RACE RECAP | POCONO
10 Tony Stewart coming from the back of the pack
9 Kurt Busch
8 Jeff Gordon
7 Mark Martin
6 Brian Vickers
5 Kasey Kahne
4 Sam Hornish Jr. best career Cup Series finish
3 Clint Bowyer much needed solid run
2 Juan Pablo Montoya best finish of the year

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin breaks a 50 race winless streak and grabs his first win of the 2009 season. This is Hamlin’s first victory since Martinsville Speedway back in March 2008. It’s Denny’s 3rd career Pocono win. It was an emotional victory lane for Hamlin, whose grandmother passed away this week.

Tony Stewart came in with a tire problem early in the race, but recovered

Jimmie Johnson lost engine power at lap 105, changed the carburetor and spark plugs going 3 laps down, but in true #48 fashion they amazingly finished 13th.

Robby Gordon and David Stremme were each held 5 laps after scuffling on the race track

Kyle Busch bounced off the wall with 27 laps to go, but still finished 16th

Denny Hamlin hooked David Reutimann, and wrecked Marcos Ambrose in the process.

A big wreck with 20 laps to go, involved were Reed Sorenson, Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano, Michael Waltrip and Jeff Burton which seemed to be triggered from David Ragan

Big crowd despite the Monday rain delayed race