NASCAR at Pocono: Results, highlights from Martin Truex Jr.'s Pocono 400 victory

Christian Shimabuku

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NASCAR at Pocono: Results, highlights from Martin Truex Jr.'s Pocono 400 victory image

Martin Truex Jr. was victorious at the Pocono 400 on Sunday, good for his 17th career win and second victory of the year. 

Truex has been a consistent top 10 finisher this season and won earlier this year in California at the Auto Club 400.

After winning the first stage, Truex ran into some trouble in the second stage when an extended pit stop made him restart outside of the top 10. Kevin Harvick won the second stage but Truex was in contention for all 160 laps around the Tricky Triangle. He took back the lead late, and didn't squander it for the last 10 laps. 

MORE: Martin Truex Jr. holds off Kyle Larson for victory

Kyle Larson was the runner up at Pocono Raceway, followed by Kyle Busch, Harvick and Brad Keselowski. 

Below are highlights and results from the 2018 Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway. 

NASCAR at Pocono: Live updates, results from Pocono 400

(All times Eastern)

5:31 — Truex and his team are deservedly soaking it all in:

5:09 — Larson comes in second, Busch in third, and Harvick and Keselowski round out the top five. 

5:08 — Truex cruises through the finish line and wins the Pocono 400, good for his second victory of the season and his 17th career win. 

5:04 — Five laps to go. Truex still in the lead. 

4:58 —  Caution flag for Erik Jones on lap 149. 

4:56 — With 10 laps to go, Truex is in the lead. 

4:55 — More on what occured with Hamlin:

4:50 — Caution for Denny Hamlin: 

4:39 — With less than 20 laps to go, the top three currently are Busch, Truex and Harvick. 

4:29 — Harvick, who is currently in second, won't need any fuel for the rest of the race, either. However, he must hope to win it in regulation:

4:24 — Busch is back in the lead after a pit stop, the last one he'll need for the rest of the race with 34 laps to go. 

4:12 — Wallace is officialy done for the day after a problem with his engine:

4:08 —  Darrell "Bubba" Wallace is the first driver headed to the garage today, and is most likely done. 

4:06 —  We're approaching the home stretch, and Havick and Austin Dillon appear to have the edge over the rest of the field at the start of lap 106. 

4:00 — By winning Stage 2, Harvick has tied Busch for the playoff points lead at 25. 

3:53 — Harvick wins the second stage. One stage and 60 laps remaining.

3:47 — Weather update: rain has become a small factor in today's race.

3:40 — Kevin Harvick is your new leader, who passes Brad Keselowski: 

3:31 — Clint Bowyer and Chase Elliot make their runs, and are currently second and third in the race, repectively. 

3:18 — Truex runs into some trouble:

3:15 — Joey Logano runs out of fuel to end Stage 1 and is forced to go back to pit road: 

3:03 — Truex Jr. wins Stage 1 and is in the lead after 50 laps. But competition has been tight thus far: 

2:58 — It's Truex Jr.'s turn to take the lead with three laps to go in Stage 1.

2:52 — Harvick is back in the lead, passing Busch: 

2:44 — Kyle Busch wasn't feeling quite right after a pit stop and is currently in third, perhaps it's the air pressure in his tires. Below is a tweet from his wife: 

2:42 — Jimmie Johnson now leads for the first time this season. 

2:36 — Ryan Blaney, after losing his brief lead, is having a quick pit stop. He is the first leader of the day to do so. 

2:31 —  Kevin Harvick is the early leader, but Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch are close behind after 15 laps. 

15 laps complete at @poconoraceway:@KevinHarvick
⬇️@MartinTruex_Jr
⬇️@KyleBusch
⬇️@Blaney
⬇️@joeylogano

Watch on @FS1! #Pocono400

— Talladega Superspeedway (@TalladegaSuperS) June 3, 2018

2:22 p.m. —  It's been a tight race so far. After six laps, just two seconds seperate the top seven drivers. 

Christian Shimabuku