2017 Pocono 400 Results – Ryan Blaney Wins First Cup Race

For the third time this season in the NASCAR Cup Series, a first time winner rolled into victory lane. On Sunday, it was Ryan Blaney at Pocono Raceway.

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The legendary Wood Brothers Racing team has seen only a handful of drivers win while behind the wheel of the #21 Ford. Today, Ryan Blaney added his name to the list of winners by claiming his first ever NASCAR Cup Series victory at the tricky triangle of Pocono Raceway.

Blaney, only in his second year of racing in the Cup Series, took the lead from Kyle Busch after the final restart with just over fifteen laps to go. Busch, who led the most laps on the day with 100 of the 160 laps out front from pole, fought hard on a bold strategy led by an interim crew chief. Blaney would then go on to hold off Kevin Harvick for the first win for the Wood Brothers since Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500 in 2011.

Kevin Harvick came home in 2nd for Stewart-Haas Racing, followed by rookie Erik Jones in 3rd in one of his strongest performances of the year. The Fords of Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski rolled in to finish out the top five.

Perhaps the most dramatic moments of the race happened concurrently just before the end of stage two. Jimmie Johnson experienced brake failure entering turn one, crashing hard into the outside barrier. Meanwhile, just a few thousand feet away, Jamie McMurray saw his car go ablaze, one of two massive fires on the day at Pocono. The race would be red flagged for some time for cleanup.

Here are the full race results from the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway:

1. Ryan Blaney, Ford, Wood Brothers Racing
2. Kevin Harvick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
3. Erik Jones, Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
4. Kurt Busch, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
5. Brad Keselowski, Ford, Team Penske
6. Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
7. Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
8. Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
9. Kyle Busch, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
10. Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
12. Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
13. Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
14. Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
15. Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
16. Danica Patrick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
17. Clint Bowyer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
18. Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Germain Racing
19. Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
20. Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
21. Trevor Bayne, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
22. A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
23. Joey Logano, Ford, Team Penske
24. Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Leavine Family Racing
25. David Ragan, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
26. Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports
27. Landon Cassill, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
28. Corey LaJoie, Toyota, BK Racing
29. Gray Gaulding, Toyota, BK Racing
30. Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, Tri-Star Motorsports
31. Reed Sorenson, Toyota, Premium Motorsports
32. Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, Go Fas Racing
33. Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports
34. Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, Circle Sport – TMG Racing
35. Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
36. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
37. Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
38. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
39. Cody Ware, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing

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The next race for the NASCAR Cup Series comes from the Irish Hills of Michigan. Coverage of the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway can be seen on Sunday, June 18th starting at 2:00 PM eastern live on FS1.