Blaney Wins at Pocono/ Larson holds P1 Ranking with 5 regular season races remaining

14 July 2024
By Bob Francis, Managing Editor
Go Full Throttle Racing News

LONG POND, PA — Ryan Blaney drove his Team Penske №12 Ford Mustang to victory lane at Pocono, holding off Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman to score his 2nd win of the NASCAR Cup Series season. The defending Cup Series Champion, Blaney demonstrated he will be a factor in the Playoffs, building momentum with both wins in the last month (Blaney won at Iowa on June 16th).

Ryan Blaney, driver of the №12 Wabash Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.com at Pocono Raceway. (Image Credit: Jonathan Bachman-Getty Images)

The victory in the Great American Getaway 400 was Blaney’s second win at the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania track and the 12th of his Cup Series career.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the №12 Wabash Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.com at Pocono Raceway. (Image Credit: James Gilbert-Getty Images)

Larson holds lead in GFT Driver Rankings with 5 races remaining in the Cup regular season

Go Full Throttle Top 25 NASCAR AI Driver Rankings following the Getaway 400 on July 14, 2024 at Pocono Raceway (Image Credit: GFT Digital)

Very little change in the rankings this week and a strange shift where Blaney’s win actually dropped him 2 spots because those ahead of him also had strong finishes and/or scored stage points.

Go Full Throttle NASCAR Box Scores after Pocono

After 21 Races …
Manufactures Box Score:
Chevrolet = 9
Toyota = 7
Ford = 5

Team Box Score:
Hendrick Motorsports = 8

Driver Box Score:
Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, and Denny Hamlin are tied with 3 wins each.

NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF PICTURE

Bubble Watch! Ross Chastain on the bubble (P16) after a crash ended his day early Sunday with a 36th-place finish.