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NASCAR at Pocono 2015: Start time, lineup, TV schedule, live streaming info


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LONG POND, Pa. — It's NASCAR race day at Pocono Raceway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today’s Sprint Cup Series race.

START TIME: A Windows executive will instruct drivers to start their engines at 1:37 p.m. Eastern time today, followed by the green flag at 1:48 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 1:37 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The Windows 10 400 is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway for a total of 400 miles.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Local musician Alyssa Golden will sing the national anthem today.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) will broadcast today's race and has a pre-race show beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.

LIVE STREAMING: NBC will stream the race for subscribers on its mobile app and website.

WEATHER: The National Weather Service is calling for beautiful summer day: Sunny, with a high near 79.

LAST TIME: In June, Martin Truex Jr. finally scored a breakthrough win and drove to victory lane for the first time with Furniture Row Racing, locking him into the Chase. And in this race one year ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. completed a season sweep.

STARTING LINEUP: For the third straight week, a Joe Gibbs Racing driver is on the pole — and it's no surprise that it's Kyle Busch, who has won three straight races and four of the last five.

Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono:

  1. Kyle Busch
  2. Kevin Harvick
  3. Joey Logano
  4. Austin Dillon
  5. Tony Stewart
  6. Kurt Busch
  7. Matt Kenseth
  8. Carl Edwards
  9. Brad Keselowski
  10. Jeff Gordon
  11. Denny Hamlin
  12. Jimmie Johnson
  13. Martin Truex Jr.
  14. Ryan Newman
  15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  16. Kasey Kahne
  17. Jamie McMurray
  18. Paul Menard
  19. Clint Bowyer
  20. Danica Patrick
  21. Aric Almirola
  22. AJ Allmendinger
  23. Trevor Bayne
  24. David Ragan
  25. Greg Biffle
  26. Casey Mears
  27. Kyle Larson
  28. Alex Bowman
  29. Landon Cassill
  30. Sam Hornish Jr.
  31. Justin Allgaier
  32. Brett Moffitt
  33. Cole Whitt
  34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  35. JJ Yeley
  36. Matt DiBenedetto
  37. David Gilliland
  38. Jeb Burton
  39. Michael Annett
  40. Travis Kvapil
  41. Reed Sorenson
  42. Alex Kennedy
  43. Timmy Hill

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