NASCAR Cup Series

Dammit. Other than for Matt Kenseth, that was probably the most used term from Sunday’s action at New Hampshire. Kenseth led three times at Loudon, but it was those final three laps that really mattered as the former champ locked his way into the next round of the Chase.

With the Dover, Delaware race weekend up next on the NASCAR schedule, fans are no doubt following Dover International Speedway on Facebook and @MonsterMile on Twitter to catch all the track doings, news and updates.

In the second race of the 10-race 2015 Sprint Cup Chase here is what was surprising and not surprising in the 19th annual Sylvania 300 from the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

With a few cars running out of fuel in the final three laps, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove his Ford Ecoboost Ford to a 13th-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; earning his third straight top-20 finish.

Richard Childress Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished 10th, 15th and 22nd, respectively, in the SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Greg Biffle saved just enough fuel to make it to the end of 300-laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to earn a fourth-place finish Sunday afternoon in his No. 16 Kleen Performance Products Ford. Pit strategy late in the race got Biffle some much needed track position and clean air, from there he was able to lead the field for a total of 12 laps and save enough fuel to make it to the end and earn a top-five finish.

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, improved 17 positions throughout the course of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon to earn a 16th-place finish.

After dominating the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for most of the afternoon, Harvick ran out of fuel while leading on Lap 298 of 300, handing the top spot and the victory to Matt Kenseth, who joined teammate Denny Hamlin as an automatic qualifier for the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Martin Truex Jr. has had better race cars and better finishes, but his eighth-place result Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the second Chase race was one of the most gratifying in the past couple of months.

Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson, led the way for Team Chevy with a sixth place finish in his No. 48 Lowe’s Pro Services Chevrolet SS in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track known as the ‘Magic Mile’. While running third in the field on lap 200 of the 317.4-mile race, a left front flat tire sent Johnson to the rear of the field; but he was able to rebound.