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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series “5-Hour Energy 301”

July 19, 2015

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch scores his second straight win.

Kyle Busch’s mid-season march toward a post-season berth continued Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with his 3rd victory in the last 4 races. The win lifted him from 35th to 33rd in the point standings with 7 races left in the regular season. With 3 wins to his credit, all Busch needs to do now in order to secure a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is finish among the top 30 in the regular-season standings. He trails 30th place David Gilliland by 58 points heading into the next race next weekend at Indianapolis.

Busch led 95 laps Sunday, including the final 49 trips around the one-mile oval. The race ended under caution for Alex Bowman’s single-car accident that took place in Turn-2 after Busch had taken the white flag. Brad Keselowski led a race-high 101 laps and finished second with Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano (Keselowski’s Team Penske teammate) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. completing the top five. Pole sitter Carl Edwards led just 19 laps and finished 7th.

Busch is the 9th different winner in the last 9 summertime races contested in New Hampshire dating back to 2007. Denny Hamlin was going for a weekend sweep after winning Saturday’s X-FINITY Series race but finished 14th on Sunday. He was one of 20 drivers running on the lead lap with Busch at the checkered flag. Sunday’s race included just 9 lead changes, half as many as there were last year. There were 7 cautions for 34 laps. There was balance at the top of the running order with each of NASCAR’s participating manufacturers getting one spot among the top 3.

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Next on the schedule, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers race at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 26th. Live coverage of the “Crown Royal 400 at The Brickyard” begins at 11:00 AM on FM 95.