NASCAR makes the first of its two annual trips to Pocono Raceway this weekend. One thing that will be different is that Xfinity teams will use a package similar to what it ran at Indianapolis last year and what Cup teams ran in the All-Star Race. The package is intended to keep the cars closer together.
Here is the track schedule:
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Cup garage open
9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Xfinity garage open
11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. — Cup practice (Fox Sports 2, Motor Racing Network)
1:05 - 1:55 p.m. — Xfinity practice (FS2)
3:05 - 3:55 p.m. — Final Xfinity practice (FS2)
4:15 p.m. — Cup qualifying; multi-vehicle/three rounds (FS2, MRN)
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
7:30 a.m. — Xfinity garage opens
9:05 a.m. — Xfinity qualifying; single vehicle/two rounds (FS1)
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Cup garage open
10:45 a.m. — Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting
11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. — Final Cup practice (FS1, MRN)
12:30 p.m. — Xfinity driver introductions
1 p.m. — Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons Xfinity race; 100 laps/250 miles (FS1, MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
8:30 a.m. — Cup garage opens
Noon — Driver/crew chief meeting
1:20 p.m. — Driver introductions
2 p.m. — Pocono 400 Cup race; 160 laps/400 miles (FS1, MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)