2024 The Great American Getaway 400
Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 21 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | July 14, 2024 | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
Television in the United States | |||
Network | USA | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kyle Rickey (3) |
The 2024 The Great American Getaway 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on July 14, 2024, at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval, it will be the 21st race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report[edit]
Background[edit]
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media[edit]
Television[edit]
USA will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte will call the race from the broadcast booth. Reporters TBA will handle the pit road duties from pit lane.
USA | |
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
TBA |
Radio[edit]
Radio coverage of the race will be broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon will call the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody will call the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley will call the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey will call the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 3. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy will work pit road for MRN.
MRN Radio | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turn 3: Kyle Rickey |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |
References[edit]
- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.