Kyle Larson sweeps first two stages at Pocono Raceway

It was a sweep for Kyle Larson in Sunday’s Pocono 400 as he earned both of the first two stage victories at Pocono Raceway.

Kyle Busch led 37 of the 50 circuits that comprised Stage 2, but the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team gave up the lead to hit pit road in the closing laps. He was one of many drivers who stopped for tires and fuel rather than collect stage points.

Larson led the final three laps of the stage for his third stage win of the season.

RELATED: Truex Jr. exits early | Stage 2 results

Smoke billowed from Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota just before the end of Stage 2, and his No. 19 team took his car behind the wall with mechanical issues.

It’s the third time Larson has swept both stages in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event.

Stage 1

Kyle Larson earned his second stage victory of the season, winning Stage 1 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.

Larson took the lead following a round of pit stops that followed the Lap 20 competition caution, taking two tires to gain the track position and leading the final 27 circuits of the stage.

RELATED: Stage 1 results

Austin Dillon’s day ended on Lap 28 after contact from Paul Menard sent the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet hard in to the outside wall at the entrance of Turn 3. Dillon drove the car back to pit road but exited his machine on pit road after the crew confirmed damages were too severe to continue.

WATCH: Dillon says Menard took him out

Several drivers elected to pit before pit road closed with two laps remaining in the first stage, including Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin; they sacrificed coveted stage points to head the field in Stage 2.