The MillerTech Battery 250 is a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series stock car race held at Pocono Raceway. Justin Allgaier is the defending race winner.
History
The inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Pocono was held on June 4, 2016 with a scheduled distance of 100 laps/. However, the race was shortened after only 53 laps/ because of persistent rain showers. The race marked the first time NASCAR's second national series visited and raced in the state of Pennsylvania since the closure of Nazareth Speedway in 2004. The second running of the event was the first NASCAR-sanctioned event at Pocono to use the stage format, a format that was created prior to the 2017 NASCAR season for all three divisions for all race tracks; the 100 laps were split into three stages, with the first two being 25 laps each and the last consisting of the final 50.
In 2020, the distance was reduced to and 90 laps—with the first two stage lengths being reduced to 20 laps—as the race was held on Sunday in support of the NASCAR Cup Series' second round of a Pocono doubleheader.
In 2022, the race was moved from June to July and the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, which was previously the title sponsor of one of the track's Cup Series races, replaced J.P. Mascaro & Sons as the title sponsor of the race. Like they did with the Cup Series race name, the PMVB replaced their own name in the name of the race with "Explore the Pocono Mountains".
MillerTech Battery, who sponsored the Craftsman Truck Series race in 2025, was announced as title sponsor on January 29, 2026.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage speed(mph)ReportRefLapsMiles 2016 June 4 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 53* 132.5 (213.238) 1:07:08 118.421 Report 2017 June 10 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 100 250 (402.336) 1:50:38 135.583 Report 2018 June 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 250 (402.336) 1:57:59 127.137 Report 2019 June 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 103* 257.5 (414.406) 2:09:30 115.760 Report 2020 June 28 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 91* 227.5 (366.125) 2:05:44 108.563 Report 2021 June 27 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 90 225 (362.101) 1:54:53 117.511 Report 2022 July 23 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 225 (362.101) 1:49:22 123.438 Report 2023 July 22 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92* 230 (370.147) 1:52:16 122.922 Report 2024 July 13 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 90 225 (362.101) 2:08:26 105.113 Report 2025 June 21 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) 2:24:37 103.722 Report 2026 June 13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) 2:31:28 99.032 Report
2016: Race shortened due to rain. 2019, 2020 & 2023: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 2 Cole Custer 2019, 2024
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 3 Stewart–Haas Racing 2019, 2020, 2024 JR Motorsports 2022, 2025, 2026 2 Team Penske 2017, 2021
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 5 Ford 2017, 2019–2021, 2024 Chevrolet 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 1 Toyota 2018
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