RICK WARE RACING
Dollar Tree 301
Date: Aug. 23, 2026
Event: Dollar Tree 301 (Round 25 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (1.058-mile oval)
Format: 301 laps, broken into three stages (70 laps/115 laps/116 laps)
Race Winner: Ryan Blaney of Team Penske (Ford)
Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 2 Winner: Ryan Blaney of Team Penske (Ford)
RWR Finish:
● Cody Ware (Started 36th, Finished 29th / Running, completed 300 of 301 laps)
RWR Points:
● Cody Ware (35th with 199 points)
Race Notes:
● Ryan Blaney won the Dollar Tree 301 to score his 20th career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his third of the season and his second at New Hampshire. His margin over second-place Bubba Wallace was .586 of a second.
● There were nine caution periods for a total of 51 laps.
● Only 18 of the 36 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Denny Hamlin remains the championship leader after New Hampshire with a 77-point advantage over second-place Blaney.
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The race begins at 7:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by NBC and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
