Martin Truex Jnr fought back from a slow mid-race pit stop to notch up his second win of the year in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono.
Truex Jnr, Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch all seriously contended for the win but it was the #78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota that was on top when it mattered.
Kyle Larson in fact finished second in the #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, 2.50s behind the 2017 champion, and Kyle Busch rounded out the podium in the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Ryan Blaney started from pole in the #12 Team Penske Ford and led until he was passed by Harvick on Lap 12.
But for pit stops, Harvick held top spot until he was baulked by traffic six laps from the end of Stage 1.
The moment allowed Truex Jnr got a run on the #4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford and drive past on the outside.
While that move was decisive in the opening stage outcome, Truex Jnr was only 14th out of pit lane under yellow after an error during his stop.
Brad Keselowski headed the field at the restart in the #2 Team Penske Ford but was soon picked off by Harvick.
Car #4 continued to hold the effective lead and ultimately took out Stage 2 by 2.79s from Kyle Busch, as Truex Jnr climbed back to fourth.
Harvick retained top spot for the start of Stage 3, from Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, and Truex Jnr.
Kyle Busch quickly moved into second position, one ahead of Larson, but Truex Jnr was back in the podium positions when Derrike Cope (#99 StarCom Racing Chevrolet) spun and drew the first unscheduled Caution on Lap 126.
The front-runners all pitted, after which Kyle Busch led Harvick, Blaney, Truex Jnr, and Larson.
Truex Jnr moved up to second at the restart and inherited first position when he stayed out at as a Caution was called for debris on Lap 139. Kyle Busch resumed in eighth with four new tyres.
That call proved pivotal as the top three of top three of Truex Jnr, Larson, and Harvick remained through two more Cautions, the first when Denny Hamlin (#11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) hit Alex Bowman (#88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) and then for a coming-together between Erik Jones (#20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) and Joey Logano (#22 Team Penske Ford).
Kyle Busch passed Harvick in the latter laps as Truex Jnr staved off Larson before pulling away at the end.
Harvick ultimately took fourth, from Keselowski, Blaney, Aric Almirola (#10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford), Jimmie Johnson (#48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), Logano, and Chase Elliott (#9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet).
The result nevertheless saw Harvick rise above Logano to second in the series and also draw level with leader Kyle Busch on playoff points.
Round 15 is the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 8-10 (local time).
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Race highlights
Results: Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway
| Pos | Num | Driver | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jnr | Toyota | 160 | 31 | Running |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 160 | 13 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 160 | 89 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 160 | 10 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 160 | 11 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 160 | 2 | Running |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 51 | Cole Custer | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 159 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 157 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 99 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Transmission |
| 37 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 113 | 0 | Brakes |
| 38 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jnr | Chevrolet | 108 | 4 | Engine |
Standings
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap | Starts | Wins | Pl’off pts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 624 | 14 | 4 | 25 | |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 537 | -87 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 534 | -90 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jnr | 487 | -137 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 474 | -150 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | 453 | -171 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 447 | -177 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 437 | -187 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 425 | -199 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 413 | -211 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Aric Almirola | 406 | -218 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jimmie Johnson | 360 | -264 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Chase Elliott | 334 | -290 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Erik Jones | 322 | -302 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ricky Stenhouse Jnr | 319 | -305 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 310 | -314 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Paul Menard | 289 | -335 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Austin Dillon | 269 | -355 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | 258 | -366 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamie McMurray | 253 | -371 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | William Byron | 249 | -375 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ryan Newman | 242 | -382 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Darrell Wallace Jnr | 229 | -395 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | AJ Allmendinger | 229 | -395 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | David Ragan | 224 | -400 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Chris Buescher | 204 | -420 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Michael McDowell | 193 | -431 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kasey Kahne | 187 | -437 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ty Dillon | 178 | -446 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Matt DiBenedetto | 155 | -469 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Trevor Bayne | 145 | -479 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Gray Gaulding | 94 | -530 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Cole Whitt | 85 | -539 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Landon Cassill | 70 | -554 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DJ Kennington | 55 | -569 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Matt Kenseth | 45 | -579 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Corey LaJoie | 39 | -585 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 35 | -589 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Reed Sorenson | 31 | -593 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Brendan Gaughan | 24 | -600 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Harrison Rhodes | 23 | -601 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Mark Thompson | 15 | -609 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Derrike Cope | 4 | -620 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Danica Patrick | 2 | -622 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Justin Marks | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | David Gilliland | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ross Chastain | 0 | -624 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Timothy Peters | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cole Custer | 0 | -624 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Joey Gase | 0 | -624 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Parker Kligerman | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | JJ Yeley | 0 | -624 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Timmy Hill | 0 | -624 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Daniel Hemric | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | BJ McLeod | 0 | -624 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Chad Finchum | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Cody Ware | 0 | -624 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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