“I don’t think New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be a ton different than what we usually see there," Allmendinger said. "It's always about track position. Passing race cars is really difficult there, so track position is everything."
NASCAR driver Michael McDowell hasn’t raced at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in two years – but that’s not deterring the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver from working toward another Top-25 finish for the Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing (CSLFR) team in the New Hampshire 301 race.
The 24th annual ESPY Awards got a little “rowdy” as reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch was named Best Driver at last night’s ceremony.
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), knows track position will be key to winning when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for Sunday’s New Hampshire 301.
“It’s flat and tough to get around, sometimes. You just have to make sure you get through the corners OK and are able to get on the gas quick on the straightaways. It’s tough but, if you have a good car, you can pass and move up through the field. But it can be challenging if it’s not working in your favor.”
Roush Fenway Racing heads to northern New England this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) prepares for 301 miles at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A Roush Fenway Ford has earned nine victories at the 1.058-mile oval. Also, it is pronounced ‘Cahncahd,’ not ‘Concord.’
“When I look back at 2015, Loudon is a place that we had a really good car,” he said. “The results won’t show it, but we definitely had good speed all weekend.” “Not only were we fast in just about every practice, but we led round one of qualifying.”
“Loudon is one of the more unique race tracks that we race at. It’s a little bit flatter one mile race track. The thing I like about it is you can diamond the corner or run down on the apron a little bit and up the race track.
"New Hampshire is a really tough track to get a hold of. You always seem to fight being loose into the corner because it's the only way you can keep your car turning good through the center. So it is a tough balance of where you need your car to be so it will be crucial for us to maximize our practice time on Friday and get our No. 28 Toyota dialed in."
"I am happy to be going to a track finally where I have turned some laps. I have had success in the K&N cars at Loudon and also made my first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start there. Steven Lane (Bones) was my crew chief for that Cup debut and it is cool to be working with him again and for us to return to Loudon."
Shawn Langdon finished off an impressive weekend with a victory on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Tony Stewart in the final round of the prestigious 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
Carson Brown (No. 28 Klean Freak Chevrolet) dominated the ARCA Menards Series Audubon Park 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds to score his second series victory of the season.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team earned their sixth consecutive top-10 finish with a seventh-place result in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford Mustang Dark Horse started 24th and finished fourth in Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
