When the checkered flag flies ending the General Tire Delivers 200, we will see the 31st straight different ARCA Menards Series victor at Pocono Raceway.
The halfway point of this ARCA season is set to take place at the Tricky Triangle.
Because of the uniqueness of this 2.5-mile tri-oval in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, four competitors are running double-duty. Kris Wright is competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race while Rajah Caruth, Brandon Jones and Sammy Smith are competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
Jones has won both his ARCA starts thus far this season. Piloting the No. 81 Toyota, Jones also won the 2020 Truck race at Pocono.
Smith, meanwhile, is the hottest driver in the ARCA field, sitting atop the Frontstretch ARCA power rankings.
Moreover, Smith just won the super late model race, the Redbud 400, at Anderson Speedway. Yes, the two-time ARCA winner Smith will be a contender at Pocono.
Caruth, meanwhile, leads the ARCA points and is attempting to make his third career Xfinity start.
Despite leading the points, Caruth is winless this season. Following the most recent ARCA race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Caruth called his shot for his first ARCA victory, saying, “Excuse my language, but I’m going to go win that bitch.”
“Couldn’t have asked for a better start of the season,” Caruth added in a team release. “Just have to trust the process and work through the lighter half of the year and find some wins. I enjoy going to new racetracks and doing my homework. It’s been very productive learning each racetrack and getting respective results.”
His teammate, Sanchez, finished fourth in the ARCA race at Pocono last year. Sanchez left Mid-Ohio proud of his Rev Racing team effort at Mid-Ohio despite an 11th-place finish due to a tire penalty.
“I felt that weekend we brought the fastest car in the field, it was a step in the right direction, and we need to bring that same ideology to the rest of the schedule,” he said in a team release.
With three career ARCA victories, Sanchez is hungry for his next one, hopefully at Pocono.
“I think it will be a good day,” he continued. “We have good speed at the tracks where you keep it on the throttle most of the time, which is Pocono’s characteristic.
“You have to make sure your car handles in the long run and try not to lose momentum, and if you’re in traffic, it will be hard to pass.”
Wright led three laps at Mid-Ohio and is making his second ARCA start…
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