Auto Racing Glance

[May 30, 2019]    MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES: Pocono 400 (160 laps, 400 miles around a 2.5-mile three-turn triangular oval), Pocono Raceway; Long Pond, Pa.

TV: Sunday, 2 p.m. ET (Green flag approx. 2:18 p.m. ET) -- FS1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: The longest race of the season at Charlotte is followed by one of the longest tracks on the schedule, "The Tricky Triangle" at Pocono Raceway. With only three turns, each with a different radius and banking and each straightaway a different length, it's a unique challenge for the 14th of 36 points races this season. ... This will be the 83rd race at Pocono, dating back to 1974. ... Martin Truex Jr. won last week at Charlotte and he won at Pocono last June for the second time in his career. ... Kyle Busch won the July race last year, and also in 2017. ... Kevin Harvick is still looking for his first win this season and has never won at Pocono. ... *Busch leads the Cup standings with 528 points, followed by *Joey Logano (522), *Chase Elliott (478), Harvick (478), *Brad Keselowski (459), *Truex (448), *Denny Hamlin (434), Kurt Busch (406), Ryan Blaney (376) and Alex Bowman (373) rounding out the top 10.

BEST BETS: Kyle Busch is again the favorite to win at 3/1, followed by Kevin Harvick at 7/2, Martin Truex Jr. at 6/1, Brad Keselowski at 7/1 and Joey Logano and Chase Elliott at 10/1. Denny Hamlin once dominated at Pocono and is 12/1. Alex Bowman is a solid money play at 25/1. Austin Dillon won this race two years ago and is at 80/1. Ryan Preece is a driver who has chalked up surprising wins in lower series, and at 1,000/1, why not?

*Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: POCONO GREEN 250 RECYCLED BY J.P. MASCARO & SONS (100 laps, 250 miles around a 2.5-mile three-turn triangular oval), Pocono Raceway; Long Pond, Pa.

TV: Saturday, 1 p.m. ET (Green flag approx. 1:18 p.m. ET) -- FS1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: The 12th of 33 races on the season is on tap as the series makes its fourth trip to Pocono, visiting once a season since 2016. ... Tyler Reddick dominated last week at Charlotte, leading 110 of the 200 laps. ... A full-time Xfinity driver has yet to win at Pocono. ... Setting up for the unique track is the most difficult task teams will face, and teams with large Cup operations will have the upper hand in finding the right balance in their Xfinity cars. ... *Reddick leads the Xfinity standings with 520 points, followed by *Christopher Bell (455), *Cole Custer (417), Austin Cindric (414), Justin Allgaier (394), Chase Briscoe (369), John Hunter Nemechek (358), Noah Gragson (349), Ryan Sieg (346) and *Michael Annett (334).

*Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

NASCAR GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES

THIS WEEK: The Trucks are into the second of two weekends off before starting back up next week at Texas Motor Speedway as a support race for the IndyCar Series. ... Kyle Busch won two weeks ago at Charlotte after starting eighth. ... Grant Enfinger leads the Truck standings (331 points), followed by Stewart Friesen (316), Brett Moffitt (298), Ben Rhodes (297), Matt Crafton (294), *Johnny Sauter (273), *Austin Hill (264), Todd Gilliland (253), Harrison Burton (252) and Sheldon Creed (219).

*Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

NTT DATA INDYCAR SERIES: CHEVROLET DUAL IN DETROIT (Two races, each of 70 laps, 164.5 miles around a 2.35-mile temporary street circuit), Belle Isle Circuit; Detroit, Mich.

TV: Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (approx. green flag 3:10 p.m. ET) -- NBC (Radio: Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network, Sirius 214, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR Mobile app).

THIS WEEK: With the Indianapolis 500 behind it, the series heads into its busiest stretch of the schedule, with races on consecutive days at Belle Isle, with five more races over the following eight weeks. ... The series will have run eight of its 17 races this season at the conclusion of Sunday's event. ... France's Simon Pagenaud won the Indy 500 for the first time last week, but has never won in Detroit. ... New Zealand's Scott Dixon won the Saturday race in Detroit last season, with Ryan Hunter-Reay taking the Sunday race. ... A combination of surfaces at Belle Isle presents a difficult challenge to find grip on both concrete and asphalt. ... Pagenaud leads the standings after his double-points win at Indy with 250 followed by American Josef Newgarden (249), American Alexander Rossi (228), Japan's Takuma Sato (203) and Dixon (203) rounding out the top five.

Standings per INDYCAR.com.

FORMULA ONE

THIS WEEK: The series takes a week off before heading to North America for next Week's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. ... Great Britain's Lewis Hamilton got a thrilling victory on badly worn tires Sunday at Monaco, holding off the Netherlands' Max Verstappen over the waning laps as Hamilton got his fourth win for Mercedes this season. ... With teammate Valtteri Bottas winning the other two Grand Prix races this season, Mercedes is six-for-six. ... Hamilton leads the standings with 137 points, with Bottas second (120), followed by Germany's Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (82), Verstappen, Red Bull (78) and Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (57).

Standings per F1.com.

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION: ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS, Friday-Sunday, at Route 66 Raceway; Elwood, Ill.

TV: Eliminations, Sunday, 5:30 p.m. ET (Tape-delayed) FS1

THIS WEEK: The NHRA heads into its busiest stretch of the season, racing four straight weekends beginning Friday with the Route 66 NHRA Nationals outside Chicago, and all four pro classes are in action at Route 66. ... This is the ninth of 24 events this season. ... Winners two weeks ago at Virginia Motorsports Park were Steve Torrence in Top Fuel, Ron Capps in Funny Car, Bo Butner in Pro Stock and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle. ... Torrence leads the Top Fuel standings (701 points), followed by Brittany Force (541), Doug Kalitta (498), Clay Millican (489) and Leah Pritchett (469) rounding out the top five. ... Robert Hight leads Funny Car (717), followed by J.R. Todd (556), Capps (548), Tommy Johnson Jr. (527) and John Force (524). ... Butner is on top in Pro Stock (545), followed by Alex Laughlin (358), Jason Line (328), Matt Hartford (318) and Greg Anderson (305). ... Hines leads Pro Stock Motorcycle (569), followed by Eddie Krawiec (468), Hector Arana Jr. (435), Matt Smith (318) and Ryan Oehler (263).

Standings per NHRA.com.

--By K. Lee Davis, Field Level Media

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