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Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team come to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Overton’s 301 with two missions in mind. One is to improve on their 11th- and 12th-place finishes last season in Loudon. The second is to further solidify their position in the NASCAR Playoff standings.

Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum band Smash Mouth, who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut smash-hit album “Fush Yu Mang,” will perform prior to the Hollywood Casino 400 on Oct. 22. This year, the band is also releasing a new album of all-original material.

AT NHMS: While Dale Earnhardt Jr. has yet to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he has racked up some solid stats at the 1.058-mile oval. In 33 starts, he has eight top-five finishes, four of which have come since his transition to Hendrick Motorsports.

Huntersville, NC (July 11, 2017) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today that driver Erik Jones will drive the No. 20 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camry for the organization beginning in 2018.

In four starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at New Hampshire, Bayne recorded one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes, including a best finish of fifth in the July 2010 event at the New England race track.  

This week, Chris Buescher and the No. 37 Liberty Tax Service team head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where Buescher finished 29th in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series last season.

Stenhouse Jr. has eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with an average starting position of 23.0 and average finishing position of 21.2.

"Regarding today's announcement that Erik Jones will drive in the NASCAR Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing starting in 2018, Furniture Row Racing's commitment to Jones and the No. 77 team remains the same for the remainder of the season. Our goal is for Jones to qualify for the playoffs, make a run for the championship and capture Rookie of the Year honors.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in 2017 and Ford will be looking for its series-leading ninth victory of the season.  Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer have all registered at least one win at the one-mile facility with Busch owning a season sweep in his championship year of 2004.

News and notes:  New Hampshire Motor Speedway marks another new track for rookie Spencer Boyd.  This will be the second time this season that Boyd has taken the steering wheel of the No. 07 Chevrolet for Dotter.  “Our plan is working out well,” comments Boyd.