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For Former Craftsman Truck Series race named MillerTech Battery 200, see NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Pocono Raceway.
MillerTech Battery 250 presented by KOA
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
VenuePocono Raceway
LocationLong Pond, Pennsylvania, United States
Corporate sponsorMillerTech Battery[1]
First race2016
Distance250 miles (400 km)
Laps100
Stages 1/2: 25 each
Final stage: 50
Previous namesPocono Green 250 (2016–2017)
Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons (2018–2019)
Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons (2020–2021)
Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 (2022–2024)
Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 (2025)
Most wins (driver)Cole Custer (2)
Most wins (team)Stewart–Haas Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (5)

The MillerTech Battery 250 is a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series stock car race held at Pocono Raceway. Connor Zilisch is the defending race winner.

History

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The 2018 Pocono Green 250

The inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Pocono was held on June 4, 2016 with a scheduled distance of 100 laps/250 miles (400 km).[2] However, the race was shortened after only 53 laps/132.5 miles (213.2 km) 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.[3] 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.[4]

In 2020, the distance was reduced to 225 miles (362 km) 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.[5][6]

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".

In December 2024, Pocono Raceway's website announced that the race would return to its original distance of 250 miles (400 km)/100 laps after being 225 from 2020–2024, with "Explore the Pocono Mountains" remaining as the presenting sponsor.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles
2016 June 4 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 53* 132.5 (213.238) 1:07:08 118.421 Report [7]
2017 June 10 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 100 250 (402.336) 1:50:38 135.583 Report [8]
2018 June 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 250 (402.336) 1:57:59 127.137 Report [9]
2019 June 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 103* 257.5 (414.406) 2:09:30 115.760 Report [10]
2020 June 28 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 91* 227.5 (366.125) 2:05:44 108.563 Report [11]
2021 June 27 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 90 225 (362.101) 1:54:53 117.511 Report [12]
2022 July 23 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 90 225 (362.101) 1:49:22 123.438 Report [13]
2023 July 22 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92* 230 (370.147) 1:52:16 122.922 Report [14]
2024 July 13 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 90 225 (362.101) 2:08:26 105.113 Report [15]
2025 June 21 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 250 (402.336) 2:24:37 103.722 Report [16]
2026 June 13 Report
  • 2016: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2019, 2020 & 2023: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years won
2 Cole Custer 2019, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins Team Years won
3 Stewart–Haas Racing 2019, 2020, 2024
2 Team Penske 2017, 2021
JR Motorsports 2022, 2025

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years won
5 United States Ford 2017, 2019–2021, 2024
4 United States Chevrolet 2016, 2022, 2023, 2025
1 Japan Toyota 2018

References

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  1. ^ Albino, Dustin (2026-01-29). "MillerTech named entitlement sponsor of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Pocono". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  2. ^ "Pocono Raceway adds Xfinity race for '16". NASCAR. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Xfinity Series Coming To Pocono In 2016". Performance Racing Industry. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Stage lengths for 2019 NASCAR season". NASCAR. April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stage lengths for the 2020 NASCAR season". NASCAR. February 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 weekend to feature four NASCAR races in two days". Pocono Raceway. April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "2016 Pocono Green 250". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "2017 Pocono Green 250". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "2018 Pocono Green 250". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "2019 Pocono Green 250". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "2020 Pocono Green 225". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "2021 Pocono Green 225". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "2025 Explore the Pocono Mountains 250". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
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