NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race

Portrait of Nick Gray Nick Gray
Nashville Tennessean

Sheldon Creed is on the pole for Saturday's Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway.

Creed was a couple tenths-of-a-second better than second place Brandon Jones on the leaderboard.

Creed is still looking for his first career Xfinity Series victory after 10 runner-up finishes in the series. Jones is on the outside looking in for the playoffs heading into Saturday's race.

Here's the full starting lineup for Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Pocono:

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono schedule

Green Flag Time:  Approx. 2 p.m. CT Saturday

Track:  Pocono Raceway (2.5-mile triangular oval) in Long Pond, Pennsylvania

Length:  90 laps, 225 miles

Stages:  20 laps, 20 laps, 50 laps

TV coverage:  USA Network

Radio: MRN

Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); NBC Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Pocono will be broadcast nationally on USA Network. Streaming options for the game include the NBC Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 starting lineup

Row 1

1. Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. Brandon Jones, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 2

3. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

4. Taylor Gray, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 3

5. Chandler Smith, No. 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

6. William Byron, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford

8. Cole Custer, No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 5

9. Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

10. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

12. Sam Mayer, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 7

13. Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet

14. Josh Berry, No. 15 AM Racing Ford

Row 8

15. Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet

16. Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 9

17. Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet

18. Riley Herbst, No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 10

19. Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

20. Daniel Dye, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 11

21. Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet

22. Josh Williams, No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 RSS Racing Ford

24. Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet

Row 13

25. Corey Heim, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota

26. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 14

27. Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet

28. Leland Honeyman Jr., No. 42 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 15

29. Josh Bilicki, No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet

30. Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet

Row 16

31. Mason Massey, No. 14 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet

32. Patrick Emerling, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Ford

Row 17

33. Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford

34. Ryan Truex, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 18

35. Blaine Perkins, No. 29 RSS Racing Ford

36. Dawson Cram, No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet

Row 19

37. Thomas Annunziata, No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet

38. Stephen Mallozzi, No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet

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