Episode 229 - Rich's Weekly NASCAR Recap

Xfinity Race Recap from Pocono June 2025

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
I think Hi, everyone rich here with the Exfinity race

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recapped from Pocono Raceway known as the Tricky Triangle. So I,
after practice and qualifying, the number seventeen of Chase Elliott,
running in the Exfinity Series again, won the poll and
started first and held it until he paid with two
laps to go in the first stage, and that gave

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the lead to the number twenty of Brandon Jones, who
kept it and won the first stage. So after pitstops,
the number seven of Justin Olgar got the lead and
held it for a couple of laps until he paid
it for gas and tires, and that gave the lead
to the number eighty eight of Connor Zelich, who kept
it for the rest of the second stage and wins it,

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so I have to pitch stops before the final stage.
The number eighty eight stays out and holds the lead
for eleven more laps until he finally pits for gas
and tires, which gives the lead back to the number
seventeen of Chase Elliott, who'll hold it until a caution
comes out on lap eighty four for one cos spinout.

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So after restart at lap eighty eight, the seventeen, still leading,
but he and then number seven of Justin Orgeia were
side by side and got each other cars loose, and
the number two, Jesse Loved took over the lead and
held it for eight laps till he was passed with
three laps to go in the race by the number

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eighty eight of Connor Zelich, who keeps it and wins
the race with his owner Dale Junior as his crew chief.
So that will be the Cup race. We cat