Who won the NASCAR race today? Full results, standings from The Great American Gateway 400 in Pocono

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Trick or treat?

Pocono Raceway has long proved a worthy foe for the Cup Series' best and brightest drivers. Triangle-shaped and with all the stylings of your typical superspeedway, Pocono can turn gleaming chariots into rubble with one wrong move. Just ask Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson, two drivers fighting tooth and nail for postseason qualification who saw their chances of a checkered flag at the Tricky Triangle collapse in separate collisions Sunday.

Sunday's race at the Appalachian oasis proved an eventful one, filled with thrills, spills, and plenty of burnt rubber. In the end, only one jockey could take his humble steed to victory lane.

Here's what you need to know about the results of the Cup Series race at Pocono, The Great American Gateway 400.

Who won the NASCAR race today?

Ryan Blaney took home the crown at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, outgunning the likes of Alex Bowman and Denny Hamlin to pick up his second win of the season.

Blaney, the reigning Cup Series champion, came into the day on the outside looking in of another checkered flag. He qualified with the eighth-fastest lap on Saturday, better than the majority of the field but still lagging from speed demons like Hamlin, Ty Gibbs and William Byron.

Things changed as the race wore on, however. A third of the field were knocked out of Sunday's contest, including Gibbs.

Blaney kept on chugging along, giving himself a chance at a stage victory by the end of Stage 2. However, his team opted to send him to pit road, hoping to maximize his opportunity to take home his second-career win at the Tricky Triangle.

It was an inspired decision. Blaney outpaced Hamlin during the final stage. And despite the Joe Gibbs Racing star's best efforts, it was Blaney, not Hamlin, who picked up another race win, the 12th of his Cup Series career.

The Great American Gateway 400 NASCAR results

PosDriverCar Make
1Ryan BlaneyFord
2Denny HamlinToyota
3Alex BowmanChevrolet
4William ByronChevrolet
5Joey LoganoFord
6Tyler ReddickToyota
7Brad KeselowskiFord
8Martin TruexToyota
9Chase ElliottChevrolet
10Bubba WallaceToyota
11Chris BuescherFord
12Christopher BellToyota
13Kyle LarsonChevrolet
14Erik JonesToyota
15Chase BriscoeFord
16Daniel SuárezChevrolet
17Carson HocevarChevrolet
18Austin CindricFord
19Corey LaJoieChevrolet
20Josh BerryFord
21AJ AllmendingerChevrolet
22Justin HaleyFord
23Austin DillonChevrolet
24Michael McDowellFord
25Daniel HemricToyota
26Cody WareFord
27Ty GibbsToyota
28John H. NemechekToyota
29Zane SmithChevrolet
30Ryan PreeceFord
31Harrison BurtonFord
32Kyle BuschChevrolet
33Ricky StenhouseChevrolet
34Todd GillilandFord
35JJ YeleyFord
36Ross ChastainChevrolet
37Noah GragsonFord
38AJ AllmendingerChevrolet
39Kyle LarsonChevrolet
40Shane van GisbergenChevrolet

NASCAR playoff standings 2024

Here's a look at the Cup Series playoff standings heading into Sunday's race.

RankDriverPointsWins
1Kyle Larson6713
2Chase Elliott6601
3Tyler Reddick6481
4Denny Hamlin6293
5Martin Truex Jr.6010
6William Byron5993
7Ryan Blaney5871
8Christopher Bell5863
9Ty Gibbs5600
10Brad Keselowski5581
11Alex Bowman5531
12Ross Chastain5290
13Chris Buescher5210
14Joey Logano4841
15Bubba Wallace4760
16Chase Briscoe4330
17Kyle Busch4230
18Daniel Suarez4101
19Todd Gilliland4000
20Austin Cindric3891
21Josh Berry3690
22Michael McDowell3650
23Noah Gragson3530
24Ricky Stenhouse Jr.3390
25Carson Hocevar3380
26Ryan Preece3110
27Daniel Hemric2970
28Erik Jones2900
29Justin Haley2870
30John Hunter Nemechek2840
31Corey LaJoie2830
32Austin Dillon2560
33Harrison Burton2310
34Zane Smith2200
35Kaz Grala1660
36Joey Hand430
37Jimmie Johnson350
38Derek Kraus320
39David Ragan170
40Cody Ware170

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.