
The Great American Getaway 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at the Pocono Raceway. The race is the only event hosted by the Pocono Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono, sponsored by VisitPA.com, was known as the HighPoint.com 400 until the 2024 season. The Great American Getaway 400 is a 160-lap event spanning a total race distance of 400 miles. The race will be held on June 22, 2025, during the NASCAR Cup Series 2025 season. The Great American Getaway 400 had a sister event held at the Pocono Raceway until the 2021 season of the Cup Series. The race is known for breaking 40 official lead changes during seven of its first nine sanctioned events.
The Pocono Raceway hosts the Great American Getaway 400 race in the NASCAR Cup Series at Long Pond, Pennsylvania in the United States. The track is classified as a Superspeedway by NASCAR owing to its length. It is a 2.5-mile-long track with four turns and a paved asphalt surface. Kyle Larson was the last winner of the second race held at the Pocono Raceway, piloting Hendrick Motorsports Chevy. In 2022, the race win was awarded to Chase Elliott, who succeeded the win from Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin. They were disqualified post-race, making it the first time since 1960 that a Cup Series race winner was disqualified and the succeeding driver was awarded the victory.
List of Great American Getaway 400 winners
The 2023 Cup Series champion, Ryan Blaney is the defending winner of the Great American Getaway 400 race in 2024. Butch Hartman won the very first Great American Getaway 400 race held on September 19, 1971. He was followed by three different winners in the upcoming seasons until Richard Petty became the first driver to win the race twice. Petty won the race again in the 1974 and 1976 seasons. Denny Hamlin won the race in 2023.
Year | Date | No. | Driver |
1971 | Sep 19 | 75 | Butch Hartman |
1972 | July 30 | 3 | Roger McCluskey |
1973 | July 29 | 43 | Richard Petty |
1974 | April 27 | 19 | Ron Keselowski |
1974 | August 4 | 43 | Richard Petty |
1975 | August 3 | 21 | David Pearson |
1976 | August 1 | 43 | Richard Petty |
1977 | July 31 | 72 | Benny Parsons |
1978 | July 30 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip |
1979 | July 30 | 11 | Cale Yarborough |
1980 | July 27 | 21 | Neil Bonnett |
1981 | July 26 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip |
1982 | July 25 | 88 | Bobby Allison |
1983 | July 24 | 27 | Tim Richmond |
1984 | July 22 | 33 | Harry Gant |
1985 | July 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott |
1986 | July 20 | 25 | Tim Richmond |
1987 | July 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt |
1988 | July 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott |
1989 | July 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott |
1990 | July 22 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine |
1991 | July 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace |
1992 | July 19 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip |
1993 | July 18 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt |
1994 | July 17 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine |
1995 | July 16 | 28 | Dale Jarrett |
1996 | July 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace |
1997 | July 20 | 88 | Dale Jarrett |
1998 | July 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon |
1999 | July 25 | 18 | Bobby Labonte |
2000 | July 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace |
2001 | July 29 | 18 | Bobby Labonte |
2002 | July 28 | 9 | Bill Elliott |
2003 | July 27 | 12 | Ryan Newman |
2004 | August 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
2005 | July 24 | 97 | Kurt Busch |
2006 | July 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
2007 | August 5 | 2 | Kurt Busch |
2008 | August 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards |
2009 | August 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
2010 | August 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle |
2011 | August 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski |
2012 | August 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon |
2013 | August 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne |
2014 | August 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2015 | August 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth |
2016 | August 1 | 34 | Chris Buescher |
2017 | July 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
2018 | July 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
2019 | July 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
2020 | June 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
2021 | June 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
2022 | July 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott |
2023 | July 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
2024 | July 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney |
Great American Getaway 400 winners year-by-year
Hartman's White & Autocar won the first Great American Getaway 400 race with Dodge in the 1971 Cup Series. Norm Nelson won the 1972 race making it the first win for Plymouth in the event as a manufacturer. The 2024 race was won by Team Penske and Ford.
Year | Date | Team | Manufacturer |
1971 | Sep 19 | Hartman's White & Autocar | Dodge |
1972 | July 30 | Norm Nelson | Plymouth |
1973 | July 29 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge |
1974 | April 27 | Robert Keselowski | Dodge |
1974 | August 4 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge |
1975 | August 3 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury |
1976 | August 1 | Petty Enterprises | Dodge |
1977 | July 31 | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet |
1978 | July 30 | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet |
1979 | July 30* | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet |
1980 | July 27 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury |
1981 | July 26 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick |
1982 | July 25 | DiGard Motorsports | Buick |
1983 | July 24 | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac |
1984 | July 22 | Hal Needham | Chevrolet |
1985 | July 21 | Melling Racing | Ford |
1986 | July 20 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
1987 | July 19 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
1988 | July 24 | Melling Racing | Ford |
1989 | July 23 | Melling Racing | Ford |
1990 | July 22 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford |
1991 | July 21 | Penske Racing | Pontiac |
1992 | July 19 | DarWal, Inc. | Chevrolet |
1993 | July 18 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
1994 | July 17 | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford |
1995 | July 16 | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
1996 | July 21 | Penske Racing | Ford |
1997 | July 20 | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
1998 | July 26 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
1999 | July 25 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
2000 | July 23 | Penske Racing | Ford |
2001 | July 29 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
2002 | July 28 | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
2003 | July 27 | Penske Racing | Dodge |
2004 | August 1 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2005 | July 24 | Roush Racing | Ford |
2006 | July 23 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
2007 | August 5 | Penske Racing | Dodge |
2008 | August 3 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
2009 | August 3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2010 | August 1 | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
2011 | August 7 | Penske Racing | Dodge |
2012* | August 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2013 | August 4 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2014 | August 3 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2015 | August 2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2016 | August 1 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
2017 | July 30 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2018 | July 29 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2019 | July 28 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2020 | June 28 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2021 | June 27 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2022 | July 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2023 | July 23 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
2024 | July 14 | Team Penske | Ford |
Great American Getaway 400 multiple-time winners
Denny Hamlin, who has won the Great American Getaway 400 five times, has the most wins in the event's history. He also has the most wins among the active drivers of the 2025 Cup Series grid. Bill Elliott has four wins in the event making him the second most successful driver in the history of the race and the most successful among the former Cup Series drivers.
Wins | Driver | Years Won |
5 | Denny Hamlin | 2006, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
4 | Bill Elliott | 1985, 1988, 1989, 2002 |
3 | Richard Petty | 1973, 1974, 1976 |
Darrell Waltrip | 1978, 1981, 1992 | |
Rusty Wallace | 1991, 1996, 2000 | |
Kyle Busch | 2017, 2018, 2021 | |
2 | Tim Richmond | 1983, 1986 |
Dale Earnhardt | 1987, 1993 | |
Geoffrey Bodine | 1990, 1994 | |
Dale Jarrett | 1995, 1997 | |
Bobby Labonte | 1999, 2001 | |
Kurt Busch | 2005, 2007 | |
Jeff Gordon | 1998, 2012 |
Great American Getaway 400 team multiple-time winners
Joe Gibbs Racing has won 11 races at the Great American Getaway 400 race, making it the most successful team in the history of the event. The team won its last race in the event during the 2023 Cup Series. Team Penske's win in the 2024 season put it on equal grounds with Hendrick Motorsports competing for the second spot with seven wins each to their name. Petty Enterprises, Junior Johnson & Associates, and Melling Racing have the most wins out of the teams that previously competed in the sport with three wins each to their name.
Wins | Team | Years Won |
11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023 |
7 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1986, 1998, 2004, 2012-2014, 2022 |
Team Penske | 1991, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2024 | |
3 | Petty Enterprises | 1973, 1974, 1976 |
Junior Johnson & Associates | 1979, 1981, 1990 | |
Melling Racing | 1985, 1988, 1989 | |
RFK Racing | 2005, 2008, 2010 | |
2 | Wood Brothers Racing | 1975, 1980 |
DiGard Motorsports | 1978, 1982 | |
Richard Childress Racing | 1987, 1993 | |
Robert Yates Racing | 1995, 1997 |
Great American Getaway 400 manufacturer multiple-time winners
Chevrolet and Ford compete for the most wins at the Great American Getaway 400 race. However, Chevy edges above Ford with the difference of just one victory. Chevy has 15 wins in the history of the event. Dodge has nine wins to its name which is the most out of the manufacturers which previously competed in the event. Toyota has only eight wins, making it the manufacturer with the least wins in the 2025 Cup Series.
Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
15 | Chevrolet | 1977-1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2012-2014, 2022 |
14 | Ford | 1985, 1988-1990, 1994-1997, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2024 |
9 | Dodge | 1971, 1973, 1974, 1974, 1976, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
8 | Toyota | 2009, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023 |
4 | Pontiac | 1983, 1991, 1999, 2001 |
2 | Mercury | 1975, 1980 |
Buick | 1981, 1982 | |
1 | Plymouth | 1972 |
FAQs on Great American Getaway 400 winners
A. Chevrolet won the 2024 manufacturers championship in the NASCAR Cup Series.
A. The Great American Getaway 400 is a 400 mile long event.
A. Ryan Blaney won the Great American Getaway 400 race in 2024.
A. Chevrolet is the most succesful car brand in the NASCAR Cup Series.