# 2018 Pocono Green 250

The 2018 Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J. P. Mascaro & Sons was the 12th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate and win his 92nd career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Chase Elliott of GMS Racing and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.
Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human" |
| 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JAS Expedited Trucking |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV" |
| 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Childress Vineyards |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Breyers 2 in 1 |
| 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pinnacle |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Phantom Fireworks |
| 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits |
| 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Tape |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Comcast, NBCUniversal Salute to Service |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | XYO Network |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Ruud |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | LTi Printing |
| 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | Fatal Clothing |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Sparks Energy |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wholey's, Can-Am |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | KMB Plumbing & Electrical |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | George's Tool Rental |
| 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Timmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC |
| 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | NutriChomps |
| 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | Nettts |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Bethel Glass & Shower Door, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists |
| 93 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, June 1, at 1:05 PM EST. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.425 and an average speed of 159.504 miles per hour (256.697 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.425 | 159.504 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.665 | 158.828 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.717 | 158.683 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The last 50-minute practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, June 1, at 3:05 PM EST. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 56.424 and an average speed of 159.507 miles per hour (256.702 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.424 | 159.507 |
| 2 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 56.515 | 159.250 |
| 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 56.573 | 159.086 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 2, at 9:35 AM EST. Since Pocono Raceway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.
Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole, setting a time of 55.754 and an average speed of 161.423 miles per hour (259.785 km/h) in the second round.
One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 56.276 | 159.926 | 55.754 | 161.423 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 56.391 | 159.600 | 55.790 | 161.319 |
| 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 56.024 | 160.645 | 55.827 | 161.212 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.604 | 158.999 | 55.850 | 161.146 |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.264 | 159.960 | 55.864 | 161.106 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56.509 | 159.267 | 55.972 | 160.795 |
| 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.592 | 159.033 | 56.003 | 160.706 |
| 8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 56.644 | 158.887 | 56.045 | 160.585 |
| 9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.708 | 158.708 | 56.233 | 160.048 |
| 10 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 56.805 | 158.437 | 56.250 | 160.000 |
| 11 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 56.754 | 158.579 | 56.390 | 159.603 |
| 12 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.683 | 158.778 | 56.550 | 159.151 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 56.827 | 158.375 | — | — |
| 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 56.893 | 158.192 | — | — |
| 15 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 56.901 | 158.169 | — | — |
| 16 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 56.975 | 157.964 | — | — |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 57.075 | 157.687 | — | — |
| 18 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 57.102 | 157.613 | — | — |
| 19 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57.141 | 157.505 | — | — |
| 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 57.416 | 156.751 | — | — |
| 21 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 57.511 | 156.492 | — | — |
| 22 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57.578 | 156.310 | — | — |
| 23 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 57.786 | 155.747 | — | — |
| 24 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 57.998 | 155.178 | — | — |
| 25 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 58.063 | 155.004 | — | — |
| 26 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 58.149 | 154.775 | — | — |
| 27 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58.350 | 154.242 | — | — |
| 28 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58.533 | 153.759 | — | — |
| 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 58.910 | 152.775 | — | — |
| 30 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59.200 | 152.027 | — | — |
| 31 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59.228 | 151.955 | — | — |
| 32 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 59.229 | 151.953 | — | — |
| 33 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 59.244 | 151.914 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 59.552 | 151.128 | — | — |
| 35 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 59.791 | 150.524 | — | — |
| 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 59.853 | 150.368 | — | — |
| 37 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59.981 | 150.048 | — | — |
| 38 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 1:00.426 | 148.943 | — | — |
| 39 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 1:00.715 | 148.234 | — | — |
| 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 1:00.898 | 147.788 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 59.934 | 150.165 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 50
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 64 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 100 | 1 | running | 48 |
| 5 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 100 | 23 | running | 41 |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 7 | 8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 4 | running | 41 |
| 8 | 13 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 100 | 3 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 10 | 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 11 | 12 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 21 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 15 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 23 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 24 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 99 | 5 | running | 19 |
| 25 | 27 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 37 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 39 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 96 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 96 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 30 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 38 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 95 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 25 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | brakes | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | suspension | 2 |
| 36 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 61 | 0 | crash | 10 |
| 37 | 19 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | crash | 9 |
| 38 | 16 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 39 | 34 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 10 | 0 | overheating | 1 |
| 40 | 33 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||