NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Loudon, NH. The 1.058-mile of New Hampshire Motor Speedway is set to host the opening race in the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Playoffs.
View New Hampshire race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney set the front row. 301 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Laps: 70 (1-70 / 301)
Green flag, Logano is clear before turn one as they form three wide for 2nd. Josh Berry wins the battle for 2nd.
Lap 44, Blaney slides Berry for 2nd.
Lap 52, Blaney looks inside of Logano into turn three. Logano wiggles off turn four. Blaney slides him for the lead into turn one.
8 to go in stage one, Cody Ware spins with help from Austin Dillon, caution.
Green with 1 to go in stage one, Blaney is clear. They run three wide for 2nd, Logano wins that battle off turn two.
Ryan Blaney wins stage one at New Hampshire Motor Speedway!
New Hampshire Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ryan Blaney; 2. Joey Logano; 3. William Byron; 4. Josh Berry; 5. Carson Hocevar; 6. Kyle Larson; 7. Shane van Gisbergen; 8. Alex Bowman; 9. Tyler Reddick; 10. Michael McDowell
Laps: 115 (71-185 / 301)
Green flag on stage two, Blaney leads the field into turn one.
Lap 82, Shane van Gisbergen tages the left rear of Josh Berry in the battle for 5th! Berry is around and the caution is out.
Green, Blaney leads Logano and Hocevar.
Lap 110, Denny Hamlin spins Ty Gibbs and Gibbs backs it into the wall. The caution is out.
Denny Hamlin dumps teammate Ty Gibbs at New Hampshire (Video)
Blaney leads the field to the pit lane. Briscoe wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires.
Green, Briscoe, Hocevar and Logano form three wide for the lead! They form fice wide behind them. Keselowski tags the left rear of Shane van Gisbergen. Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez are collected and the caution is out.
Green, Briscoe clears Logano off turn two. Larson slides Hocevar and Logano into turn three. Larson jumps from 4th to 2nd.
Lap 133, Larson tags the bumper of Briscoe in the battle for the lead. A lap later, Larson runs Briscoe wide off turn four, Larson to the race lead! Logano follows him through to take 2nd.
Lap 138, Logano has a run on Larson into turn one. Logano slides Larson, Logano to the lead!
Lap 148, John Hunter Nemechek spins and backs it hard into the wall. The caution is out.
Green, Logano leads Larson and Byron off turn two.
Joey Logano wins stage two at NHMS!
New Hampshire Results (Stage 2) : 1. Joey Logano; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. William Byron; 4. Ryan Blaney; 5. Carson Hocevar; 6. Christopher Bell; 7. Chase Elliott; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Chase Briscoe; 10. Josh Berry
Laps: 116 (186-301 / 301)
Green flag on stage three, Cindric shoves Logano clear before turn one. Byron wins the battle for 2nd.
Lap 228, Blaney is all over Logano in the battle for the lead. Blaney slides him for the race lead.
Lap 244, the green flag pit cycle is complete. Blaney leads Logano by 4 seconds.
49 to go, Cody Ware makes contact with Austin Dillon and Ware is in the wall. The caution is out!
Blaney and Logano dive for the pit lane. Berry and Elliott stay out on 12 lap older tires.
Green, Berry leads as Blaney follows him through for 2nd.
39 to go, Blaney slides Berry for the lead into turn one. Blaney clears him for the lead.
22 to go, despite older tires, Berry is all over the bumper of Blaney in the battle for the win.
12 to go, Berry loses the rear into turn three and Blaney opens the gap to five car lengths.
Ryan Blaney wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway!
Here is the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings table after the New Hampshire race with current points:
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 3,084 |
| 2 | William Byron | 3,082 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 3,076 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 3,064 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 3,062 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 3,059 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 3,049 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 3,047 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 3,035 |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 3,028 |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | 3,024 |
| 12 | Bubba Wallace | 3,020 |
These drivers are currently in the Round of 8 or fighting to stay above the cutline.
Here is the table with NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings including wins in the Round and point differences after the first race of the Round of 12:
| Pos | Driver | Wins (In Round) | Points Difference to Cutline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 Win | |
| 2 | William Byron | +47 | |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | +41 | |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | +29 | |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | +27 | |
| 6 | Joey Logano | +24 | |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | +14 | |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | +12 | |
| — | Round of 8 Cutline (After 1 of 3 Races) | ||
| 9 | Ross Chastain | -12 | |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | -19 | |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | -23 | |
| 12 | Bubba Wallace | -27 |
This shows the tightened playoff battle as the Round of 12 moves forward, with Ryan Blaney having secured advancement to the Round of 8 by winning the New Hampshire race.
— Eliminated after Round of 16 —
Alex Bowman
Austin Dillon
Shane van Gisbergen
Josh Berry
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