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Fuel Shortage Puts Harvick in Dire Straits, Kenseth in Victory Lane

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Kevin Harvick clarified his championship status on Sunday—but not the way he had planned.

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.

Despite leading 216 laps on Sunday, Harvick, the defending series champion, heads to next Sunday’s Chase race at Dover almost certainly needing a victory at a track where he has never won, to escape the Challenger Round of the Chase and keep his title hopes alive.

Kenseth, who came to pit road for fuel and tires on lap 239, triumphed for the fifth time this season (tops in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series), for the second time at the Magic Mile and for the 36th time in his career. He finished 8.941 seconds ahead of Hamlin, who nursed his car to a runner-up finish despite a late-race issue with the right front wheel. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Sylvania 300

The Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, Sept. 27

The Time: 2 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBCSN, 1:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 317.14 miles (300 laps)

 

Gordon Set to Become NASCAR’s All-Time Consecutive Starts Leader

When Jeff Gordon starts his engine in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he will pass Ricky Rudd as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series consecutive starts leader by beginning his 789th straight race.

NASCAR’s new Iron Man has not missed a start since making his series debut at Atlanta on Nov. 15, 1992 – a span of 22 years, 10 months and 12 days. Continue reading →

Logano Wins at New Hampshire as Chaotic Race Scrambles Chase Standings

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Out of the maelström that was New Hampshire Motor Speedway sped Joey Logano, who took control of Sunday’s Sylvania 300 on a restart with 27 laps left and held on to win the second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

 

But the crux of Sunday’s race wasn’t about Logano’s fourth victory of the season and the second straight for Team Penske in the Chase. It wasn’t about Logano winning for the seventh time in his career and punching his ticket into the second elimination round under NASCAR’s new playoff format. Continue reading →

Kenseth Now Two-for-Two in Sprint Cup Chase

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after wining the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2013 Photo - Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Home Depot / Husky Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after wining the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2013
Photo – Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

First Chicagoland, now a New Hampshire victory for Matt Kenseth.

For the second straight week, in the second Chase for the Sprint Cup, Matt Kenseth  led his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Kyle Busch to the checkered flag – and for Kenseth, who has struggled at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, that added a dreamlike quality to the victory. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at NHMS Preview

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Sylvania 300 logoThe Sprint Cup Series is racing 300 laps for a total of 317.4-miles in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, September 22nd with the green flag starting the action at 2pm ET. Television coverage on ESPN begins at 1pm ET with radio coverage on PRN, Sirius XM, channel 90.

Matt Kenseth pulled off a feat only accomplished once before. And in doing so, may have laid the foundation for a second Sprint Cup Series championship – a full decade after his first. Continue reading →