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SUNDAY FINAL - STRAIGHT OUTTA FUEL HARVICK FALLS AS KENSETH CLAIMS LOUDON WIN 

SATURDAY NOTEBOOK: TIME TO SHINE

DILLON PREVAILS AS TRUCK SERIES REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE - The milestone 500th race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series produced important "firsts" for two key figures on the winning team.

When Austin Dillon took the checkered flag in Saturdayís UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he delivered the first victory in the series to both team owner Maurice Gallagher of GMS Racing and to crew chief Shane Huffmann.

Dillon pulled away after a restart on Lap 167 of 175, a resumption that followed the sixth caution of the race, for Tyler Reddickís spin off Turn 2 on Lap 161. Dillon, who had stayed out on older tires while most other lead-lap trucks came to pit road under caution on Lap 142, crossed the finish line 1.054 seconds ahead of two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton.

"Itís very special," said Dillon, whose grandfather, Richard Childress, fielded the winning truck for Mike Skinner in the inaugural Truck Series race at Phoenix in February 1995. "I owe a lot to the Truck Series for getting me to where I am today.

"Iíve had a lot of success qualifying, racing and winning in the Truck Series. It taught me a lot about how to race hard when you have to. Itís definitely a fun series to be in, and Iím thankful for it. Hopefully, we can have thousands of races in the Truck Series. Iíve enjoyed all of mine."

Huffman, who once drove for Dale Earnhardt Jr., in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, was elated with the victory.

"This is a big day for Mr. Gallagher here," Huffman said. "Heís put a lot of effort and financial support into this teamóa lot of hard work and effort over the last couple years. Itís just great to be able to reward him with a win."

Dillon, the 2011 series champion, won his first event of the season, his first at New Hampshire and the seventh of his career.

Johnny Sauter ran third, followed by Timothy Peters and John Hunter Nemechek, last weekís winner at Chicagoland Speedway. Daniel Hemric, Jones, Austin Theriault, Dalton Sargeant and Gray Gaulding completed the top 10.

With his runner-up finish, Crafton, now second in the standings, closed his deficit to leader and seventh-place finisher Erik Jones to seven points. Reddick came home 15th and trails Jones by 19 points.

"The 33 (Dillon) was definitely a little better," Crafton said. "We missed it a little today. We fought tight, tight and just kept freeing it up, and I was just a little too free on the short run right there. I donít know what I was doing wrong, but I was missing my restarts so bad.

"My teammate Johnny (Sauter) helped me on those last couple restarts and gave me a good shove and got me down in there. I just missed it, and weíll get them next week."

Jones was disappointed with his seventh-place finish.

"We just missed it by a long ways," said the series leader. "We didnít get the finish we wanted, and weíll just have to go back and make our Tundras a little bit better.

"Itís just we canít do that this late in the year ñ we canít be that far off. Weíll just have to work on it and figure out what was wrong and how to be better here for the next six weeks."

Kyle Busch, who fields the trucks Jones drives, started second on Saturday but developed a tire rub late in the race. An unscheduled pit stop to address the problem relegated Busch to an 11th-place finish. ñNASCAR Wire Service, Reid Spencer

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 17
Unofficial Race Results for the 18Th Running Unoh 175 - Saturday, September 26, 2015
New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Loudon, NH - 1.058 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 175 Laps - 185.15 Miles - Purse: $602,508

Leader
Fin    Str    Trk    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Winnings    Status    Tms    Laps
1    1    33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    175    0        140.7    $51,387    Running    2    80
2    10    88    Matt Crafton    RipIt/Menards Toyota    175    42        115.0    $38,852    Running        
3    23    98    Johnny Sauter    Nextant/Curb Records Toyota    175    41        100.6    $29,941    Running        
4    6    17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    175    40        106.5    $24,928    Running        
5    12    8    John H. Nemechek #     Chevrolet    175    39        98.7    $20,275    Running        
6    11    14    Daniel Hemric #    California Clean Power Chevrolet    175    39    1    85.8    $18,159    Running    1    14
7    4    4    Erik Jones #    Toyota Toyota    175    38    1    110.2    $17,116    Running    1    5
8    9    29    Austin Theriault #    Cooper Standard Ford    175    37    1    82.8    $16,761    Running    1    9
9    5    5    Dalton Sargeant    Galt Toyota    175    35        88.1    $14,401    Running        
10    8    54    Gray Gaulding    Krispy Kreme Toyota    175    34        94.2    $16,831    Running        
11    2    51    Kyle Busch(i)    Dollar General Toyota    175    0        127.1    $12,915    Running    2    67
12    3    13    Cameron Hayley #    Cabinets by Hayley/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota    175    32        85.3    $15,054    Running        
13    18    07    Ray Black Jr. #    ScubaLife.com Chevrolet    175    31        63.0    $15,026    Running        
14    17    15    Mason Mingus    811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet    175    30        60.3    $14,971    Running        
15    14    19    Tyler Reddick    Stoney Creek Records Ford    175    29        71.8    $15,516    Running        
16    31    02    Tyler Young    Randco Industries/Young's Building Systems Chevrolet    174    28        60.8    $14,778    Running        
17    19    1    Travis Kvapil    Landworks Chevrolet    170    27        52.5    $14,696    Running        
18    28    63    Akinori Ogata    ENEOS Chevrolet    170    26        48.3    $14,641    Running        
19    21    68    Clay Greenfield    1-800-PAVEMENT Chevrolet    170    25        48.0    $12,336    Running        
20    32    94    Timmy Hill    Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com Chevrolet    170    24        41.5    $14,703    Running        
21    22    45    Ruben Pardo    BYB Extreme Fighting Series/Lilly Trucking Chevrolet    169    23        50.9    $14,528    Running        
22    30    10    Jennifer Jo Cobb    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    166    22        41.0    $14,201    Running        
23    15    11    Ben Kennedy    Local Motors Toyota    158    21        62.8    $12,923    Running        
24    13    00    Cole Custer    Haas Automation Chevrolet    144    20        65.8    $12,895    Accident        
25    25    74    Jordan Anderson     Chevrolet    140    19        39.5    $12,018    Running        
26    16    05    John Wes Townley    Zaxby's Chevrolet    135    18        60.2    $11,840    Accident        
27    20    86    Brandon Brown    Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet    132    17        36.5    $11,813    Running        
28    7    23    Spencer Gallagher #    Allegiant Chevrolet    131    16        56.7    $11,565    Running        
29    29    08    Korbin Forrister #    Trump for President Chevrolet    22    15        30.2    $11,538    Brakes        
30    24    50    Tyler Tanner    Landworks Chevrolet    19    14        28.8    $11,038    Brakes        
31    26    0    Caleb Roark    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    12    13        27.8    $9,538    Electrical        
32    27    36    Justin Jennings    Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda Chevrolet    7    12        25.5    $8,538    Electrical        
 Race Comments:    Austin Dillon won the UNOH 175, his seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no trucks dropped to the rear of the field.
 Failed to Qualify:    (2) 6 Norm Benning, 44 Josh Reaume(i).
 Time of Race:    01 Hrs, 56 Mins, 50 Secs.    Average Speed:    95.084 MPH    Margin of Victory:    1.054 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    6 for 32 laps: Laps: 2-3 (#94 Spin Turn 2 [None]); 37-44 (#19 Spin Frontstretch [Red Flag 13:38] [15]); 68-71 (Debris Frontstretch [02]); 137-141 (#05 Accident Turn 1 [5]); 146-153 (#00 Accident Turn 3 [02]); 162-166 (#19 Accident Backstretch [02]).
 Lead Changes:    6 among 5 drivers: A. Dillon(i) 1-43; K. Busch(i) 44-85; E. Jones # 86-90; K. Busch(i) 91-115; D. Hemric # 116-129; A. Theriault # 130-138; A. Dillon(i) 139-175.
Top 10 Driver Points:     (1) E. Jones # 666;(2) M. Crafton 659;(3) T. Reddick 647;(4) J. Sauter 617;(5) D. Hemric # 558;(6) T. Peters 552;(7) C. Hayley # 549;(8) J. Townley 518;(9) S. Gallagher # 504;(10) B. Kennedy 504.
Keystone Light Pole Award    : Austin Dillon, #33 133.296 mph    Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines, #33 
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Austin Dillon, #33     Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : John Hunter Nemechek, #8 
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Oct. 3, 2015 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway 
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HARVICK TOPS FINAL PRACTICE CHARTS - A dangerous position to put the defending champion of any sport in is in a win or go home scenario. Kevin Harvick, so far, has shined in this position and he carried it into Saturday's lone practice session.

Harvick's lap of 134.577 mph edged his Joe Gibbs Racing foe Kyle Busch's lap of 134.150 mph. Harvick ran a total of 39 laps but ran his fastest lap of the session on his sixth circuit.

Brad Keselowski has been near the top of the charts in every practice session this weekend. His speed of 134.032 mph gave him the third fastest lap of the session.

Jimmie Johnson was the session's fourth fastest with Friday's top qualifier Carl Edwards rounding out the top ten.

Edwards, who ran 55 laps, had the fastest ten lap average of the session from lap 28 to 37 when he carried an average speed of 133.149. 

NSCS Final Practice
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
19th Annual Sylvania 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, September 26, 2015 @ 12:21 PM Eastern
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
1    4    Kevin Harvick    Ditech Chevrolet    28.302    134.577    6    39    ---.---                                                                    ---.---                                                                
2    18    Kyle Busch    Pedigree Toyota    28.392    134.150    31    47    -0.090    -0.090
3    2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    28.417    134.032    37    51    -0.115    -0.025
4    48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    28.436    133.943    34    46    -0.134    -0.019
5    19    Carl Edwards    Sport Clips Toyota    28.441    133.919    20    55    -0.139    -0.005
6    5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    28.444    133.905    3    35    -0.142    -0.003
7    11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Freight Toyota    28.446    133.896    34    50    -0.144    -0.002
8    3    Austin Dillon    Cheerios Chevrolet    28.514    133.576    4    48    -0.212    -0.068
9    41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    28.517    133.562    35    54    -0.215    -0.003
10    20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    28.519    133.553    33    47    -0.217    -0.002
11    22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    28.524    133.530    5    45    -0.222    -0.005
12    24    Jeff Gordon    Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet    28.526    133.520    28    40    -0.224    -0.002
13    42    Kyle Larson    Target Plaid Chevrolet    28.562    133.352    33    57    -0.260    -0.036
14    1    Jamie McMurray    FLIR Chevrolet    28.569    133.319    35    46    -0.267    -0.007
15    88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    28.582    133.259    10    55    -0.280    -0.013
16    78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    28.606    133.147    26    37    -0.304    -0.024
17    10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    28.608    133.138    37    50    -0.306    -0.002
18    16    Greg Biffle    Kleen Performance Products Ford    28.616    133.100    4    37    -0.314    -0.008
19    13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    28.636    133.007    22    35    -0.334    -0.020
20    55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    28.638    132.998    43    56    -0.336    -0.002
21    27    Paul Menard    Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet    28.670    132.850    37    45    -0.368    -0.032
22    31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    28.681    132.799    31    41    -0.379    -0.011
23    14    Tony Stewart    Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet    28.690    132.757    7    53    -0.388    -0.009
24    47    AJ Allmendinger    Bush's Chili Beans Chevrolet    28.693    132.743    7    23    -0.391    -0.003
25    43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    28.768    132.397    8    48    -0.466    -0.075
26    9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Shaws/Smithfield Ford    28.793    132.282    7    44    -0.491    -0.025
27    17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    28.795    132.273    34    42    -0.493    -0.002
28    15    Clint Bowyer    5-Hour Energy Toyota    28.799    132.255    24    41    -0.497    -0.004
29    51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet    28.814    132.186    26    31    -0.512    -0.015
30    40    Landon Cassill(i)    Interstate Moving Services Chevrolet    28.923    131.688    5    28    -0.621    -0.109
31    6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    28.979    131.433    9    44    -0.677    -0.056
32    35    Cole Whitt    Taco Bell Ford    29.033    131.189    3    20    -0.731    -0.054
33    83    Matt DiBenedetto #    Cosmo Motors Toyota    29.037    131.171    18    32    -0.735    -0.004
34    7    Alex Bowman    Nikko RC/Toy State Car Chevrolet    29.039    131.162    7    26    -0.737    -0.002
35    34    Brett Moffitt #    Dockside Logistics LLC Ford    29.062    131.058    7    50    -0.760    -0.023
36    26    Josh Wise    Maxim Toyota    29.079    130.981    4    28    -0.777    -0.017
37    98    Ryan Preece    Mohawk Northeast Inc Chevrolet    29.138    130.716    5    31    -0.836    -0.059
38    38    David Gilliland    MDS Transportation Ford    29.227    130.318    8    22    -0.925    -0.089
39    46    Michael Annett    Switch Hitch Chevrolet    29.240    130.260    30    41    -0.938    -0.013
40    23    Jeb Burton #    Bullhorn Toyota    29.358    129.736    27    30    -1.056    -0.118
41    33    BJ McLeod(i)     Chevrolet    29.602    128.667    7    33    -1.300    -0.244
42    62    Timmy Hill(i)     Ford    30.053    126.736    12    21    -1.751    -0.451
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos    Car    Driver    From Lap    To Lap    Avg Speed
1    19     Carl Edwards    28    37    133.149
2    18     Kyle Busch    30    39    132.996
3    11     Denny Hamlin    34    43    132.981
4    48     Jimmie Johnson    31    40    132.960
5    5      Kasey Kahne    2    11    132.916
6    2      Brad Keselowski    35    44    132.890
7    4      Kevin Harvick    5    14    132.865
8    22     Joey Logano    2    11    132.821
9    41     Kurt Busch    2    11    132.809
10    20     Matt Kenseth    29    38    132.542
11    3      Austin Dillon    3    12    132.513
12    42     Kyle Larson    2    11    132.315
13    1      Jamie McMurray    31    40    132.279
14    55     David Ragan    40    49    132.273
15    14     Tony Stewart    3    12    132.201
16    13     Casey Mears    20    29    132.196
17    88     Dale Earnhardt Jr.    4    13    132.161
18    16     Greg Biffle    3    12    132.143
19    24     Jeff Gordon    3    12    132.139
20    10     Danica Patrick    35    44    131.896
21    31     Ryan Newman    29    38    131.876
22    47     AJ Allmendinger    1    10    131.710
23    43     Aric Almirola    5    14    131.649
24    27     Paul Menard    35    44    131.545
25    15     Clint Bowyer    2    11    131.179
26    17     Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    28    37    130.901
27    51     Justin Allgaier    22    31    130.798
28    40     Landon Cassill(i)    1    10    130.769
29    6      Trevor Bayne    5    14    130.650
30    9      Sam Hornish Jr.    34    43    130.509
31    7      Alex Bowman    1    10    129.446
32    34     Brett Moffitt #    1    10    129.438
33    83     Matt DiBenedetto #    2    11    129.400
34    46     Michael Annett    4    13    129.159
35    26     Josh Wise    2    11    128.830
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

 

AUSTIN DILLON WILL START AT FRONT OF TRUCK RACE - To continue Friday's theme in the Truck series, Austin Dillon was the fastest in a session at New Hampshire. This time it was one of the most important sessions, qualifying.

Dillon wasn't going to be denied in Saturday morning's qualifying session and he laid down a track record lap of 133.296 mph to take the pole for Saturday's UNOH 175.

The pole award is Dillon's fourth of the season and 13th of his NCWTS career but it's his first at New Hampshire.

Fellow Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch grabbed the second starting spot in the session. 

NCWTS regular Cameron Hayley nabbed the third starting spot. The spot will serve as his 13th top ten start in 17 races so far this season.

Erik Jones and Dalton Sargeant round out the race's top five starters.

Last week's winner John Hunter Nemechek will start the race in 12th place.

Time Trial Results
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18th Running UNOH 175
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, September 26, 2015 @ 11:12 AM Eastern
Driver    Date    Time    Speed
Track Qualifying Record:    Austin Dillon(i)    09/26/15    28.574    133.296
Pos    Trk    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
Qualifying Round:    3
1        33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    28.574    133.296    2    2    0.000    0.000
2        51    Kyle Busch(i)    Dollar General Toyota    28.730    132.572    2    3    0.156    0.156
3        13    Cameron Hayley #    Cabinets by Hayley/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota    28.801    132.245    2    2    0.227    0.071
4        4    Erik Jones #    Toyota Toyota    28.839    132.071    1    3    0.265    0.038
5        5    Dalton Sargeant    Galt Toyota    28.909    131.751    2    2    0.335    0.070
6        17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    28.958    131.528    2    3    0.384    0.049
7        23    Spencer Gallagher #    Allegiant Chevrolet    28.962    131.510    1    3    0.388    0.004
8        54    Gray Gaulding    Krispy Kreme Toyota    29.001    131.333    2    3    0.427    0.039
9        29    Austin Theriault #    Cooper Standard Ford    29.133    130.738    2    3    0.559    0.132
10        88    Matt Crafton    RipIt/Menards Toyota    29.141    130.702    4    5    0.567    0.008
11        14    Daniel Hemric #    California Clean Power Chevrolet    29.180    130.528    1    3    0.606    0.039
12        8    John H. Nemechek #    Chevrolet    29.261    130.166    2    3    0.687    0.081
Qualifying Round:    2
1        33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    28.725    132.595    2    2    0.000    0.000
2        54    Gray Gaulding    Krispy Kreme Toyota    28.968    131.483    2    2    0.243    0.243
3        88    Matt Crafton    RipIt/Menards Toyota    29.039    131.162    5    5    0.314    0.071
4        17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    29.054    131.094    2    2    0.329    0.015
5        4    Erik Jones #    Toyota Toyota    29.063    131.053    2    2    0.338    0.009
6        8    John H. Nemechek #    Chevrolet    29.070    131.022    2    2    0.345    0.007
7        13    Cameron Hayley #    Cabinets by Hayley/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota    29.070    131.022    2    2    0.345    0.000
8        14    Daniel Hemric #    California Clean Power Chevrolet    29.071    131.017    2    3    0.346    0.001
9        51    Kyle Busch(i)    Dollar General Toyota    29.072    131.013    1    1    0.347    0.001
10        5    Dalton Sargeant    Galt Toyota    29.078    130.986    4    5    0.353    0.006
11        23    Spencer Gallagher #    Allegiant Chevrolet    29.126    130.770    4    6    0.401    0.048
12        29    Austin Theriault #    Cooper Standard Ford    29.133    130.738    5    6    0.408    0.007
13        00    Cole Custer    Haas Automation Chevrolet    29.133    130.738    2    3    0.408    0.000
14        19    Tyler Reddick    Stoney Creek Records Ford    29.221    130.345    5    5    0.496    0.088
15        11    Ben Kennedy    Local Motors Toyota    29.321    129.900    5    5    0.596    0.100
16        05    John Wes Townley    Zaxby's Chevrolet    29.572    128.798    5    6    0.847    0.251
17        15    Mason Mingus    811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet    29.731    128.109    6    7    1.006    0.159
18        07    Ray Black Jr. #    ScubaLife.com Chevrolet    29.789    127.859    6    6    1.064    0.058
19        1    Travis Kvapil    Landworks Chevrolet    30.096    126.555    2    3    1.371    0.307
20        86    Brandon Brown    Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet    30.106    126.513    3    4    1.381    0.010
21        68    Clay Greenfield    1-800-PAVEMENT Chevrolet    30.619    124.393    2    2    1.894    0.513
22        45    Ruben Pardo    BYBExtremeFightingSeries/LillyTrucking Chev    31.270    121.804    1    1    2.545    0.651
23        98    Johnny Sauter    Nextant/Curb Records Toyota    0.000    0.000    0    0    -----    -----
24        50    Tyler Tanner    Landworks Chevrolet    0.000    0.000    0    0    -----    -----
Pos    Trk    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
Qualifying Round:    1
1        33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    29.145    130.685    2    2    0.000    0.000
2        88    Matt Crafton    RipIt/Menards Toyota    29.176    130.546    2    2    0.031    0.031
3        4    Erik Jones #    Toyota Toyota    29.276    130.100    3    3    0.131    0.100
4        13    Cameron Hayley #    Cabinets by Hayley/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota    29.318    129.913    3    3    0.173    0.042
5        17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    29.408    129.516    2    2    0.263    0.090
6        5    Dalton Sargeant    Galt Toyota    29.518    129.033    2    2    0.373    0.110
7        54    Gray Gaulding    Krispy Kreme Toyota    29.532    128.972    2    2    0.387    0.014
8        11    Ben Kennedy    Local Motors Toyota    29.629    128.550    3    3    0.484    0.097
9        23    Spencer Gallagher #    Allegiant Chevrolet    29.656    128.433    2    2    0.511    0.027
10        00    Cole Custer    Haas Automation Chevrolet    29.705    128.221    2    2    0.560    0.049
11        14    Daniel Hemric #    California Clean Power Chevrolet    29.708    128.208    2    2    0.563    0.003
12        51    Kyle Busch(i)    Dollar General Toyota    29.744    128.053    1    1    0.599    0.036
13        98    Johnny Sauter    Nextant/Curb Records Toyota    29.780    127.898    2    2    0.635    0.036
14        19    Tyler Reddick    Stoney Creek Records Ford    29.784    127.881    3    3    0.639    0.004
15        29    Austin Theriault #    Cooper Standard Ford    29.819    127.731    2    2    0.674    0.035
16        05    John Wes Townley    Zaxby's Chevrolet    29.918    127.308    3    3    0.773    0.099
17        8    John H. Nemechek #     Chevrolet    29.984    127.028    3    3    0.839    0.066
18        07    Ray Black Jr. #    ScubaLife.com Chevrolet    30.095    126.559    3    3    0.950    0.111
19        15    Mason Mingus    811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet    30.130    126.412    5    6    0.985    0.035
20        86    Brandon Brown    Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet    30.192    126.153    4    4    1.047    0.062
21        1    Travis Kvapil    Landworks Chevrolet    30.457    125.055    9    10    1.312    0.265
22        68    Clay Greenfield    1-800-PAVEMENT Chevrolet    30.589    124.515    9    9    1.444    0.132
23        50    Tyler Tanner    Landworks Chevrolet    30.594    124.495    6    6    1.449    0.005
24        45    Ruben Pardo    BYBExtremeFightingSeries/LillyTrucking Chev    30.692    124.097    3    6    1.547    0.098
25        74    Jordan Anderson    Chevrolet    30.712    124.017    7    7    1.567    0.020
26        0    Caleb Roark    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    30.842    123.494    10    18    1.697    0.130
27        36    Justin Jennings    Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda Chevrolet    30.920    123.182    4    4    1.775    0.078
28    OP    63    Akinori Ogata    ENEOS Chevrolet    31.378    121.384    4    4    2.233    0.458
29    OP    08    Korbin Forrister #    Trump for President Chevrolet    32.277    118.004    4    4    3.132    0.899
30    OP    10    Jennifer Jo Cobb    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    33.048    115.251    4    4    3.903    0.771
31    OP    02    Tyler Young    RandcoInds/Young'sBuildingSys Chevrolet    0.000    0.000    0    0    -----    -----
32    OP    94    Timmy Hill    Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com Chev    0.000    0.000    0    0    -----    -----
33        6    Norm Benning    Chevrolet    33.059    115.212    9    9    3.914    0.011
34        44    Josh Reaume(i)    Obregon Construction LLC RAM    33.520    113.628    8    8    4.375    0.461

 

 

FRIDAY NOTEBOOK: FAMILIAR TERRITORY 

EDWARDS SWEEPS NHMS QUALIFYING - For the second time this season, Carl Edwards finished qualifying at New Hampshire on top of the leaderboard. In fact, the only thing which has changed on the No. 19 Sport Clips paint scheme of Edwards are the yellow stripes which indicate he's a Championship contender.

Edwards' lap of 137.980 earned him the top spot at a track for which he knows track position is a huge key to success.

ìItís a tough place to decide where to be aggressive,î Edwards said. ìThis place is simple, so itís pretty straight forward, but one little mistake here or there can cost you a lot. I really had to step it up.î 

Edwards now has 16 career pole position starts in his Sprint Cup career and three in his debut season at Joe Gibbs Racing. His second place finish last week behind teammate Denny Hamlin continued JGR's momentum in the first round of the playoffs but Friday's qualifying was just as important.

"We got a great start to the Chase and we're keeping it rolling," Edwards added. "We knew qualifying was important so we worked on it a lot today.î 

Kevin Harvick, who is in dire straights after last week's 42nd place finish, grabbed the second place starting spot. 

Kurt Busch qualified in third place with Brad Keselowski snagging the fourth starting spot. 

Jimmie Johnson will start Sunday's race in fifth place.

Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon round out Sunday's top ten starters.

Time Trial Results
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
19th Annual Sylvania 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 25, 2015 @ 05:47 PM Eastern
Driver    Date    Time    Speed
Track Qualifying Record:    Brad Keselowski     09/21/14    27.09    140.598
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
Qualifying Round:    3
1        19    Carl Edwards    Sport Clips Toyota    27.604    137.980    2    2    0.000    0.000
2        4    Kevin Harvick    Ditech Chevrolet    27.631    137.845    2    2    0.027    0.027
3        41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    27.640    137.800    1    3    0.036    0.009
4        2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    27.666    137.671    2    4    0.062    0.026
5        48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    27.676    137.621    2    3    0.072    0.010
6        42    Kyle Larson    Target Plaid Chevrolet    27.697    137.517    2    3    0.093    0.021
7        11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Freight Toyota    27.709    137.457    2    2    0.105    0.012
8        22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    27.725    137.378    3    3    0.121    0.016
9        31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    27.797    137.022    1    2    0.193    0.072
10        24    Jeff Gordon    Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet    27.887    136.580    2    2    0.283    0.090
11        88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    27.891    136.560    2    2    0.287    0.004
12        5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    27.931    136.365    2    2    0.327    0.040
Qualifying Round:    2
1        48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    27.640    137.800    2    2    0.000    0.000
2        42    Kyle Larson    Target Plaid Chevrolet    27.641    137.795    1    1    0.001    0.001
3        4    Kevin Harvick    Ditech Chevrolet    27.664    137.681    2    2    0.024    0.023
4        5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    27.723    137.388    2    2    0.083    0.059
5        2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    27.734    137.333    1    1    0.094    0.011
6        24    Jeff Gordon    Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet    27.741    137.299    2    2    0.101    0.007
7        11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Freight Toyota    27.748    137.264    4    4    0.108    0.007
8        41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    27.752    137.244    1    1    0.112    0.004
9        22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    27.758    137.214    1    1    0.118    0.006
10        31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    27.777    137.121    1    2    0.137    0.019
11        19    Carl Edwards    Sport Clips Toyota    27.792    137.047    3    3    0.152    0.015
12        88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    27.812    136.948    2    2    0.172    0.020
13        20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    27.813    136.943    2    2    0.173    0.001
14        17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    27.837    136.825    2    3    0.197    0.024
15        43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    27.863    136.697    2    3    0.223    0.026
16        3    Austin Dillon    Cheerios Chevrolet    27.900    136.516    1    3    0.260    0.037
17        18    Kyle Busch    Pedigree Toyota    27.922    136.409    4    6    0.282    0.022
18        55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    27.932    136.360    2    2    0.292    0.010
19        13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    27.943    136.306    2    2    0.303    0.011
20        27    Paul Menard    Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet    27.989    136.082    1    4    0.349    0.046
21        78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    27.996    136.048    2    3    0.356    0.007
22        10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    28.016    135.951    5    5    0.376    0.020
23        1    Jamie McMurray    FLIR Chevrolet    28.106    135.516    2    3    0.466    0.090
24        51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet    28.144    135.333    2    5    0.504    0.038
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
Qualifying Round:    1
1        41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    27.661    137.696    2    2    0.000    0.000
2        42    Kyle Larson    Target Plaid Chevrolet    27.741    137.299    2    2    0.080    0.080
3        2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    27.760    137.205    2    2    0.099    0.019
4        20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    27.828    136.869    2    2    0.167    0.068
5        19    Carl Edwards    Sport Clips Toyota    27.840    136.810    2    2    0.179    0.012
6        4    Kevin Harvick    Ditech Chevrolet    27.843    136.796    2    2    0.182    0.003
7        24    Jeff Gordon    Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet    27.844    136.791    2    2    0.183    0.001
8        5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    27.847    136.776    2    2    0.186    0.003
9        17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    27.868    136.673    2    2    0.207    0.021
10        43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    27.869    136.668    3    3    0.208    0.001
11        10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    27.884    136.594    2    3    0.223    0.015
12        55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    27.896    136.536    4    4    0.235    0.012
13        3    Austin Dillon    Cheerios Chevrolet    27.903    136.501    2    2    0.242    0.007
14        48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    27.938    136.330    1    1    0.277    0.035
15        51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet    27.939    136.326    2    2    0.278    0.001
16        31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    27.943    136.306    2    2    0.282    0.004
17        22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    27.955    136.248    1    1    0.294    0.012
18        27    Paul Menard    Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet    27.957    136.238    3    3    0.296    0.002
19        88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    27.967    136.189    2    2    0.306    0.010
20        78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    28.003    136.014    2    2    0.342    0.036
21        13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    28.025    135.907    3    3    0.364    0.022
22        1    Jamie McMurray    FLIR Chevrolet    28.032    135.873    5    6    0.371    0.007
23        11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Freight Toyota    28.035    135.859    2    2    0.374    0.003
24        18    Kyle Busch    Pedigree Toyota    28.037    135.849    2    4    0.376    0.002
25        16    Greg Biffle    Kleen Performance Products Ford    28.048    135.796    5    6    0.387    0.011
26        15    Clint Bowyer    5-Hour Energy Toyota    28.053    135.772    3    6    0.392    0.005
27        14    Tony Stewart    Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet    28.078    135.651    2    6    0.417    0.025
28        35    Cole Whitt    Taco Bell Ford    28.087    135.607    2    5    0.426    0.009
29        9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Shaws/Smithfield Ford    28.098    135.554    2    5    0.437    0.011
30        47    AJ Allmendinger    Bush's Chili Beans Chevrolet    28.120    135.448    6    6    0.459    0.022
31        34    Brett Moffitt #    Dockside Logistics LLC Ford    28.144    135.333    2    6    0.483    0.024
32        40    Landon Cassill(i)    Interstate Moving Services Chevrolet    28.188    135.121    2    3    0.527    0.044
33        6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    28.209    135.021    7    7    0.548    0.021
34        38    David Gilliland    MDS Transportation Ford    28.293    134.620    6    7    0.632    0.084
35        83    Matt DiBenedetto #    Cosmo Motors Toyota    28.337    134.411    5    7    0.676    0.044
36        7    Alex Bowman    Nikko RC/Toy State Car Chevrolet    28.362    134.292    2    6    0.701    0.025
37    OP    98    Ryan Preece    Mohawk Northeast Inc Chevrolet    28.399    134.117    3    5    0.738    0.037
38    OP    46    Michael Annett    Switch Hitch Chevrolet    28.519    133.553    5    7    0.858    0.120
39    OP    33    BJ McLeod(i)    Chevrolet    28.740    132.526    2    2    1.079    0.221
40    OP    26    Josh Wise    Maxim Toyota    28.808    132.213    3    6    1.147    0.068
41    OP    23    Jeb Burton #    Bullhorn Toyota    28.816    132.177    3    5    1.155    0.008
42    OP    32    Jeffrey Earnhardt(i)    ArundelFord/WeirsGMC/BangorTruck Ford    28.866    131.948    3    6    1.205    0.050
43    OP    62    Timmy Hill(i)    Ford    29.326    129.878    5    6    1.665    0.460
44        30    Travis Kvapil(i)    Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet    28.724    132.600    7    7    1.063    -0.602

(Edwards action pic, Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

EDWARDS SWEEPS FRIDAY PRACTICE SESSIONS ñ If Lobster is what Carl Edwards wants to hold on Sunday afternoon, he sure started out on the right track.

The driver of the No. 19 Sport Clips Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing swept Friday's Sprint Cup practice series' with speeds of 136.894 mph in the first session and 133.516 mph in the day's final session.

Jimmie Johnson, who has three wins at New Hampshire, laid down an average speed of 136.311 mph in the first session to secure the second fastest spot in the session. 

Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch rounded out the first session's five fastest drivers.

Kevin Harvick was second fastest in the day's final practice session with an average speed of 133.427 mph. Harvick owns one win at the one mile track, which came back in 2006.

Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano grabbed third and fourth fastest, respectively. Former Penske driver Kurt Busch rounded out the session's top five fastest.

NSCS Practice 1
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
19th Annual Sylvania 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 25, 2015 @ 01:29 PM Eastern
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
1    19    Carl Edwards    Sport Clips Toyota    27.823    136.894    34    34    ---.---                                                                    ---.---                                                                
2    48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    27.942    136.311    16    16    -0.119    -0.119
3    2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    27.974    136.155    13    16    -0.151    -0.032
4    42    Kyle Larson    Target Plaid Chevrolet    27.994    136.058    28    29    -0.171    -0.020
5    41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    28.002    136.019    29    32    -0.179    -0.008
6    88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    28.056    135.757    16    17    -0.233    -0.054
7    1    Jamie McMurray    FLIR Chevrolet    28.066    135.709    25    26    -0.243    -0.010
8    24    Jeff Gordon    Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet    28.075    135.665    24    28    -0.252    -0.009
9    47    AJ Allmendinger    Bush's Chili Beans Chevrolet    28.114    135.477    28    29    -0.291    -0.039
10    20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    28.123    135.434    27    32    -0.300    -0.009
11    4    Kevin Harvick    Ditech Chevrolet    28.123    135.434    28    28    -0.300    -0.000
12    5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    28.126    135.419    29    29    -0.303    -0.003
13    22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    28.157    135.270    33    35    -0.334    -0.031
14    18    Kyle Busch    Pedigree Toyota    28.193    135.097    34    35    -0.370    -0.036
15    78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    28.204    135.045    19    20    -0.381    -0.011
16    11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Freight Toyota    28.224    134.949    20    20    -0.401    -0.020
17    55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    28.245    134.849    28    31    -0.422    -0.021
18    31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    28.248    134.834    22    22    -0.425    -0.003
19    14    Tony Stewart    Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet    28.254    134.806    38    38    -0.431    -0.006
20    3    Austin Dillon    Cheerios Chevrolet    28.258    134.787    23    23    -0.435    -0.004
21    13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    28.259    134.782    32    32    -0.436    -0.001
22    27    Paul Menard    Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet    28.274    134.710    30    30    -0.451    -0.015
23    16    Greg Biffle    Kleen Performance Products Ford    28.296    134.606    19    23    -0.473    -0.022
24    10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    28.307    134.553    29    32    -0.484    -0.011
25    6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    28.318    134.501    28    28    -0.495    -0.011
26    15    Clint Bowyer    5-Hour Energy Toyota    28.320    134.492    23    23    -0.497    -0.002
27    43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    28.332    134.435    31    32    -0.509    -0.012
28    17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    28.357    134.316    33    36    -0.534    -0.025
29    9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Shaws/Smithfield Ford    28.370    134.254    26    29    -0.547    -0.013
30    40    Landon Cassill(i)    Interstate Moving Services Chevrolet    28.383    134.193    27    27    -0.560    -0.013
31    34    Brett Moffitt #    Dockside Logistics LLC Ford    28.445    133.901    32    33    -0.622    -0.062
32    51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet    28.471    133.778    32    35    -0.648    -0.026
33    35    Cole Whitt    Taco Bell Ford    28.550    133.408    17    17    -0.727    -0.079
34    7    Alex Bowman    Nikko RC/Toy State Car Chevrolet    28.557    133.375    21    21    -0.734    -0.007
35    38    David Gilliland    MDS Transportation Ford    28.622    133.072    14    14    -0.799    -0.065
36    83    Matt DiBenedetto #    Cosmo Motors Toyota    28.690    132.757    12    12    -0.867    -0.068
37    46    Michael Annett    Switch Hitch Chevrolet    28.888    131.847    18    25    -1.065    -0.198
38    98    Ryan Preece    Mohawk Northeast Inc Chevrolet    28.907    131.760    22    22    -1.084    -0.019
39    26    Josh Wise    Maxim Toyota    29.001    131.333    25    27    -1.178    -0.094
40    30    Travis Kvapil(i)    Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet    29.078    130.986    30    30    -1.255    -0.077
41    32    Jeffrey Earnhardt(i)    ArundelFord/WeirsGMC/BangorTruck Ford    29.158    130.626    25    26    -1.335    -0.080
42    23    Jeb Burton #    Bullhorn Toyota    29.251    130.211    11    15    -1.428    -0.093
43    33    BJ McLeod(i)     Chevrolet    29.926    127.274    11    27    -2.103    -0.675
44    62    Timmy Hill(i)     Ford    29.950    127.172    15    15    -2.127    -0.024
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos    Car    Driver    From Lap    To Lap    Avg Speed
1    19     Carl Edwards    4    13    132.298
2    4      Kevin Harvick    5    14    132.200
3    41     Kurt Busch    11    20    132.127
4    14     Tony Stewart    6    15    131.729
5    18     Kyle Busch    2    11    131.616
6    5      Kasey Kahne    1    10    131.140
7    43     Aric Almirola    9    18    130.926
8    55     David Ragan    2    11    130.847
9    17     Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    6    15    130.733
10    13     Casey Mears    1    10    130.730
11    22     Joey Logano    1    10    130.351
12    51     Justin Allgaier    3    12    130.098
13    6      Trevor Bayne    9    18    129.791
14    9      Sam Hornish Jr.    1    10    129.222
15    46     Michael Annett    1    10    128.617
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

NSCS Practice 2
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
19th Annual Sylvania 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, September 26, 2015 @ 09:59 AM Eastern
Pos    Car    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
1    19    Carl Edwards    Sport Clips Toyota    28.527    133.516    18    27    ---.---                                                                    ---.---                                                                
2    4    Kevin Harvick    Ditech Chevrolet    28.546    133.427    17    27    -0.019    -0.019
3    2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    28.552    133.399    30    44    -0.025    -0.006
4    22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    28.671    132.845    35    44    -0.144    -0.119
5    41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    28.680    132.803    8    58    -0.153    -0.009
6    88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    28.691    132.752    31    38    -0.164    -0.011
7    48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet    28.692    132.748    33    49    -0.165    -0.001
8    11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Freight Toyota    28.695    132.734    8    44    -0.168    -0.003
9    20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    28.699    132.715    14    45    -0.172    -0.004
10    3    Austin Dillon    Cheerios Chevrolet    28.702    132.702    10    46    -0.175    -0.003
11    42    Kyle Larson    Target Plaid Chevrolet    28.705    132.688    32    42    -0.178    -0.003
12    27    Paul Menard    Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet    28.706    132.683    32    48    -0.179    -0.001
13    78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    28.719    132.623    16    34    -0.192    -0.013
14    24    Jeff Gordon    Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet    28.732    132.563    38    44    -0.205    -0.013
15    55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    28.745    132.503    17    40    -0.218    -0.013
16    31    Ryan Newman    Caterpillar Chevrolet    28.757    132.448    37    43    -0.230    -0.012
17    17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Ford EcoBoost Ford    28.760    132.434    12    34    -0.233    -0.003
18    18    Kyle Busch    Pedigree Toyota    28.761    132.429    29    39    -0.234    -0.001
19    43    Aric Almirola    Smithfield Ford    28.774    132.370    6    37    -0.247    -0.013
20    1    Jamie McMurray    FLIR Chevrolet    28.801    132.245    5    40    -0.274    -0.027
21    13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    28.804    132.232    5    57    -0.277    -0.003
22    14    Tony Stewart    Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet    28.814    132.186    5    53    -0.287    -0.010
23    5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Insurance Chevrolet    28.816    132.177    16    31    -0.289    -0.002
24    16    Greg Biffle    Kleen Performance Products Ford    28.846    132.039    5    35    -0.319    -0.030
25    10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    28.882    131.875    28    40    -0.355    -0.036
26    15    Clint Bowyer    5-Hour Energy Toyota    28.925    131.678    5    35    -0.398    -0.043
27    47    AJ Allmendinger    Bush's Chili Beans Chevrolet    28.936    131.628    4    34    -0.409    -0.011
28    9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Shaws/Smithfield Ford    29.023    131.234    26    37    -0.496    -0.087
29    51    Justin Allgaier    AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet    29.062    131.058    4    29    -0.535    -0.039
30    34    Brett Moffitt #    Dockside Logistics LLC Ford    29.131    130.747    8    45    -0.604    -0.069
31    7    Alex Bowman    Nikko RC/Toy State Car Chevrolet    29.176    130.546    6    26    -0.649    -0.045
32    6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    29.205    130.416    4    40    -0.678    -0.029
33    35    Cole Whitt    Taco Bell Ford    29.208    130.403    5    20    -0.681    -0.003
34    40    Landon Cassill(i)    Interstate Moving Services Chevrolet    29.232    130.296    14    25    -0.705    -0.024
35    38    David Gilliland    MDS Transportation Ford    29.311    129.944    8    22    -0.784    -0.079
36    46    Michael Annett    Switch Hitch Chevrolet    29.322    129.896    25    30    -0.795    -0.011
37    98    Ryan Preece    Mohawk Northeast Inc Chevrolet    29.389    129.600    18    30    -0.862    -0.067
38    26    Josh Wise    Maxim Toyota    29.393    129.582    6    26    -0.866    -0.004
39    32    Jeffrey Earnhardt(i)    ArundelFord/WeirsGMC/BangorTruck Ford    29.423    129.450    9    9    -0.896    -0.030
40    23    Jeb Burton #    Bullhorn Toyota    29.425    129.441    31    39    -0.898    -0.002
41    83    Matt DiBenedetto #    Cosmo Motors Toyota    29.429    129.423    10    27    -0.902    -0.004
42    33    BJ McLeod(i)    Chevrolet    29.673    128.359    6    32    -1.146    -0.244
43    62    Timmy Hill(i)    Ford    30.694    124.089    5    8    -2.167    -1.021
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos    Car    Driver    From Lap    To Lap    Avg Speed
1    4      Kevin Harvick    3    12    132.412
2    2      Brad Keselowski    35    44    132.186
3    48     Jimmie Johnson    32    41    132.075
4    88     Dale Earnhardt Jr.    29    38    132.048
5    11     Denny Hamlin    4    13    131.956
6    22     Joey Logano    31    40    131.944
7    18     Kyle Busch    25    34    131.943
8    20     Matt Kenseth    26    35    131.936
9    41     Kurt Busch    46    55    131.857
10    3      Austin Dillon    30    39    131.772
11    55     David Ragan    14    23    131.722
12    42     Kyle Larson    29    38    131.685
13    27     Paul Menard    30    39    131.570
14    78     Martin Truex Jr.    4    13    131.558
15    31     Ryan Newman    5    14    131.552
16    24     Jeff Gordon    20    29    131.477
17    13     Casey Mears    45    54    131.229
18    43     Aric Almirola    3    12    131.188
19    16     Greg Biffle    25    34    131.126
20    1      Jamie McMurray    21    30    131.012
21    10     Danica Patrick    3    12    130.904
22    14     Tony Stewart    3    12    130.884
23    9      Sam Hornish Jr.    21    30    130.713
24    17     Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    22    31    130.669
25    5      Kasey Kahne    3    12    130.410
26    51     Justin Allgaier    3    12    130.317
27    6      Trevor Bayne    3    12    129.413
28    40     Landon Cassill(i)    16    25    128.918
29    34     Brett Moffitt #    3    12    128.751
30    7      Alex Bowman    2    11    128.717
31    26     Josh Wise    14    23    127.820
32    23     Jeb Burton #    26    35    127.435
33    46     Michael Annett    1    10    126.985
34    33     BJ McLeod(i)    1    10    124.301
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

 

DILLON SWEEPS TRUCK SERIES PRACTICES - Austin Dillon has always been a player in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. After all, he won the 2011 series championship and has been to victory lane six times despite only having 66 appearances in the series.

Dillon paced both of Friday's Truck series practices at New Hampshire. His run of 131.311 mph in the opening practice put him on top of the charts edging out championship leader Erik Jones, who went 130.995 mph.

Timothy Peters, Matt Crafton and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five fastest in the opening practice.

Dillon upped the ante in the second and final practice session of the weekend with a run of 133.166 mph. 

Dillon was followed by Spencer Gallagher, Cameron Hayley, Matt Crafton and Kyle Busch who were the top five in the Trucks' final practice session.

NCWTS Practice 1
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18th Running UNOH 175
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 25, 2015 @ 02:34 PM Eastern
Pos    Trk    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
1    33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    29.006    131.311    12    14    ---.---                                                                    ---.---                                                                
2    4    Erik Jones #    Toyota Toyota    29.076    130.995    15    25    -0.070    -0.070
3    17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    29.122    130.788    11    21    -0.116    -0.046
4    88    Matt Crafton    RipIt/Menards Toyota    29.163    130.604    17    18    -0.157    -0.041
5    51    Kyle Busch(i)    Dollar General Toyota    29.201    130.434    12    13    -0.195    -0.038
6    5    Dalton Sargeant    Galt Toyota    29.296    130.011    10    33    -0.290    -0.095
7    98    Johnny Sauter    Nextant/Curb Records Toyota    29.306    129.967    14    19    -0.300    -0.010
8    13    Cameron Hayley #    Cabinets by Hayley/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota    29.344    129.798    32    33    -0.338    -0.038
9    54    Gray Gaulding    Krispy Kreme Toyota    29.403    129.538    5    15    -0.397    -0.059
10    29    Austin Theriault #    Cooper Standard Ford    29.465    129.265    14    20    -0.459    -0.062
11    00    Cole Custer    Haas Automation Chevrolet    29.468    129.252    19    20    -0.462    -0.003
12    11    Ben Kennedy    Local Motors Toyota    29.469    129.248    19    21    -0.463    -0.001
13    8    John H. Nemechek #     Chevrolet    29.490    129.156    10    25    -0.484    -0.021
14    05    John Wes Townley    Zaxby's Chevrolet    29.619    128.593    23    31    -0.613    -0.129
15    19    Tyler Reddick    Stoney Creek Records Ford    29.689    128.290    13    27    -0.683    -0.070
16    23    Spencer Gallagher #    Allegiant Chevrolet    29.720    128.156    14    26    -0.714    -0.031
17    02    Tyler Young    RandcoInds/Young'sBuildingSys Chevrolet    29.725    128.135    17    24    -0.719    -0.005
18    14    Daniel Hemric #    California Clean Power Chevrolet    29.797    127.825    19    26    -0.791    -0.072
19    15    Mason Mingus    811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet    29.846    127.615    17    19    -0.840    -0.049
20    07    Ray Black Jr. #    ScubaLife.com Chevrolet    29.894    127.410    20    26    -0.888    -0.048
21    45    Ruben Pardo    BYBExtremeFightingSeries/LillyTrucking Chev    30.169    126.249    10    15    -1.163    -0.275
22    86    Brandon Brown    Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet    30.346    125.512    6    7    -1.340    -0.177
23    68    Clay Greenfield    1-800-PAVEMENT Chevrolet    30.767    123.795    17    18    -1.761    -0.421
24    74    Jordan Anderson     Chevrolet    30.934    123.127    7    11    -1.928    -0.167
25    63    Akinori Ogata    ENEOS Chevrolet    30.947    123.075    16    16    -1.941    -0.013
26    94    Timmy Hill    Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com Chev    31.184    122.140    8    8    -2.178    -0.237
27    50    Tyler Tanner    Landworks Chevrolet    31.700    120.151    10    10    -2.694    -0.516
28    36    Justin Jennings    Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda Chevrolet    31.907    119.372    4    4    -2.901    -0.207
29    10    Jennifer Jo Cobb    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    32.664    116.605    5    6    -3.658    -0.757
30    0    Caleb Roark    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    32.722    116.399    5    5    -3.716    -0.058
31    08    Korbin Forrister #    Trump for President Chevrolet    33.198    114.730    2    2    -4.192    -0.476
32    1    Travis Kvapil    Landworks Chevrolet    0.000    0.000    0    0    -0.000    -0.000
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos    Car    Driver    From Lap    To Lap    Avg Speed
1    68     Clay Greenfield    3    12    119.261
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

NCWTS Final Practice
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
18th Running UNOH 175
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, September 25, 2015 @ 04:36 PM Eastern
Pos    Trk    Driver    Team    Time    Speed    Lap #    # Laps    -Fastest    -Next
1    33    Austin Dillon(i)    Rheem Chevrolet    28.602    133.166    40    40    ---.---                                                                    ---.---                                                                
2    23    Spencer Gallagher #    Allegiant Chevrolet    28.698    132.720    40    45    -0.096    -0.096
3    13    Cameron Hayley #    Cabinets by Hayley/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota    28.729    132.577    37    54    -0.127    -0.031
4    88    Matt Crafton    RipIt/Menards Toyota    28.766    132.406    32    32    -0.164    -0.037
5    51    Kyle Busch(i)    Dollar General Toyota    28.804    132.232    49    49    -0.202    -0.038
6    98    Johnny Sauter    Nextant/Curb Records Toyota    28.830    132.112    29    30    -0.228    -0.026
7    4    Erik Jones #    Toyota Toyota    28.915    131.724    33    33    -0.313    -0.085
8    17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    28.929    131.660    37    40    -0.327    -0.014
9    00    Cole Custer    Haas Automation Chevrolet    28.943    131.597    39    46    -0.341    -0.014
10    5    Dalton Sargeant    Galt Toyota    28.981    131.424    35    35    -0.379    -0.038
11    02    Tyler Young    RandcoInds/Young'sBuildingSys Chev    29.080    130.977    39    44    -0.478    -0.099
12    11    Ben Kennedy    Local Motors Toyota    29.100    130.887    39    39    -0.498    -0.020
13    29    Austin Theriault #    Cooper Standard Ford    29.110    130.842    33    48    -0.508    -0.010
14    54    Gray Gaulding    Krispy Kreme Toyota    29.136    130.725    38    39    -0.534    -0.026
15    14    Daniel Hemric #    California Clean Power Chevrolet    29.193    130.470    35    36    -0.591    -0.057
16    05    John Wes Townley    Zaxby's Chevrolet    29.273    130.113    27    32    -0.671    -0.080
17    8    John H. Nemechek #     Chevrolet    29.304    129.975    31    33    -0.702    -0.031
18    19    Tyler Reddick    Stoney Creek Records Ford    29.350    129.772    33    33    -0.748    -0.046
19    07    Ray Black Jr. #    ScubaLife.com Chevrolet    29.373    129.670    37    37    -0.771    -0.023
20    15    Mason Mingus    811 Call Before You Dig Chevrolet    29.766    127.958    11    34    -1.164    -0.393
21    86    Brandon Brown    Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet    30.034    126.816    7    52    -1.432    -0.268
22    45    Ruben Pardo    BYBExtremeFightingSeries/LillyTrucking Chev    30.374    125.397    3    27    -1.772    -0.340
23    63    Akinori Ogata    ENEOS Chevrolet    30.546    124.691    4    43    -1.944    -0.172
24    68    Clay Greenfield    1-800-PAVEMENT Chevrolet    30.618    124.397    4    43    -2.016    -0.072
25    50    Tyler Tanner    Landworks Chevrolet    30.861    123.418    28    28    -2.259    -0.243
26    36    Justin Jennings    Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda Chevrolet    30.886    123.318    6    6    -2.284    -0.025
27    74    Jordan Anderson    Chevrolet    31.162    122.226    13    18    -2.560    -0.276
28    94    Timmy Hill    Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com     31.593    120.558    5    13    -2.991    -0.431
29    10    Jennifer Jo Cobb    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    31.602    120.524    22    29    -3.000    -0.009
30    08    Korbin Forrister #    Trump for President Chevrolet    31.746    119.977    12    12    -3.144    -0.144
31    6    Norm Benning     Chevrolet    32.706    116.456    8    10    -4.104    -0.960
32    44    Josh Reaume(i)    Obregon Construction LLC RAM    49.006    77.721    2    2    -20.404    -16.300
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos    Car    Driver    From Lap    To Lap    Avg Speed
1    51     Kyle Busch(i)    35    44    130.375
2    33     Austin Dillon(i)    3    12    129.695
3    13     Cameron Hayley #    42    51    128.988
4    19     Tyler Reddick    1    10    127.250
5    86     Brandon Brown    32    41    125.671
6    63     Akinori Ogata    9    18    123.683
7    68     Clay Greenfield    2    11    120.889
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
*Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

THURSDAY NOTEBOOK: NECKS ON THE LINE 

ROWDY LOOKING FOR HIS BROOM - Loudon, New Hampshire was the pinnacle of Kyle Busch's 2015 campaign so far. After missing time with his injury, Busch still managed to celebrate in victory lane with a huge lobster.

Kyle Busch believes Joe Gibbs Racing is more prepared for the Chase and its format this time around.

ìI feel like last year we knew going in what we needed to do in order to move ourselves through," Busch said. "Last year, Joe Gibbs Racing as a whole, we werenít capable of winning those races ñ we needed to point our way through to the end and we were doing a good job of that, a fine job of that until Talladega (Superspeedway) came around. We got wadded up on the backstretch there. We finished third at Kansas (Speedway) and fifth at Charlotte (Motor Speedway) or something and we were the best non-winner going into Talladega and still got eliminated, so anything can happen in this game. The only way to solidify your chance through to the next round is get that win and get that automatic berth to the next round."

"This year can be different for us at Joe Gibbs Racing because we do have that ability to win those races and we can go out there and try to get those wins and have that automatic berth.î

Busch knows the key to advancing in the Chase playoffs is balancing consistency and winning.

"Youíve got to have one or the other," Busch explained. "If you havenít got consistency, then you better be winning. If youíre having consistency, then you donít have to be winning. But, thereís nothing better than being able to win and move yourself automatically.î

Busch has won at New Hampshire twice, including earlier this season. He has also finished inside the top-ten 11 times in his Sprint Cup career. But Busch understands Sunday's race at New Hampshire is so short in length, it's important to remain mistake free.

"You donít (have much time to recover from a mistake) because youíre always on edge there," Busch said. "Youíre trying to go as fast as you can into the corners, as deep as you can into the corners while rolling as much speed, or just a bit higher than everyone else so you are able to get back to the gas sooner. Youíre going harder than everyone else in order to make the straightaway a little bit longer and get your momentum built back up. Itís definitely a challenging racetrack. I have won there in the past so, if we get a good car, then we might have a shot to win there."
 

LOGANO WANTS ANOTHER HOMETRACK VICTORY ñ Joey Logano may be a native of Connecticut but make no mistake New Hampshire is his hometrack. While Logano has two wins at the track and even won his first career race there, he knows the track wasn't always kind to him.

"This is a race track that Iíve always loved coming to, I consider it my home race track," Logano told the media at NHMS back in June. "To be able to have two really good runs here last year. We were running second before we got crashed and then we came back and won the fall race, so itís a special place for me considering I started my first Cup race here and watched my first Cup race when I was seven here, so this is just a special place to come to and Iíve always enjoyed it. Itís a tricky place. 

"It took me a long time to understand what it takes to go fast, but lately the last four or five times weíve been here weíve had some fast cars."

HARVICK HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE - Kevin Harvick would love to have a mulligan, the guy who won last season's Chase in his debut season at Stewart-Haas Racing more than likely would love to take his 42nd place finish off the table.

Now it's most likely do-or-die. Win and you move on. No excuses, no two ways about it.

Harvick has been in this situation before. Actually, it was last season's Chase which saw Harvick in the same situation during the Eliminator 8 round following a 33rd place finish at Martinsville. He won the very next week on a mostly flat one-mile track for which he's dominated, Phoenix.

It's not farfetched to believe Harvick is a true contender at New Hampshire. After all he's finished third in the last two races there and has made a trip to victory lane. 

Harvick knows the Loudon, New Hampshire track is difficult and if he comes through with a victory it will be a team effort. 

ìLoudon is tough just because the track position is so important there," Harvick said. "Itís really hard to pass.  It always seems like there is some kind of crazy strategy that plays out toward the end of the race with fuel mileage or something along those lines of when you pit, when you donít pit.  Restarts always play a big factor but, at Loudon, there is definitely going to be a lot of strategy involved.î

Harvick's lone win at NHMS came back in 2006.

CUSTER LOOKING FORWARD TO LOUDON - Cole Custer put his future competition on notice at New Hampshire in 2014. NHMS was the site of Custer's first win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Custer, driving the No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet, led 148 of the day's 175 laps en route to becoming the youngest winner in Truck series.

He believes his team can get another win this weekend.

"Our Haas Automation team is looking forward to going back to Loudon," Custer said. "Iíve had this race marked on my calendar for a while. It has always been a great track for me. I got my first win there last year, and weíre actually bringing the same truck back. The team has put a lot of work into this truck and we're even better this time. Getting back-to-back wins at that place would be a great accomplishment for us. Iím really excited and I think we will definitely have a shot at the win."

KESELOWSKI QUIETLY REMAINS ON A ROLL - Last season there would be no way Brad Keselowski could sneak up on anyone. The same can't be said this year. Keselowski has almost been completely silent this year despite have a victory but make no mistake, he's on fire.

The 2012 Sprint Cup champion and driver of the iconic No. 2 enters the second edition of Chase racing at New Hampshire fresh off an eighth place finish in the first round at Chicagoland. 

For Keselowski an eighth place finish may not be setting the world on fire but put this in perspective, with the finish he became only the fifth driver since the Chase era began in 2004 to record 10 straight topñten finishes. 

Keselowski is no chump at New Hampshire, either. He's the owner of a victory and five topñfive finishes in his championship career there. 
 

NO PRESSURE ON HAMLIN, INJURED KNEE ñ The new system can raise a driver's stress level to an all time high but it can also relieve the stress when you win; which is the entire point of a playoff format.

The first such recipient of the ultimate stress reliever of 2015 is Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota for the now powerhouse Joe Gibbs Racing. A remarkable run for Hamlin at Chicagoland allows him to not have to stress this week at New Hampshire.

Despite having relieved himself of most pressure Hamlin, as a competitor, remains in the hunt for personal goals.

ìIt obviously takes the pressure off of our team for the next two events, but we still have goals to accomplish this year and the win just makes us hungrier to get more," Hamlin said. "We have shown a lot of speed over the last few months and our FedEx team is starting to get the finishes to back up that speed. The whole Joe Gibbs Racing organization has been fast and we drivers are all pushing each other to be better, and youíre seeing those results on the race track. It will be great to go to New Hampshire this weekend with one goal in mind ñ to win the race. I think we can do that.î

Hamlin, who won the Xfinity series race earlier this year at New Hampshire, has two Sprint Cup wins at the oneñmile oval. He also has seven topñfive finishes and an average finish of 10.7.

FURNITURE ROW RACING MAKES PERSONNEL CHANGES - The over-the-wall pit crew for Martin Truex's No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet will have replacement tire changers for Sunday's Sylvania 300 Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
 
Dave Collins, the regular front-tire changer, suffered an ankle injury on Wednesday during a practice session. He will be replaced by Josh Franko, who has been a backup pit-crew member for Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR).
 
Adam Hartman will take over the rear-tire changing duties, replacing Kyle Turner. Hartman has also been a backup crewmember at MWR.
 
The Furniture Row Racing over-the-wall crew is based out of the MWR shop in Cornelius, N.C.

GORDON SET TO BECOME NASCAR'S CAL RIPKEN - Jeff Gordon is listed at just 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds, but the four-time Sprint Cup series champion deserves the title as NASCARís Iron Man.

Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Gordon will make his 789th consecutive start, breaking the record established by Ricky Rudd.

Gordon has endured jeers from fans, spectacular crashes and back pain to keep his tough-man streak alive.

ìItís hard to believe that Iíve been in that car every single race since 1992,î said Gordon during a recent teleconference ìIt wasnít something I really ever focused on throughout my career; I just always focused on working hard and staying healthy and being as committed to the team, from a driverís standpoint, as they have been to me. Now, here we are at 788. Itís pretty amazing.î

Terry Labonte held the Iron Man moniker at 655 straight starts before Rudd passed him in 2002.

In his typical humble fashion, Gordon praised the durability of Rudd and Labonte.

ìThose guys are way tougher than me,î Gordon said. ìIíve never had to tape my eyelids open to make the race. Iíve had some injuries along the way that Iíve had to fight through, so I have a taste of it, but certainly nothing like those guys. Those guys are way tougher.î

Gordon credits said the safety evolutions in NASCAR for helping him return to the track each week.

"This sport is safer today than it ever has been, ìhe said. "But I think itís a little bit more demanding in some ways, from how hard you have to push.

"But when you think of those guys and the conditions of the cars, they didn't have any kind of air conditioning. They dealt with some major injuries and fought through, just like Terry. Being my teammate there, Iíve seen him race with a broken hand or wrist or whatever it was.î

Gordon also shared an example of Rudd's tenacity and temper.

"I almost got in a fight with him one time," Gordon said. "And, I'm quite certain I would have lost that fight, yeah."

The battle of the once and current NASCAR Iron Men unfolded during a race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

"Rudd was no longer my teammate and I was trying to pass him,î Gordon said. ìI had a little difficulty passing him, so I did a big slide-job on him in the middle of (Turns) 3 and 4, and I donít think he was happy about that."

The fiery Rudd wasted no time in showing his displeasure to Gordon's bold move.

"He basically pushed me all the way down the straightaway and ended-up wrecking both of us by the time we got to Turn 1," Gordon said. "I showed my displeasure and he showed his displeasure.

"We had to get in the ambulance together to come back to the infield care center. And we had many, many choice words. Nothing physical, but it got pretty heated."

In addition to authoring the record for consecutive starts, Gordon has won 92 races and earned over $144 million over the past 24 seasons.

During his final season as a full-time Sprint Cup driver, Gordon has found time to look back on his mental scrapbook of memories.

"That's been one of the greatest things about this year is reminiscing about how it all started," Gordon said. "I've been able to reconnect with people that played a role along the way and significant moments that really changed my path or took it to the next level.

"Of course my step-dad (John Bickford) and my mom (Carol Bickford) have been there the whole way, so itís been great interacting with them, as well, and talking about those times, because over the years, I can't say that we always have."

The first chapter of Gordonís streak came in his first Sprint Cup race on Nov. 15, 1992 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Despite having to endure back pain for the past few seasons, Gordon has kept charging to the delight of his fans and envy of his peers.

While Gordon admits the Iron Man honor is cool, he has more immediate concerns over the next nine races.

"I'm really focused on the Chase," he said. "That's where our priorities are and where our focus is at, but what's coming along with that is something that Iím very proud of. And I've put a lot of effort into over the years into staying healthy and competitive."  - Allen Gregory

NASCAR's TRUCK SERIES MAKES 500TH START - Ask any fan of racing and they will tell you some of the best action in all of motorsports happens in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series. Saturday's UNOH 175 will be a testament to this.

What began in 1995 as the Craftsman SuperTruck Series is now sponsored by Camping World. Mike Skinner won the series' first race back then and Ron Hornaday, Jr's, four championships and 51 victories put him atop most of the statistical categories.

Make no mistake, the NCWTS was the birthplace of many a household NASCAR names including Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kurt and Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray and Brad Keselowski.