30 races he has zero wins, seven top 5's, and eleven top 10's. He does have two runner up finishes in his last three starts here, though.

The Bad

• Ricky Stenhouse Jr- Stenhouse's first six races have been just a tad better then his girlfriends that follows (Danica Patrick), but that isn't saying much. He has four finishes of 26th or worse and the last two were in the 40's. 
• Danica Patrick- Five of Danica's last six races have resulted in finishes of 29th or higher. She did finish a career best 16th last time here and also lead five laps.
• Paul Menard- In the last eight races here Menard has finished 30th or higher half the time. Five of the eight have been 26th or higher. However, he does have a top ten and two eleventh place finishes during that span.

About the Track: Pocono Raceway

Track Stats

• Of current drivers, Denny Hamlin has the most wins (4)
• Of current drivers Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch have the most top 5's (12)
• Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have the most Pole's of current drivers (3)
• Jeff Gordon has the most career Pocono wins (6) followed by Bill Elliott (5)
• Mark Martin has the most career Pocono top 5's (20) followed by Gordon (19)
• Ricky Rudd has the most career Pocono starts (55) followed by Mark Martin (54)
• Of drivers with at least 10 Pocono starts, Davey Allison has the best average finish (9.8 in 13 starts).
• A Pocono race has been won from the Pole 15 times in 75 Cup races
• Chevy has won the last 6 of 7 races 7 of the last 10. Including Dale Earnhardt Jr sweeping in 2014.
• The furthest back anyone has started and won was 29th in 2005 when Carl Edwards won in the first Pocono stop of the year

Track Info

• Surface: Asphalt
• Length: 2.5 Miles
• Banking
• Turn 1: 14 degrees
• Turn 2: 8 degrees
• Turn 3: 6 degrees

Pocono Raceway
Race	Date	Cars	Winner(s)	St	Make / Model
1974-20	8/4/1974	35	Richard Petty	3	'74 Dodge
1975-18	8/3/1975	35	David Pearson	2	'73 Mercury
1976-18	8/1/1976	40	Richard Petty	5	Dodge
1977-18	7/31/1977	35	Benny Parsons	4	Chevrolet
1978-18	7/30/1978	40	Darrell Waltrip	4	Chevrolet
1979-19	7/30/1979	39	Cale Yarborough	2	Chevrolet
1980-19	7/27/1980	40	Neil Bonnett	2	Mercury
1981-19	7/26/1981	35	Darrell Waltrip	1	Buick
1982-13	6/6/1982	37	Bobby Allison	3	Buick
1982-18	7/25/1982	36	Bobby Allison	4	Buick
1983-14	6/12/1983	38	Bobby Allison	7	Buick
1983-18	7/24/1983	40	Tim Richmond	1	Pontiac
1984-14	6/10/1984	39	Cale Yarborough	12	Chevrolet
1984-18	7/22/1984	40	Harry Gant	3	Chevrolet
1985-13	6/9/1985	40	Bill Elliott	1	Ford
1985-16	7/21/1985	40	Bill Elliott	2	Ford
1986-13	6/8/1986	40	Tim Richmond	3	Chevrolet
1986-16	7/20/1986	40	Tim Richmond	5	Chevrolet
1987-12	6/14/1987	40	Tim Richmond	3	Chevrolet
1987-16	7/19/1987	40	Dale Earnhardt	16	Chevrolet
1988-13	6/19/1988	40	Geoffrey Bodine	3	Chevrolet
1988-16	7/24/1988	40	Bill Elliott	2	Ford
1989-13	6/18/1989	38	Terry Labonte	23	Ford
1989-16	7/23/1989	40	Bill Elliott	14	Ford
1990-13	6/17/1990	40	Harry Gant	16	Oldsmobile
1990-16	7/22/1990	39	Geoffrey Bodine	4	Ford
1991-13	6/16/1991	37	Darrell Waltrip	13	Chevrolet
1991-16	7/21/1991	40	Rusty Wallace	10	Pontiac
1992-13	6/14/1992	40	Alan Kulwicki	6	Ford
1992-16	7/19/1992	40	Darrell Waltrip	8	Chevrolet
1993-13	6/13/1993	40	Kyle Petty	8	Pontiac
1993-17	7/18/1993	40	Dale Earnhardt	11	Chevrolet
1994-13	6/12/1994	42	Rusty Wallace	1	Ford
1994-17	7/17/1994	42	Geoffrey Bodine	1	Ford
1995-13	6/11/1995	42	Terry Labonte	27	Chevrolet
1995-17	7/16/1995	41	Dale Jarrett	15	Ford
1996-13	6/16/1996	41	Jeff Gordon	1	Chevrolet
1996-17	7/21/1996	41	Rusty Wallace	13	Ford
1997-13	6/8/1997	42	Jeff Gordon	11	Chevrolet
1997-18	7/20/1997	42	Dale Jarrett	4	Ford
1998-15	6/21/1998	43	Jeremy Mayfield	3	Ford
1998-18	7/26/1998	43	Jeff Gordon	2	Chevrolet
1999-15	6/20/1999	43	Bobby Labonte	3	Pontiac
1999-19	7/25/1999	43	Bobby Labonte	4	Pontiac
2000-15	6/19/2000	43	Jeremy Mayfield	22	Ford
2000-19	7/23/2000	43	Rusty Wallace	2	Ford
2001-15	6/17/2001	43	Ricky Rudd	1	Ford
2001-20	7/29/2001	43	Bobby Labonte	11	Pontiac
2002-14	6/9/2002	43	Dale Jarrett	13	Ford
2002-20	7/28/2002	43	Bill Elliott	1	Dodge
2003-14	6/8/2003	43	Tony Stewart	4	Chevrolet
2003-20	7/27/2003	43	Ryan Newman	1	Dodge
2004-14	6/13/2004	43	Jimmie Johnson	5	Chevrolet
2004-20	8/1/2004	43	Jimmie Johnson	14	Chevrolet
2005-14	6/12/2005	43	Carl Edwards	29	Ford
2005-20	7/24/2005	43	Kurt Busch	2	Ford
2006-14	6/11/2006	43	Denny Hamlin	1	Chevrolet
2006-20	7/23/2006	43	Denny Hamlin	1	Chevrolet
2007-14	6/10/2007	43	Jeff Gordon	18	Chevrolet
2007-21	8/5/2007	43	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge
2008-14	6/8/2008	43	Kasey Kahne	1	Dodge
2008-21	8/3/2008	43	Carl Edwards	15	Ford
2009-14	6/7/2009	43	Tony Stewart	1	Chevrolet
2009-21	8/3/2009	43	Denny Hamlin	6	Toyota
2010-14	6/6/2010	43	Denny Hamlin	5	Toyota
2010-21	8/1/2010	43	Greg Biffle	12	Ford
2011-14	6/12/2011	43	Jeff Gordon	3	Chevrolet
2011-21	8/7/2011	43	Brad Keselowski	13	Dodge
2012-14	6/10/2012	43	Joey Logano	1	Toyota
2012-21	8/5/2012	43	Jeff Gordon	27	Chevrolet
2013-14	6/9/2013	43	Jimmie Johnson	1	Chevrolet
2013-21	8/4/2013	43	Kasey Kahne	18	Chevrolet
2014-14	6/8/2014	43	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Chevrolet
2014-21	8/3/2014	43	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	9	Chevrolet
2015-14	6/7/2015	43	Martin Truex, Jr.	3	Chevrolet
2015-21	8/2/2015	43	Matt Kenseth	7	Toyota