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Recap: New Hampshire

Cup: Dollar Tree 301

• Ryan Blaney holds off a hard-driving Bubba Wallace to capture third win of the year.
• Started race on the wet. Always an interesting wrinkle.
  • Is wet racing acceptable?
  • Should teams get to choose when to go back to dry tires?
• Trouble for Byron, Logano and Reddick
• Josh Berry has another fantastic day
• Hocevar implosion
• Chase Bubble: Down to 3
  • 14) #23-Bubba Wallace, 630, +75 (needs 2 points at Daytona to clinch)
  • 15) #2-Austin Cindric, 599, +44 (needs 33 points)
  • 16) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 586, +31 (needs 46 points)
  • Outside the top 16:
  • 17) #60-Ryan Preece, 555, -31
  • 18) #6-Brad Keselowski, 520, -66
  • Ross Chastain gets eliminated with engine trouble

O’Reilly: Off

Trucks: Team EJP 175

• Layne Riggs gets it done again

Discussion Topics

• Trucks officially will race at Bowman Gray Stadium on Friday, Aug. 20, 2027.
• Jeff Gordon wins IROC in DC
• Let’s talk about the IndyCar race in DC
  • 3.82M Viewers
  • Most watched non-Indy 500 race since the 2008 merger
• Regan Smith joins Kaulig Racing, Ram Free Agent Program for Bristol, Charlotte
• Austin Hill signs extension with RCR to continue driving the 33 in the Cup Series
• NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado in 2027

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Dayona

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Winn-Dixie 250, Friday, 6:30 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., NBC and Peacock

• Cup Picks
  • James: William Byron
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin

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