Sights & Sounds: NASCAR takes on the 'Tricky Triangle'
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11 a.m. ET -- The sun is out and teams are preparing for 400 miles around the 'Tricky Triangle' at Pocono Raceway.
Good morning, race fans! It's race day at @poconoraceway! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/fKiUxqlgw0
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) June 8, 2014
It's raceday here @poconoraceway! #WhatTurn4 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/LI8VxBrUt7
— RCR (@RCRracing) June 8, 2014
Actors Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are on site as grand marshalls and spent a little time with Danica Patrick and Jimmie Johnson.
.@NASCAR won't know what hit them. @JonahHill and I are heading to @poconoraceway for today’s big race. #22JumpStreet pic.twitter.com/3OJwMtT0As
— Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) June 8, 2014
It's @DanicaPatrick @channingtatum & @jonahhill before Sunday's pace car ride @poconoraceway pic.twitter.com/eiiEhbjSSA
— Dan Gelston (@APgelston) June 8, 2014
.@JimmieJohnson meets with @JonahHill and @channingtatum here at @poconoraceway. pic.twitter.com/rrNBfIq8gW
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) June 8, 2014
Meet the newest members of the No. 48 crew. pic.twitter.com/WSAr1tpyzR
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) June 8, 2014
.@channingtatum & @JonahHill decided to join @JimmieJohnson on the golf cart ride to the driver's meeting. #lowes48 pic.twitter.com/4bC9xQQQys
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) June 8, 2014
Well hello @channingtatum! He told me he couldn't wait for the race 2start! #grandmarshall #WhatTurn4 @poconoraceway pic.twitter.com/u5lNKAbc2Q
— Miss Coors Light (@misscoorslight) June 8, 2014
Enjoyed meeting these two today @poconoraceway. Thanks for comin out @channingtatum & @JonahHill. #22JumpStreet pic.twitter.com/gMBtsQWdDJ
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 8, 2014
Before hanging out with the celebrities, Johnson spent some time with kids out in the fan zone.
.@JimmieJohnson talks to the kids at the Pocono ticket pkg Q&A / @Lowes Build and Grow. pic.twitter.com/QyfcmKoIdw
— Team Lowe's Racing (@LowesRacing) June 8, 2014
Rookie Ryan Truex will make his start his first Sprint Cup race at Pocono on Sunday, but he tried his hand at some RC cars first.
Practicing for today ✊ “@ColeWhitt: Out here turning laps against @Ryan_Truex pic.twitter.com/hQfNlwWUkt”
— Ryan Truex (@Ryan_Truex) June 8, 2014
Stewart-Haas Racing is remembering the late Ed Negre with a special decal on Danica Patrick's car.
Thinking of my friend Norm Negre on the passing of his father Ed... #trueracer ? pic.twitter.com/qIlkv7X77i
— Tony Gibson (@TonyOldman10) June 8, 2014
11:15 a.m. ET -- Everyone has shuffled in for the driver/crew chief meeting before Sunday's race.
Star student @DanicaPatrick studying some notes before drivers meeting! #PreppedAndReady -KC pic.twitter.com/3XIinafiOr
— Miss Sprint Cup (@MissSprintCup) June 8, 2014
So @JonahHill and @channingtatum just walked into the drivers meeting pretty cool @poconoraceway
— Austin Dillon (@austindillon3) June 8, 2014
Diggin' the "Redd", @keselowski! :) -KC pic.twitter.com/L8PITHCE2p
— Miss Sprint Cup (@MissSprintCup) June 8, 2014
Our @joeylogano got to meet @channingtatum and @JonahHill at today’s drivers meeting, stars of “22” Jump Street. pic.twitter.com/reJwjEqcpo
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) June 8, 2014
Driver's Mtg @poconoraceway #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/NfBIje9zRl
— Steve O'Donnell (@odsteve) June 8, 2014
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill aren't the only big names at Pocono on Sunday, a few members of the New York Giants football team are also on hand for the Sprint Cup Series race.
Teammate @QDemps reads a good book @MarkHerzlich while @DanicaPatrick goes through inspection #Pocono400 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/2feVXPgZqX
— Josh Brown (@Kickingitwith3) June 8, 2014
Nascar experience with couple of the guys @Kickingitwith3 @cooptaylor30 part 1 http://t.co/xOFKYROhVr
— Q (@QDemps) June 8, 2014
The NY Giants well represented here @poconoraceway Drivers Mtg Josh Brown, Quinton Demps and Cooper Taylor pic.twitter.com/g4ZgyYpkRC
— Claire B Lang (@ClaireBLang) June 8, 2014