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Joey Logano Makes the Most of an Inauspicious Start

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LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 25: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 25, 2016 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images

LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 25: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 25, 2016 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
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There’s no statistical category for “saves” in NASCAR racing, but if there were, Joey Logano would be the clear leader at New Hampshire.

With perseverance, Logano and the No. 22 Team Penske outfit turned a potentially disastrous day into a respectable finish and gave themselves a modicum of breathing room in the Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup standings.

After a so-so qualifying effort, Logano started 15th in Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 and quickly went backwards. On lap 114 of a long green-flag run to start the race, leader Martin Truex Jr. passed Logano to put the No. 22 Ford a lap down. Continue reading →

Ganassi Cars Continue to Impress at New Hampshire

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LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 24: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2016 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 24: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2016 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
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Kyle Larson tends to undersell his prowess at short tracks in general and at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in particular.

To hear him tell it, you would never suspect that the driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet finished third and second in the first two of his five starts at the Magic Mile.

And on Saturday, in final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice for Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 (2 p.m. ET on NBCSN) – the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – Larson posted the fastest lap in Happy Hour at 132.577 mph. Continue reading →

Truex Triumphs in Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Opener at Chicagoland

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You could see it coming from a mile-and-a-half away.

On new tires, Martin Truex Jr. rocketed around the outside lane after a restart in overtime at Chicagoland Speedway and pulled away to win Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, the opening race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

With the victory—his first at the 1.5-mile track, his third of the season and the sixth of his career—Truex also rocketed into the Chase’s Round of 12. But Truex wasn’t satisfied with a ticket into the next round and the prospect of racing stress-free at New Hampshire and Dover, the final two Round of 16 events. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Wins Chicagoland Truck Race as Inaugural Chase field is set

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In a race punctuated by a record ten cautions, Kyle Busch streaked away from Chase hopeful Cameron Hayley in overtime and won Friday night’s American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

With Busch’s victory over runner-up Daniel Hemric, who passed Hayley after the final restart on lap 150, Hemric and Timothy Peters locked up the final two of eight spots in the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase, which starts Sept. 24 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers

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Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images

Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images

The 16 Drivers Making Up The Chase:

  1. Kyle Busch (4 wins) -2012 (Points)
  2. Brad Keselowski (4 wins) -2012
  3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins) – 2009
  4. Kevin Harvick (2 wins) – 2006
  5. Carl Edwards (2 wins) – 2006
  6. Martin Truex Jr. (2 wins) -2006
  7. Matt Kenseth (2 wins) -2006
  8. Jimmie Johnson (2 wins) -2006
  9. Joey Logano (1 win) -2003
  10. Kyle Larson (1 win) – 2003
  11. Tony Stewart (1 win) – 2003
  12. Kurt Busch (1 win) – 2003
  13. Chris Buescher (1 win) – 2003
  14. Chase Elliott (Points) -2000
  15. Austin Dillon (Points) – 2000
  16. Jamie McMurray (Points) – 2000