NASCAR Cup Series

David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, comments on racing at Dover International Speedway:

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Ford Racing has won the first two Chase races for the first time since Greg Biffle did it in 2008 (Loudon and Dover). A win this weekend at Dover International Speedway would mark the first time Ford Racing has won three straight Chase events since the format was adopted in 2004.

New Hampshire, for about 180 laps, was a mind numbing experience. It was the Round-and-round 300, and when you add the beleaguered ESPN desk trios to the mix, it was damn near unwatchable. Then stuff started to happen.

Alex Bowman led his BK Racing teammates to the checkered flag with a 28th-place finish in the No. 23 Dr Pepper Toyota Camry at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Bowman was followed by Travis Kvapil in the No. 83 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota Camry who finished 32nd, and Cole Whitt who finished 38th in the Rinnai Toyota Camry.

Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman finished 11th, 15th and 18th, respectively.

In the second race of the Chase for NASCAR’s championship, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 18th annual Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Handling woes continued, but with fresher tires Biffle was able to make some ground on the multiple restarts that ensued in the closing laps. By the time the checkered flag fell Biffle crossed the finish 16th, moving up to 13th in the Chase standings with one race remaining before the first four cars are eliminated from moving to the second round.

“I blew a left front tire,” Stenhouse said afterwards. “We were all racing really hard on that restart. Everybody was bouncing off each other. I don’t know who hit my left-front, but it got a fender rub and just blew the tire going down front straightaway. I was trying to get my EcoPower Re-Refined Oil Ford slowed down as much as I could but it wouldn’t turn. We had a top-15 car but just wasn’t our day.”