After a lap at 107.263 miles per hour in his Penske, Castroneves will start on the outside of the first row.
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His surge since returning from injury continued in New Hampshire with a second-place finish.
In seven races at Loudon since moving to Joe Gibbs Racing, Kenseth has an average finish of 6.1 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and has finished sixth or better five times, with only one finish worse than ninth.
If there is a catbird seat in NASCAR, Brad Keselowski now is king of that roost.
“We under-execute as a team on a weekly basis and got to do a better job”, Harvick said. Toyota drivers led all but two laps on Sunday and the JGR camp can now stop answering questions about why its performance has dipped in recent weeks.
Denny Hamlin stayed out during a debris caution inside the final 40 laps to inherit the lead.
“Probably the toughest part to be patient was when I was around second behind Martin, I could see that he was burning rear tires and I really wanted to go past him, but I needed to be a little bit patient”, Kenseth said. “I was like, ‘Man, you know how cool it’s going to be to win three in a row?”
You’re on the go! “We started driving through the field together”. He was up to fifth by lap 75. “There was no doubt in my mind that all the answers were ‘Yes, I want to get back in that race vehicle'”. Truex had a dominant auto much of the day and led 123 laps but staggered home over the final 40 laps after a clutch issue, finishing 16th. The qualifying in the starting position that we hope or on Friday the esteem practice who have certainly. “Then after a couple laps we were able to roll the middle and get away”. Our first run wasn’t great. “It just took forever to get there”.
The reigning Sprint Cup champion will attempt to enhance his place in the NASCAR standings when he climbs inside the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota for today’s running of the New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Larger than [the 2015 Daytona 500 victory] because it is such a challenging race track for me personally. But he was pulled into duty when Joe Gibbs Racing developmental driver Matt Tifft was forced out following surgery last month to have a tumor removed.
“You’re always pleased to be in Victory Lane”, said the 44-year-old Kenseth, who won for the second straight time at the 1.058-mile flat track and for the 38th time in his career.
Eleven drivers have scored regular-season wins to virtually secure Chase berths, leaving five spots open for competitors to race their way into the playoffs with victories or points.
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“Jason (crew chief Ratcliff) made great adjustments today”. Drivers consistently bump up against the rules and unless there is a clear message that needs to be relayed by NASCAR to the teams, this “ingenuity” is one of the things making the No. 20 a good fantasy value.
