Denny Hamlin has won two in a row and heads to Pocono, where he’s always fared well. He’s second in the overall Cup Series (behind Tyler Reddick) and on absolute fire. But aside from No. 45 and the others atop the standings, there are challengers, like Daniel Suárez, whose crew chief Ryan Sparks is tailor made for strategizing at “The Tricky Triangle,” and Erik Jones, who’s had speed all year and turned it into a second-place finish at Michigan.As always, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi answer our most pressing questions and make predictions about the upcoming race.The Great American Gateway 400 at Pocono Raceway is Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Prime Video and HBO Max.Race winner odds for The Great American Gateway 400Denny Hamlin has won two in a row, and he has seven career wins at Pocono. Can anyone stop him, and can he pull ahead of Tyler Reddick in the Cup standings?Jeff: It’s shocking to even consider the idea of Hamlin pulling ahead of Reddick in points right now, but it’s possible if Reddick has a bad race (or wrecks) while Hamlin wins again. What a stunning turn of events that would be. That said, Reddick should still be fine and run in the top five or contend for a win, so I wouldn’t think that would happen yet. But Hamlin is definitely red hot right now and seems to be a threat to win the regular-season championship over the No. 45 car he co-owns with Michael Jordan.Jordan: It’s not just that Hamlin is riding a two-race winning streak; look at what he’s done over the past six races (including the non-points All-Star Race). During this span, he has racked up three wins, a second and a third, with his only outlier a 16th on the Watkins Glen road course, which is not Hamlin’s forte. This is a driver and team very much locked in at the moment, and there is every reason to think the No. 11 freight train will run through Pocono.All that said, it’s not like Reddick has fallen off the map. Had he not gotten collected in a wreck not of his creation at Michigan, he almost assuredly would’ve been battling for the win. And before Michigan, Reddick had not finished worse than sixth in four consecutive races. He still holds a 51-point lead, and beginning next week the circuit has consecutive races on road courses, where Reddick has a decided advantage over Hamlin.Three Toyotas (Hamlin, Michigan hometown favorite Erik Jones, Bubba Wallace) and three Chevrolets (Kyle Larson, another Michigan driver Carson Hocevar, Daniel Suárez) finished ahead of the first Ford (Joey Logano). What is wrong with Ford this year?Jeff: It seems to be both an aerodynamic problem and an engine problem on the bigger tracks for Ford, which means Pocono could bring more struggles again. Ford is getting a new car next year, but it can’t come soon enough. The team is behind on speed right now and seemingly may be behind on power as well, which is a bad combination for the tracks NASCAR has been running on of late. Ford should still contend on short tracks, but this part of the season doesn’t have many. So it’s been rough, and the only real championship contender among them is Ryan Blaney.