Published June 11. 2017 07:23PM
Ryan Blaney held off Kevin Harvick Sunday to win the Monster Energy Cup Series Axalta presents the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway.
Blaney led 10 laps en route to his first career win in NASCAR's top series despite pressure from Harvick in the closing laps, winning the race by 0.139 seconds.
The victory was the first for Wood Brothers Racing since Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500 in the iconic No. 21 car.
Blaney also won a Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono in 2013.
Rookie Erik Jones capped a strong day with a third place finish.
Kurt Busch, who won the June race last year at Pocono, finished fourth.
Brad Keselowski, the winner of Saturday's Pocono Green 250 at Pocono, came home fifth.
Coors Light Pole Award winner Kyle Busch led a race-high 100 laps and finished ninth.
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