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Daytona Recap: Denny Hamlin led 20 laps in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway but was involved in a pair of late-race, multi-car incidents to finish 36th in the 161-lap event won by Jimmie Johnson.

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS team travel to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) this weekend for Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race.

This will be the Sprint Cup rookie’s first Cup start at Loudon but the team tested at NHMS in June to get the rookie some track time.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a deceptive place, Mike Wallace says. “When you walk around it, it has banking, but when you’re in a car it’s like, where did the banking go?” Wallace said.

With an eye on a Chase spot, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team are focusing on a solid finish this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A late-race incident last weekend dropped the team to 19th in championship points. Looking to gain nine positions and a 36-point deficit, the team is ready to post top-10 finishes.

Last weekend at Daytona, Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 Stanley Ford team showed their strength and speed. Fresh off a shot at a win in Daytona, the team looks to continue their summer momentum and post a finish that reflects how well the team has progressed this summer.

Travis Pastrana made his first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) last year, finishing 31st after he was involved in an accident.

David Ragan calls New Hampshire Motor Speedway a "tough little racetrack." But he's ready to gain the upper hand on the 1.058-mile oval when the Sprint Cup Series heads to Loudon for this weekend's Camping World RV Sales 301.

Forgive David Gilliland if part of his mind is still in Daytona Beach, Fla., this week as he preps for the Sprint Cup Series' next race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Josh Wise only has two career Sprint Cup starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but they're enough for him to know that the flat, 1.058-mile track is a unique track to attack. He and his No. 35 MDS Transport team head to the Loudon, N.H., oval for Sunday's Camping World RV Sales 301 ready for the challenge.