“New Hampshire is a track I enjoy racing on. I love short-track racing, and the corners and the speeds there kind of lend itself to that style. It’s just a little bit frustrating that I haven’t won there because I feel like it’s a track that I should be capable of winning.” - Dale Earnhardt Jr. on racing at New Hampshire
Richard Childress has four victories as a team owner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with Robby Gordon (2001), Kevin Harvick (2006) and Clint Bowyer (2007 and 2010). In 106 starts at the 1.058-mile oval, Childress also has two pole awards, 16 top-five and 37 top-10 finishes with 10 different drivers including Dave Blaney, Jeff Burton, Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Green, Gordon, Harvick, Ryan Newman, Steve Park and Mike Skinner.
Reed has made just one start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In 2014, Reed finished 11th after starting 13th and ran inside the top 10 for the majority of the race.
Elliott Sadler will make his 12th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this Saturday afternoon in Loudon, NH. In Sadler’s previous 11 starts at New Hampshire, he has one top-five and three top-10 finishes.
Biffle has 25 Sprint Cup career starts at Loudon, earning one win, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Biffle’s average finishing position at Loudon is 15.7.
Almirola has 15 NASCAR starts at the one-mile track with nine Sprint Cup Series starts. He scored his best finish of fifth in 2013 in the Cup Series and 2011 in the XFINITY Series. He has two Top-Five and five Top-10 finishes in his 15 starts. Last year, Almirola and the No. 43 team finished sixth in the fall race while competing in The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Armstrong looks forward to New Hampshire to continue progress in the point standings. This weekend's race will be just the third start for Armstrong at the flat, asphalt track. While he doesn't have much experience at Loudon, Armstrong has had strong performances at other flat tracks like Martinsville and Phoenix.
"Growing up as a kid and watching my Dad race in Rolla, MO, I never dreamed that I'd have the chance to do what I've done in my life. I've had a long and successful career and I've been able to support my family doing what I love. To me, it doesn't get any better than that.
“We always look forward to racing at New Hampshire because it is the home track for Fenway Sports Group. New Hampshire is a fast one-mile track with multiple grooves. We had a solid finish in Kentucky last weekend so we will look to carry that momentum into this weekend and hopefully earn another top-10 finish like we had last year.”
Stewart has three wins and 14 top fives at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In addition, Stewart is celebrating 10 years of ownership of Eldora Speedway which hosts the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on July 22nd, and later that week the Columbus, Indiana, native will return home for the Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a track at which he has two victories.
The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, was awarded the pole position for Saturday's Fourth of July event at Chicagoland due to inclement weather forcing NASCAR to replace qualifying with practice.
Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood were 1-2 on the speed chart as the Fourth of July holiday weekend began with a 95-degree afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Enzo Fittipaldi waited until the closing minutes of INDY NXT by Firestone practice Friday to top the speed chart, turning the fastest lap to kick off this weekend’s doubleheader at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
