Ryan Blaney captured his second straight NASCAR Cup Series victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading 115 of the 301 laps and edging out Bubba Wallace by 0.586 seconds.
The Penske driver’s race was marked by a dramatic pit stop where a lug nut fell off his tire, forcing a brief repair before a yellow‑flag period on lap 226 allowed him to reclaim the lead.
Josh Berry finished third, extending Wood Brothers Racing’s streak of four straight top‑10 finishes, while Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson completed the top five.
The championship picture sharpens
With the regular season set to close at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, Shane van Gisbergen’s mechanical failure dropped him to 20th and extinguished his Chase hopes, leaving the title battle wide open.
Ryan Preece’s ninth‑place finish kept him inside the playoff cut, while rookie sensations such as Ross Chastain saw their championship dreams evaporate after just 40 laps on wet‑weather tires that were swapped for slicks.