NASCAR Cup Series

Hamlin roared back from last place to win the Chase opener at Chicagoland. Hamlin automatically advances to the second round of the Chase, which begins at Dover on October 4th.

Jimmie Johnson will race the No. 48 Lowe’s ProServices/Hitachi Chevrolet SS in this weekend’s race at New Hampshire. Lowe’s Commercial Services are designed to help customers save time and money and make their businesses run smoother.

This weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), Chevrolet aims to break a 10-race winless streak dating back to July 5th when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. earned the 749th victory for the Bowtie Brand at Daytona International Speedway.

No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver David Ragan finished ahead of four of the 16 Chase contenders last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.

Roush Fenway Racing returns to the fall weather of northern New England this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads back to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A Roush Fenway Ford has earned nine victories at the 1.058-mile oval. Also, it is still pronounced ‘Cahncahd,’ not ‘Concord.’

Bayne will make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Richard Childress Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway ... 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).

Curt Schilling, a World Series MVP, three-time World Series champion and six-time All-Star, will deliver the invocation before the SYLVANIA 300 – the second race in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 27. Schilling helped the Boston Red Sox erase an 86-year World Series drought with a 4-0 sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series.

Biffle has 26 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 16.1.

Six points. That’s all that separates Clint Bowyer from 12th place and advancing to the second round of the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.