Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

[12] Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 51.550 seconds and a speed of 174.588 mph (280.972 km/h).

Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post reported from pit lane during the race.