Sprint Cup New Hampshire 301

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Race: New Hampshire 301

Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Date and Time: Sunday, July 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET

Tune-in: NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 318.46 miles (301 laps)

What to Watch For: Brad Keselowski goes for his third consecutive win. With a victory, he would join Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano as the only drivers to win three consecutive races in the Chase era. … Fourteen different drivers have won the last 16 races at New Hampshire. … Joey Logano, who became the youngest winner in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at New Hampshire in 2009, goes for his third career win at the 1.058-mile track. … Five Chase berths remain with eight races left until NASCAR’s playoffs. … Rising stars Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon continue to search for their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins. Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano all notched their first victories at New Hampshire.

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.