Starting from 4th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford won the 28th Annual Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, his 33rd win in 397 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 2nd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 20 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This is Team Penske’s 7th NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This is the 16th NASCAR Cup Series win for Ford at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 27 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Sport Clips Toyota, started from 11th place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 27 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 19th place followed by 7th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford, started from pole. 8th Place Car 41 Cole Custer # HassTooling.com Ford, started from 14th place was the highest finishing rookie. 9th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 3rd place & lastly in the Top 10 Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Feeding America Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place.
The race had 11 Cautions for 52 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for #18 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 64 for #14, 48 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 94 for Weather – Rain. 6th Caution on lap 172 for #95 Spin Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 180 for #42, 1 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 9th Caution on lap 197 for #42 Crash in Turn 3. 10th Caution on lap 205 for #42 Crash in Turn 3. 11th Caution on lap 214 for #38 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 22 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; A. Almirola 1-2; B. Keselowski 3-57; D. Hamlin 58; B. Keselowski 59-60; D. Hamlin 61-64; R. Blaney 65-69; D. Hamlin 70-97; K. Harvick 98-103; D. Hamlin 104-141; B. Keselowski 142; D. Hamlin 143-145; B. Keselowski 146-172; D. Hamlin 173; A. Dillon 174-176; B. Keselowski 177-183; D. Hamlin 184; B. Keselowski 185-191; D. Hamlin 192-200; B. Keselowski 201-204; D. Hamlin 205; C. Elliott 206-214; D. Hamlin 215-220; B. Keselowski 221-301.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 19, 4, 95, 2, 12, 14, 22, 37, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 11, 22, 10, 24, 14, 3, 19, 9, 21
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 20
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH – 1.058 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 301 Laps – 318.458 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Western Star/Alliance Parts Ford 301 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 301 Running |
| 3. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Sport Clips Toyota 301 Running |
| 4. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford 301 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 301 Running |
| 6. 19. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 301 Running |
| 7. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford 301 Running |
| 8. 14. Car 41 Cole Custer # HassTooling.com Ford 301 Running |
| 9. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 10. 13. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Feeding America Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 11. 16. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 12. 20. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 13. 23. Car 3 Austin Dillon Freightliner Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 14. 31. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 15. 8. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 16. 30. Car 37 Ryan Preece Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 17. 10. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 301 Running |
| 18. 6. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 301 Running |
| 19. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell Chicago Pnuematic Ford 301 Running |
| 20. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Sylvania Ford 301 Running |
| 21. 22. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 300 Running |
| 22. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 23. 15. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Cash App Chevrolet 300 Running |
| 24. 17. Car 20 Erik Jones Toyota Camry Toyota 300 Running |
| 25. 24. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 300 Running |
| 26. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Genuine Parts & Service Toyota 299 Running |
| 27. 34. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Remember Everyone Deployed Today Chevrolet 299 Running |
| 28. 35. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem/Watts Toyota 299 Running |
| 29. 29. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Ford 299 Running |
| 30. 26. Car 53 James Davison Signing Day Sports Chevrolet 298 Running |
| 31. 27. Car 77 Garrett Smithley(i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Running |
| 32. 32. Car 00 Quin Houff # Permatex Chevrolet Running |
| 33. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 294 Running |
| 34. 28. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Page Construction Ford 293 Running |
| 35. 33. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Trump 2020 Ford 262 Running |
| 36. 36. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Citgard Ford 212 Accident |
| 37. 21. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Clover Chevrolet 203 Accident |
| 38. 5. Car 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 15 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 32, 43 (Inspection Penalty) and No. 3 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 10 Mins, 22 Secs. Average Speed: 100.372 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.647 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 52 laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 7 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski, #2. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Custer, #41.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 8, 2020 – Michigan International Speedway
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