1 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 28.548 133.417
2 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 28.551 133.403
3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 28.552 133.399
4 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 28.565 133.338
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 28.569 133.319
6 39 Ryan Newman ARMY ROTC Chevrolet 28.578 133.277
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 28.583 133.254
8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 28.595 133.198

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY – NEW HAMPSHIRE PREVIEW FEATURING TNT’S RALPH SHEHEEN

9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet 28.628 133.045
10 14 Tony Stewart MOBIL 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet 28.651 132.938

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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s top Chasers ready to catch a win at Loudon

The Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire presented by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the second of the 10-race playoffs—The Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Author: Dwight Drum racetake.com

Fans not in the stands can view the race on the 1.058-mile oval at 2.p.m. Sunday on ESPN.

When NASCAR reset the points this time for the Chase, the new point system which is stingy with numbers seemed to have a meager effect on the top 12 positions. Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick landed at the top each with four wins in the regular season. Jeff Gordon with two wins in third place was only three points out and the last place held by Denny Hamlin with one win was only 12 points back.

Ryan Newman summed up the numbers.

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