Overview
- Denny Hamlin won Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway after starting on the pole, earning his third straight Cup victory, his fourth of 2026 and his eighth win at Pocono.
- The victory cut Hamlin’s deficit to points leader Tyler Reddick to 19 points and moved Hamlin into sole possession of ninth on NASCAR’s all-time wins list.
- Christopher Bell, who raced with a fractured left wrist, tried to stretch fuel late but ran out with two laps to go and fell to 26th, allowing Hamlin to take the lead with four laps remaining.
- The race was moved up to a 1 p.m. start to avoid afternoon thunderstorms, featured a lap-47 multi-car crash that collected contenders including Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, and was streamed exclusively on Prime Video with driver cams on HBO Max.
- Pocono’s three-turn layout rewarded track position and fuel mileage, a dynamic that teams and drivers will watch closely as the Cup series moves on to the upcoming street race at Naval Base Coronado and the Sonoma in-season tournament.