GoBowling.com 400, noon, Pocono Raceway, ESPN
Outlook
What: Race 21 of 36
Track: Triangle, 2½ miles
Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps
Last year: Kasey Kahne won the last of his two 2013 victories, passing Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon with two laps left.
Last week: Gordon raced to his record fifth Brickyard 400 victory, passing Kahne on the final restart.
Fast facts: Kyle Larson set a track record of 183.438 miles per hour to win his first career Sprint Cup pole. ... NASCAR suspended Denny Hamlin's crew chief and car chief for six races after the Joe Gibbs Racing entry failed inspection following his third-place finish at Indianapolis. Hamlin and team owner Joe Gibbs were docked 75 points in the driver and owner standings. JGR said it will appeal. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the June race at the track. ... Gordon has a record six Pocono victories. Hamlin has won four times at the Pennsylvania track.
Next race: Cheez-it 355, Aug. 10, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
