O'Reilly Series Preview Saturday, June 13, 2026

MillerTech Battery 250 Presented by KOA

Pocono Raceway

Laps 100 Distance 250 mi Type intermediate Coverage CW · 4:00 PM ET

2.5

asphalt

Surface

Race Date

Saturday, June 13, 2026

4:00 PM ET

Pre-Race Race Day Post-Race

Band A · The Hook

Your watchlist, historical context, and race-week curiosities.

Your Drivers' Outlook

Historical Context

Tyler Reddick has 13 starts at Pocono Raceway with a 13.8 average finish.
Chase Elliott has 16 starts at Pocono Raceway with 1 win and a 7.9 average finish.
Denny Hamlin has 38 starts at Pocono Raceway with 7 wins and a 10.5 average finish.

Based on O'Reilly Series results at Pocono Raceway from 1982-2026.

DID YOU KNOW?

Bill Elliott has won 5 times at Pocono Raceway with a 17.1 average finish.

See Bill Elliott's full stats

LAST TIME HERE

The last Cup race at Pocono Raceway was the 2025 The Great American Getaway 400 (chaos score: 67.4).

Track history

Band B · The Story

The narrative arc, drivers to watch, and race-weekend color.

Band C · The Data

Schedule, predictions, entry list, track history, fantasy, and betting angles.

TV & Start Time

What channel is the MillerTech Battery 250 Presented by KOA on?

The MillerTech Battery 250 Presented by KOA airs on CW on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, broadcast from Pocono Raceway. All 2026 NASCAR Xfinity (O'Reilly Auto Parts) Series races air exclusively on The CW, which is free over-the-air with a digital antenna.

What time does the NASCAR Xfinity race start today?

The MillerTech Battery 250 Presented by KOA green flag is set for 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, June 13, 2026, airing on CW. All NASCAR start times are listed in Eastern Time.

NR-Rating Track Rankings

#	Driver	Badge	Elo Rating	Starts	Wins	Last Finish
1	Denny Hamlin	Prev Winner	1624	24	3	P2(2025)
2	Chase Elliott	Prev Winner	1617	13	1	P5(2025)
3	Tyler Reddick		1597	8	0	P32(2025)
4	Chris Buescher	Prev Winner	1591	13	1	P4(2025)
5	Chase Briscoe	Prev Winner	1579	3	1	P1(2025)
6	Brad Keselowski		1570	25	0	P9(2025)
7	William Byron		1561	13	0	P27(2025)
8	Ryan Preece		1544	4	0	P8(2025)
9	Bubba Wallace		1543	11	0	P36(2025)
10	Christopher Bell		1539	7	0	P17(2025)

NR-Rating: Elo-based rating from the NR-Rating prediction model. Higher = stronger at this track type. = Previous winner at this track

NR-Rating Predictions

Last updated: Wed, May 13, 2026, 07:50 AM ET

#	Driver	Tier	Exp. Finish	Win %	Top 5 %	Top 10 %
1	Tyler Reddick Best in Field	Favorite	6.2	18.2%	58.6%	76.5%
2	Chase Elliott	Favorite	7.8	17.8%	58.4%	76.5%
3	Denny Hamlin	Favorite	8.2	16.3%	55.9%	74.6%
4	Chris Buescher	Favorite	9.2	15.4%	54.1%	72.9%
5	Ryan Blaney	Favorite	9.2	12.7%	49.0%	69.0%
6	Ryan Preece	Favorite	10.1	10.9%	46.4%	67.2%
7	Christopher Bell	Contender	10.7	9.6%	43.6%	65.3%
8	William Byron	Contender	10.7	8.4%	40.3%	62.2%
9	Brad Keselowski	Contender	11.2	7.6%	38.0%	60.3%
10	Chase Briscoe	Contender	11.9	6.4%	35.5%	58.5%
11	Kyle Larson	Contender	12.7	5.2%	32.4%	56.7%
12	Bubba Wallace	Contender	12.7	5.1%	30.9%	55.5%
13	Carson Hocevar	Contender	13.1	4.3%	28.1%	53.2%
14	Ross Chastain	Contender	13.3	3.8%	25.9%	50.5%
15	Alex Bowman	Mid-Pack	13.5	3.3%	24.0%	49.5%
16	Daniel Suarez	Mid-Pack	14.0	3.1%	21.8%	47.6%
17	Ty Gibbs	Mid-Pack	14.5	3.0%	20.3%	45.4%
18	Joey Logano	Mid-Pack	14.7	2.7%	18.8%	43.9%
19	Austin Cindric	Mid-Pack	15.4	2.2%	16.9%	41.0%
20	Erik Jones	Mid-Pack	16.7	1.7%	13.5%	36.0%
21	Casey Mears	Mid-Pack	16.9	1.4%	12.6%	34.6%
22	Michael McDowell	Mid-Pack	17.0	1.2%	11.6%	32.5%
23	Kyle Busch	Mid-Pack	17.0	1.1%	10.9%	31.6%
24	Austin Dillon	Mid-Pack	17.1	0.9%	10.3%	30.3%
25	Shane van Gisbergen	Mid-Pack	18.3	0.7%	8.5%	27.2%
26	A.J. Allmendinger	Mid-Pack	18.3	0.5%	7.5%	25.0%
27	John Hunter Nemechek	Dark Horse	19.1	0.5%	6.7%	22.9%
28	Zane Smith	Dark Horse	19.1	0.5%	6.5%	22.5%
29	Todd Gilliland	Dark Horse	19.1	0.4%	5.8%	21.1%
30	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Dark Horse	19.9	0.3%	4.6%	18.5%
31	Josh Berry	Dark Horse	22.9	0.2%	2.1%	10.8%
32	Connor Zilisch	Dark Horse	22.9	0.1%	2.0%	11.2%
33	Cole Custer	Dark Horse	22.9	0.1%	1.9%	11.2%
34	Katherine Legge	Dark Horse	21.4	0.1%	2.4%	13.2%
35	Noah Gragson	Dark Horse	21.4	0.1%	2.3%	12.7%
36	Riley Herbst	Dark Horse	21.4	0.1%	2.5%	13.9%
37	Ty Dillon	Dark Horse	23.4	0.1%	1.5%	8.7%
38	B.J. McLeod	Dark Horse	24.8	0.0%	0.9%	6.7%
39	Cody Ware	Dark Horse	56.1	0.0%	0.1%	1.3%

Win probabilities reflect full-field Monte Carlo simulations. A 10% pWin means roughly 1-in-10 chance of winning — higher than most bettors realize for a 36-car field where the average driver has ~2.8% odds. Top 5 and Top 10 percentages similarly reflect simulated outcomes, not historical averages. Learn how the model works.

Predictions powered by NR-Rating model (MAE: 8.5 positions)

Prediction Scorecard

Go Bowling at The Glen: Model picked Chase Elliott at P1 → Actual P24

(1/5 top-5 hits)

38% top-5 hit rate across 11 races

History at Pocono Raceway

O'Reilly Series data from 1982-2026 (10 races)

Recent Results

Year	Race	Winner	Margin	Laps Led
2025	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono	Connor Zilisch	—	34
2024	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono	Cole Custer	—	25
2023	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono	Austin Hill	—	2
2022	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono	Noah Gragson	—	43
2021	NASCAR Xfinity Series at Pocono	Austin Cindric	—	26

All Results at This Track

2025 Zilisch 2024 Custer 2023 Hill 2022 Gragson 2021 Cindric 2020 Briscoe 2019 Custer 2018 Busch 2017 Keselowski 2016 Larson

Laps Led Leaders

Driver	Total Laps Led
Justin Allgaier	129
Cole Custer	122
Chase Elliott	47
Kyle Larson	42
Connor Zilisch	34

Track Type Tendencies

intermediate

Intermediate tracks like Pocono Raceway reward the complete package — car setup, pit strategy, and driver consistency all factor in. These are the races where elite teams separate themselves.

Track position and tire management are critical, especially in long green-flag runs.