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Matt DiBenedetto finished sixth in the Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.

The top 10 finish for DiBenedetto, his third of the year, added 38 points to his season total.

DiBenedetto started in eighth position. The sixth-year driver has accumulated four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes in his career.

Sunday was DiBenedetto’s 11th career start at Pocono Raceway.

The Grass Valley, California native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting 19 spots higher than his career mark of 26.7 and completing the race 19 places ahead of his 25 career average finish.

DiBenedetto’s sixth-place finish came against a field of 40 drivers. The race endured eight cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes.

Denny Hamlin secured the win in the race, and Kevin Harvick followed in second. Erik Jones placed third, Chase Elliott secured fourth, and Aric Almirola finished off the top five.

After Kurt Busch won Stage 1, Brad Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to victory in Stage 2.

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William Byron finished seventh in the Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.

The top 10 finish for Byron, his fifth of the year, added 30 points to his season total.

Byron started and finished in the seventh position. The third-year driver has collected five top-five and 21 top-10 finishes in his career.

In his career at Pocono Raceway, Byron has compiled one top-five finish and his seventh-place result marks the third top 10.

The Charlotte, North Carolina native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting eight spots higher than his career mark of 15.1 and completing the race 11 places ahead of his 18.3 career average finish.

Byron competed with a field of 40 drivers on the way to his seventh-place finish. The race endured eight cautions and 32 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 12 lead changes.

Denny Hamlin earned the checkered flag in the race, and Kevin Harvick followed in second. Erik Jones crossed the finish line third, Chase Elliott took fourth, and Aric Almirola grabbed the No. 5 spot.

After Kurt Busch won the first stage, Brad Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to the win in Stage 2.

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Alex Bowman finished ninth in the Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.

The top 10 finish for Bowman, his fifth of the year, added 28 points to his season total.

Bowman started in 27th position. The seventh-year driver has secured two career victories, with 12 top-five finishes and 30 results inside the top 10.

In his career at Pocono Raceway, Bowman has compiled one top-five finish and his ninth-place result marks the first top 10.

The Tucson, Arizona native began the race 11 spots behind his career mark of 16.5, but finished 10 places ahead of his career average of 18.8.

Bowman’s ninth-place finish was against 40 other drivers. The race endured eight cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes.

Denny Hamlin earned the victory in the race, and Kevin Harvick followed in second. Erik Jones crossed the finish line third, Chase Elliott took fourth, and Aric Almirola closed out the top five.

After Kurt Busch won Stage 1, Brad Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to the win in Stage 2.

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Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top 10 in the Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.

The top 10 finish for Truex, his seventh of the year, added 37 points to his season total.

Truex started in 15th position and led five laps in the race. The 17th-year driver has piled up 27 career victories, with 104 top-five finishes and 212 results inside the top 10.

Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway is a familiar place for Truex, who has two career wins at the track. Over the course of his career at Pocono, Truex has also put together six top-five finishes and 12 top-10s.

The Mayetta, New Jersey native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting one spot higher than his career mark of 15.6 and completing the race seven places ahead of his 17.2 career average finish.

Truex’s 10th-place finish was against a field of 40 drivers. The race endured eight cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes.

Denny Hamlin earned the win in the race, and Kevin Harvick took second. Erik Jones placed third, Chase Elliott took fourth, and Aric Almirola finished off the top five.

After Kurt Busch won Stage 1, Brad Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to the win in Stage 2.

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Ryan Newman finished 15th in the Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.

Newman’s result added 22 points to his season total.

Newman started in 13th position and led 13 laps in the race. The 21st-year driver has piled up 18 career victories, with 115 top-five finishes and 262 results inside the top 10.

Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway is a familiar place for Newman, who has one career win at the track. Over the course of his career at Pocono, Newman has also put together nine top-five finishes and 15 top-10s.

The South Bend, Indiana native began the race at his career mark of 12.9, but finished three places ahead of his career average of 17.5.

Newman’s 15th-place finish was against 40 other drivers. The race endured six cautions and 21 caution laps. There were 10 lead changes.

Kevin Harvick brought home the win in the race, and Denny Hamlin took second. Aric Almirola placed third, Christopher Bell secured fourth, and Kyle Busch grabbed the No. 5 spot.

After Joey Logano won the first stage, Almirola drove the No. 10 car to the win in Stage 2.

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Aric Almirola finished third in the Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.

Almirola’s top five finish, the third time he has achieved that result this year, added 53 points to his season total.

Almirola started in the pole position and led 61 laps in the race, holding the lead a total of three times. The 13th-year driver has secured two career victories, with 20 top-five finishes and 66 results inside the top 10.

The third-place result for Almirola was the second top 10 of his career at Pocono Raceway in 15 starts.

The Tampa, Florida native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting 20 spots higher than his career mark of 20.7 and completing the race 19 places ahead of his 21.9 career average finish.

Almirola took on a field of 40 drivers on the way to his third-place finish. The race endured six cautions and 21 caution laps. There were 10 lead changes.

Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag in the race, followed by Denny Hamlin in the No. 2 spot. Behind Almirola’s third-place finish, Christopher Bell secured fourth, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.

After Joey Logano won the first stage, Almirola drove the No. 10 car to the win in Stage 2.

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Christopher Bell finished fourth in the Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.

Bell’s top five finish, the first time he has achieved that result this year, added 33 points to his season total.

Bell started in 36th position. The first-year driver has three top-10 finishes in his career.

The Norman, Oklahoma native began the race 11 spots behind his career mark of 25.4, but finished 17 places ahead of his career average of 21.

Bell competed against 40 other drivers on the way to his fourth-place finish. The race endured six cautions and 21 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 10 lead changes.

Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag in the race, followed by Denny Hamlin in the No. 2 spot and Aric Almirola in third. Bell took fourth in front of Kyle Busch’s No. 5 finish.

After Joey Logano won the first stage, Almirola drove the No. 10 car to victory in Stage 2.

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Clint Bowyer finished seventh in the Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.

The top 10 finish for Bowyer, his fourth of the year, added 30 points to his season total.

Bowyer started in 18th position. The 16th-year driver has piled up 10 career victories, with 82 top-five finishes and 217 results inside the top 10.

In his career at Pocono Raceway, Bowyer has compiled three top-five finishes and his seventh-place result marks the 11th top 10.

The Emporia, Kansas native began the race one spot behind his career mark of 17.4, but finished nine places ahead of his career average of 16.1.

Bowyer competed with 40 other drivers on the way to his seventh-place finish. The race endured six cautions and 21 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 10 lead changes.

Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag in the race, and Denny Hamlin followed in second. Aric Almirola placed third, Christopher Bell secured fourth, and Kyle Busch grabbed the No. 5 spot.

After Joey Logano won Stage 1, Almirola drove the No. 10 car to victory in Stage 2.

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Michael McDowell finished eighth in the Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute at Pocono Raceway on Saturday.

The top 10 finish for McDowell, his first of the year, added 29 points to his season total.

McDowell started in 26th position and led one lap in the race. The 13th-year driver has earned three top-five and eight top-10 finishes in his career.

Saturday was McDowell’s 15th career start at Pocono Raceway.

The Glendale, Arizona native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting three spots higher than his career mark of 28.9 and completing the race 23 places ahead of his 31 career average finish.

McDowell battled against a field of 40 drivers on the way to his eighth-place finish. The race endured six cautions and 21 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 10 lead changes.

Kevin Harvick earned the win in the race, and Denny Hamlin followed in second. Aric Almirola crossed the finish line third, Christopher Bell took fourth, and Kyle Busch finished off the top five.

After Joey Logano won Stage 1, Almirola drove the No. 10 car to the win in Stage 2.

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After Kevin Harvick beat out Denny Hamlin to take victory in the first race on Saturday for his third victory of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, it was Hamlin and the No. 11 team who used strategy to reverse the roles in Sunday’s Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway.

Harvick dipped on pit road earlier than Hamlin as the laps dwindled in the final stage, but it was Hamlin who was able to stretch out a lead while Harvick was forced to work his way through traffic. Hamlin then gave up the lead to pit for two tires, the exact move Harvick’s team made to triumph in Saturday’s 325-miler at the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania track.

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Surprisingly, Harvick felt his No. 4 machine was even stronger than the race-winning setup roughly 24 hours before. Despite coming up one spot short of a doubleheader sweep on Sunday, Harvick stopped short of disappointment with a second-place finish.

“Our car was actually better today than it was yesterday, just the way the end worked out,” Harvick said in his post-race media availability. “That’s kind of the way it goes, right? You win the one that you don’t think you have the better car. You finish second in the one you think you have the best car.

“Overall, you can’t be dissatisfied with a first and second. I’d feel childish if I sat here and nit-picked that apart,” he added.

But what Hamlin and Harvick have been able to accomplish so far this year is no child’s play. While Hamlin notched his fourth win and third since the sport’s return from the COVID-19 stoppage, Harvick’s three victories since Darlington Raceway has landed the pair in Victory Lane in six of the 11 races so far.

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Harvick pinpointed the leadership on both the pit boxes of the Nos. 4 and 11 with crew chiefs Rodney Childers and Chris Gabehart as major keys to both teams’ success.

“It takes that chemistry between crew chief and driver and team,” Harvick said. “You just never know when it’s going to be like that. … I know Rodney and Gabehart, they’re good acquaintances, I guess you could say. Both of our crew chiefs are just really old-school racers that do a good job in the engineering era of being able to look at the car, come at it from a driver’s perspective.”

With the regular season over halfway complete and Hamlin and Harvick putting a whooping on the rest of the field this weekend in Long Pond, is it safe to say both drivers are championship favorites?

“I think so,” Harvick said. “We’re winning races, doing the things we need to do right now, running up front. I think obviously when you look at the win column, as long as you’re winning races, that’s what it takes to win championships.”