NASCAR Cup’s Pocono 400 is set for Sunday, July 23. The race will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

Chase Elliott had just landed from the plane ride back from Pocono when texts started coming in from friends congratulating him on his latest NASCAR victory.

Hold up.

What victory?

“No, we ran third,” Elliott said he replied.

Finished third, yes — but won the Pocono race, all because of a bizarre disqualification that stripped Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch of their 1-2 finishes and sent Elliott to victory last year.

And he never led a lap.

Hamlin was the first disqualified Cup winner since April 17, 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis’ victory at Wilson Speedway in North Carolina was thrown out because of an oversized fuel tank.

The NASCAR inspection team found issues in both JGR Toyotas that affected the aerodynamics and tossed out the finish.

Hamlin’s win gave him the career lead — for a few hours, at least — at Pocono with seven. Hamlin’s young daughter burst into tears of joy and he sent her to retrieve the checkered flag. Taylor Hamlin clutched the flag as she slid through the passenger’s side window and took a victory lap around Pocono with dad at the wheel.

Taylor Hamlin still owns the flag.

NASCAR’s decision reignited the debate on whether winners should have wins rescinded because of rules violations.

When is NASCAR’s Pocono 400?

NASCAR’s Pocono 400 is set for 1:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) on Sunday, July 23.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

Wimbledon will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Will it be televised?

The Crayon 301 in New Hampshire will be broadcast on USA Network.

Preview

TRUEX’S CALL: Martin Truex Jr. thought hard about the big decision he is facing and delayed it again — he still hasn’t purchased a new fishing boat.

“Working on it. Going to look at it Monday,” Truex said.

Oh, as for that other big decision — Truex still hasn’t decided if he will retire or return for another season at Joe Gibbs Racing.

“Still thinking things over, yes,” Truex said.

Truex followed up Monday’s win at New Hampshire with a solid second-place run in qualifying. He’ll start on the front row Sunday at Pocono with pole sitter William Byron.

Bryon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, leads the Cup Series with four wins while Truex is second with three. Truex, though, leads the points standings by 17 over Byron.

Bottom line, Truex has no boat, no clarity on his racing future and no lobster dinner. The 2017 NASCAR champion has yet to receive his prize for winning New Hampshire.

“I don’t know if they cooked it and somebody ate it but I damn sure didn’t get any,” Truex said.

HALEY’S DECISION: Justin Haley said economics played a pivotal role in his decision to leave Kaulig Racing at the end of this season and sign a multiyear deal to drive for Rick Ware Racing starting in 2024.

The 24-year-old Haley had his only Cup victory in July 2019 at Daytona, in just his third start. He’s had a full-time ride at Kaulig since 2022 and has five top-10 finishes this season. He is 23rd in points entering Pocono.

Haley said the deal with RWR had been locked up for weeks. Rick Ware Racing does not have a full-time driver in either of its two cars this season but banked on Haley to help improve the state of the organization.

“Maybe on the surface it might look like an odd move,” Haley said Saturday. “But there’s a lot more depth to it than you might think.”

Kaulig Racing President Chris Rice said he hoped to name Haley’s replacement in August.

LOOK WHO’S BACK: Shane van Gisbergen will put his perfect NASCAR Cup Series mark on the line on the road course at Indianapolis.

The three-time Supercars champion, who won this month in the inaugural Chicago street race in his first career start, will be back in the No. 91 car for Trackhouse Racing when the series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Aug. 13.

Two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch said van Gisbergen should enter Indy as the favorite.

“I would say that the gap will be closer from Chicago to the rest of the field that he had,” he said. “He had us all beat by six- to eight-tenths of a second a lap. I would say going into Indy we should all be within two- to three-tenths, but he will still be the best guy.”

ODDS AND ENDS: Hamlin and New Hampshire winner Martin Truex Jr. are the betting favorites to win Sunday, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.