Pocono Organics CBD 325
NASCAR Cup Series
VenuePocono Raceway
LocationLong Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
Corporate sponsorPocono Organics[1]
First race1982
Last race2021
Distance325 miles (523.037 km)
Laps130
Stage 1: 25
Stage 2: 52
Final stage: 53
Previous namesVan Scoy Diamond Mine 500 (1982–1985)
Miller High Life 500 (1986–1989)
Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1990)
Champion Spark Plug 500 (1991–1993)
UAW-GM Teamwork 500 (1994–1996)
Pocono 500 (1997–2009)
Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 (2010)
5-hour Energy 500 (2011)
Pocono 400 Presented by #NASCAR (2012)[2]
Party in the Poconos 400 Presented by Walmart (2013)
Pocono 400 (2014, 2018–2019)
Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 (2015–2016)
Axalta presents the Pocono 400 (2017)
Pocono Organics 325 (2020)
Most wins (driver)Jeff Gordon (4)
Most wins (team)Hendrick Motorsports (12)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (19)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Turns3

The Pocono Organics CBD 325 was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race was the first of two NASCAR Cup Series races at Pocono Raceway, with the other being the Pocono 350, held the next day. First held as a 500-mile (800 km) race during the 1982 season, it served as a replacement for the 400-mile (640 km) race at Texas World Speedway. Starting in 2012, the race distance was reduced to 400 miles.[3]

In 2020, the race became a doubleheader, with the Pocono Organics 325 being a Saturday afternoon race and the Pocono 350 on Sunday afternoon, and be held on the last weekend in June. The Truck event that is usually held in July and the first Cup race that is usually held in early June was run on Saturday. On Sunday, the Xfinity race that is run in June and the second Cup race followed. When NASCAR announced the schedule on September 15 Pocono lost one of its dates in favor of a race at World Wide Technology Raceway.[4]

Alex Bowman is the last race winner.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Sponsor Manufacturer Race distance Race time Average speed
(mph)		 Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1982 June 6 88 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Gatorade Buick 200 500 (804.672) 4:24:08 113.579 Report [5]
1983 June 12 22 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Miller High Life Buick 200 500 (804.672) 3:53:13 128.636 Report [6]
1984 June 10 28 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Hardee's Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:37:08 138.164 Report [7]
1985 June 9 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Coors Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:35:48 138.974 Report [8]
1986 June 8 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Folgers Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:24:50 113.279 Report [9]
1987 June 14 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Folgers Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:05:57 122.166 Report [10]
1988 June 19 5 Geoffrey Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Levi Garrett Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:58:21 126.147 Report [11]
1989 June 18 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Budweiser Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:48:27 131.32 Report [12]
1990 June 17 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Racing Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile 200 500 (804.672) 4:08:25 120.6 Report [13]
1991 June 16 17 Darrell Waltrip DarWal, Inc. Western Auto Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:04:34 122.666 Report [14]
1992 June 14 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Hooters Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:28:18 144.023 Report [15]
1993 June 13 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Mello Yello Pontiac 200 500 (804.672) 3:37:23 138.005 Report [16]
1994 June 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Miller Genuine Draft Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:52:55 128.801 Report [17]
1995 June 11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:37:50 137.72 Report [18]
1996 June 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:35:40 139.104 Report [19]
1997 June 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:34:33 139.828 Report [20]
1998 June 21 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Mobil 1 Ford 200 500 (804.672) 4:14:39 117.809 Report [21]
1999 June 20 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Pontiac 200 500 (804.672) 4:12:19 118.898 Report [22]
2000 June 19* 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Mobil 1 Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:34:41 139.741 Report [23]
2001 June 17 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Texaco/Havoline Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:43:14 134.389 Report [24]
2002 June 9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing UPS Ford 200 500 (804.672) 3:29:10 143.426 Report [25]
2003 June 8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing The Home Depot Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:42:24 134.892 Report [26]
2004 June 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 4:27:33 112.129 Report [27]
2005 June 12 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Stonebridge Life Insurance Ford 201* 502.5 (808.695) 3:53:24 129.177 Report [28]
2006 June 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Ground Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:47:52 131.656 Report [29]
2007 June 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet 106* 265 (426.476) 1:57:15 135.608 Report [30]
2008 June 8 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Budweiser Dodge 200 500 (804.672) 3:59:36 125.209 Report [31]
2009 June 7 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:36:35 138.515 Report [32]
2010 June 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Toyota 204* 510 (820.765) 3:44:30 136.303 Report [33]
2011 June 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet 200 500 (804.672) 3:26:21 145.384 Report [34]
2012* June 10 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing The Home Depot Toyota 160 400 (643.737) 3:03:12 131.004 Report [35]
2013 June 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 160 400 (643.737) 2:46:26 144.202 Report [36]
2014 June 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports National Guard Chevrolet 160 400 (643.737) 2:52:07 139.44 Report [37]
2015 June 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet 160 400 (643.737) 2:58:45 134.266 Report [38]
2016 June 6* 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Monster Energy/HAAS Automation Chevrolet 160 400 (643.737) 3:11:15 125.49 Report [39]
2017 June 11 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 160 400 (643.747) 2:48:40 142.292 Report [40]
2018 June 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Bass Pro Shops/5-Hour Energy Toyota 160 400 (643.747) 2:52:00 139.535 Report [41]
2019 June 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's Hazelnut Spread Toyota 160 400 (643.747) 2:58:09 134.718 Report [42]
2020 June 27 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Busch Head for the Mountains Ford 130 325 (523.037) 2:25:01 134.467 Report [43]
2021 June 26 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet 130 325 (523.037) 2:30:38 129.453 Report [44]

Notes

  • 2000 and 2016: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain
  • 2005 and 2010: Race was extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish
  • 2007: Race was shortened due to rain and darkness[45]
  • 2012: Race distance was reduced from 500 miles (800 km) to 400 miles (640 km).
  • 2020: Race distance was reduced from 400 miles (640 km) to 325 miles (523 km).

Multiple winners (drivers)

No. of wins Driver Years won
4 Jeff Gordon 1996, 1997, 2007, 2011
2 Bobby Allison 1982, 1983
Tim Richmond 1986, 1987
Terry Labonte 1989, 1995
Jeremy Mayfield 1998, 2000
Tony Stewart 2003, 2009
Jimmie Johnson 2004, 2013
Denny Hamlin 2006, 2010
Martin Truex Jr. 2015, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

No. of wins Team Years won
12 Hendrick Motorsports 1986-1988, 1995-1997, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021
6 Joe Gibbs Racing 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2019
3 Penske Racing 1994, 1998, 2000
Stewart-Haas Racing 2009, 2016, 2020
2 DiGard Motorsports 1982, 1983
Robert Yates Racing 2001, 2002
Furniture Row Racing 2015, 2018

Manufacturer wins

No. of wins Manufacturer Years won
19 Chevrolet 1984, 1986-1988, 1991, 1995-1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013-2016, 2021
11 Ford 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000-2002, 2005, 2017, 2020
4 Toyota 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019
2 Buick 1982, 1983
Pontiac 1993, 1999
1 Oldsmobile 1990
Dodge 2008
No. of wins Sponsor Years won
4 DuPont 1996, 1997, 2007, 2011
2 Miller 1983, 1994
Folgers 1986, 1987
Budweiser 1989, 2008
Mobil 1 1998, 2000
The Home Depot 2003, 2012
Lowe's 2004, 2013
FedEx 2006, 2010

Notable races

  • 1982: Dale Earnhardt flipped over Tim Richmond going into turn one and suffered a neck injury that he hid until the end of the season. Because of a 1984 Busch Clash crash involving Ricky Rudd where he hid his injuries, NASCAR changed the rules later that season mandating medical clearance from NASCAR officials before racing.
  • 1987: Tim Richmond, making his return to racing after missing almost half the season due to what was initially reported as "double pneumonia" (later revealed to be AIDS; which ultimately claimed Richmond's life in 1989), finished the race with his penultimate career victory, despite suffering a broken gearbox that left him with only fourth gear.
  • 1988: Bobby Allison reported a flat tire before the race, tried to complete a lap, but he did not. Driving into the tunnel turn, Allison blew the tire and slammed the outside wall. Then, Jocko Maggiacomo T-boned Allison in the driver's side door and Allison suffered career-ending injuries.
  • 1998: Jeremy Mayfield finally won his first Cup race in an event that was interrupted by rain, but managed to go the distance. Mayfield's idol Darrell Waltrip was leading with less than 20 laps left driving for the injured Steve Park in his car owned by Dale Earnhardt. Jeremy wound up passing his idol for the race win a few laps later.
  • 2000: Mayfield drew cheers and some boos as he booted Dale Earnhardt out of the way in the final corner in a resurgence year for the Intimidator.
  • 2009: Tony Stewart became the first owner-driver to win since Ricky Rudd at Martinsville in 1998. It was also the first race in NASCAR history to introduce double-file restarts.
  • 2010: On the Long Pond straightaway, Kasey Kahne spun across the track on the last lap and went airborne, collecting Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman and others. Denny Hamlin won the race, which had been delayed for several hours due to rain.
  • 2012: Twenty-two-year-old Joey Logano muscled his way past his mentor, 53-year-old Mark Martin, to score his second win (first in a race that was not truncated), on a newly repaved Pocono Raceway, snapping a 104-race winless streak. Logano started on the pole with a new track record, led 49 of the 160 laps, and won by about a second.
  • 2014: Brad Keselowski dominated the race, leading 95 of 160 laps, but Earnhardt Jr. passed him with four laps to go to take the victory when Keselowski tried to use the lapped car of Danica Patrick to clean trash from his grille.
  • 2015: Martin Truex Jr. dominated the race, leading 97 of 160 laps en route to his victory. The race was aired on Fox Sports Television for the first time on FS1 after eight years on TNT.[46]
  • 2017: Ryan Blaney won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race after passing Kyle Busch with 10 laps to go and holding off Kevin Harvick for the final nine laps of the race.
  • 2019: Kyle Busch ties Rusty Wallace for 7th on the all-time wins list with his 55th-career win.
  • The race logo for the 2020 race.
    2020: After four runner-up finishes in his career at Pocono, Kevin Harvick finally won for the first time after holding off Denny Hamlin in the first Cup race of the doubleheader.
  • 2021: Kyle Larson battled his teammate Alex Bowman in the closing laps, finally getting around him with four to go. Larson was on his way to his 4th win in a row (a feat that had not been accomplished since 2007), until cutting a left-front tire in Turn 3 and hitting the wall on the final lap. Bowman scooted past to steal the win over Kyle Busch. Larson was able to limp the car back to a ninth-place finish, and Bowman extended Hendrick Motorsports' streak of consecutive wins to six. On September 15, 2021 NASCAR released their 2022 Cup schedule, which sees Pocono lose one of its dates to Gateway. This is the event that the track will lose, therefore it was the last running of the event.

References

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  2. ↑ "Renamed Pocono race reflects Twitter partnership". Track Release. NASCAR. June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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