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Pocono Raceway to Celebrate Kurt Busch During Great American Getaway 400 Weekend

Denny Hamlin enters as the betting favorite in a field reshaped by Shane van Gisbergen’s Mexico City victory

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Overview

  • Kurt Busch will make multiple public appearances around Pocono Raceway this weekend, including a ceremony in Victory Lane at 11:15 a.m. ET on Sunday, as part of his pre–Hall of Fame celebration.
  • The Great American Getaway 400 is set for Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.
  • Denny Hamlin, a seven-time Pocono winner, is the current favorite to win, while Alex Bowman is viewed as a longshot despite five top-11 Pocono finishes since 2021.
  • Shane van Gisbergen’s recent victory in Mexico City has reshuffled the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings with ten regular-season races remaining.
  • This marks Busch’s first return to the Tricky Triangle since his career-ending practice crash at Pocono in 2022.