The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway is as follows:
DIRECTV Channel 795:
Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 FedEx Autism Speaks Toyota team of Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin will make his 237th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway … Has four wins (June and July 2006, August 2009 and June 2010), two poles (June and July 2006) and eight top-10 finishes in 12 starts at Pocono … The 31-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has 19 wins and 118 top-10 finishes in 236 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Hamlin’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best poins finish of second in 2010 … Started 10th and finished 18th last week Dover (Del.) International Speedway … Ranks fourth in Sprint Cup Series points with two wins and seven top-10 finishes.
DIRECTV Channel 796:
Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet team of Stewart-Haas Racing
Tony Stewart will make his 478th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 27th at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway … Has two wins (June 2003 and 2009), two poles (July 2000 and August 2010) and 18 top-10 finishes in 26 starts at Pocono … The 41-year-old Columbus, Ind., native has won 46 races and has 271 top-10 finishes in 477 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Stewart’s 14th full year in Sprint Cup and he won the points championship in 2002, 2005 and 2011 … Started 29th and finished 25th last week at Dover (Del.) International Speedway … Ranks eighth in Sprint Cup Series points with two wins and five top-10 finishes.
DIRECTV Channel 797:
Martin Truex Jr., and the No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota team of Michael Waltrip Racing
Martin Truex Jr., will make his 239th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway … Has four top-10 finishes in 12 career Sprint Cup starts at Pocono … The 31-year-old Mayetta, N.J., native has one win and 64 top-10 finishes in 238 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Truex’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of 11th in 2007 … Won 2004 and 2005 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … Started 18th and finished seventh last week at Dover (Del.) International Speedway … Ranks sixth in Sprint Cup Series points with eight top-10 finishes.
DIRECTV Channel 798:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the No. 88 AMP Energy / National Gaurd Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his 449th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 24th at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway … Has one pole (August 2007) and eight top-10 finishes in 24 career Sprint Cup starts at Pocono … The 37-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native has won 18 races and has 172 top-10 finishes in 448 Sprint Cup starts … Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … 2012 marks Earnhardt’s 13th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003… Started 17th and finished fourth last week at Dover (Del.) International Speedway … Ranks third in Sprint Cup Series points with 10 top-10 finishes.
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