LOUDON, N.H. – While New Hampshire Motor Speedway has not been kind to Hendrick Motorsports in recent years, Sunday's main event was an important step towards the ultimate goal of 2025:
A championship.
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Both William Byron and Kyle Larson scored stage points in both segments before securing top-five and top-10 results respectively. Chase Elliott rallied from a 27th-place starting position to score stage points in stage two and earn a fifth-place finish.
The results were a positive step in the right direction relative to the cutline. Next weekend, the groups will aim to lock in a Round of 8 appearance with a victory at Kansas Speedway.
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NASCAR standings after today
| Driver | Margin |
|---|---|
| 1. Ryan Blaney | ADV |
| 2. William Byron | +47 |
| 3. Kyle Larson | +41 |
| 4. Christopher Bell | +29 |
| 5. Denny Hamlin | +27 |
| 6. Joey Logano | +24 |
| 7. Chase Elliott | +14 |
| 8. Chase Briscoe | +12 |
| ------------------------ | |
| 9. Ross Chastain | -12 |
| 10. Austin Cindric | -19 |
| 11. Tyler Reddick | -23 |
| 12. Bubba Wallace | -27 |
Who won the NASCAR race today?
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12
- Josh Berry, No. 21
- William Byron, No. 24 RAPTOR Chevrolet
- Joey Logano, No. 22
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- Christopher Bell, No. 20
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
- Michael McDowell, No. 71
- Ross Chastain, No. 1
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11
- Austin Dillon, No. 3
- Ryan Preece, No. 60
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4
- Austin Cindric, No. 2
- Chris Buescher, No. 17
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45
- Riley Herbst, No. 35
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6
- Cole Custer, No. 41
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23
- Zane Smith, No. 38
- Erik Jones, No. 43
- Ty Dillon, No. 10
- Kyle Busch, No. 8
- Cody Ware, No. 51
- Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88
- Justin Haley, No. 7
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99