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The NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter 301 race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon unfolds on the 17th of July.
The race is scheduled for 301 laps on the 1.058-mile flat track quad-oval. Since 2018, New Hampshire has hosted only one race per year. Last year, the Stewart-Haas Racing Ford of Aric Almirola took the win in a race delayed by rain and shortened due to darkness.

Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) is the driver with the highest finishing position in 28 career starts on the Loudon track, but Kevin Harvick has the most wins here (4).

Chase Elliott is the leader of the drivers' championship, and he comes after he dominated the race at the 2022 Quaker State 400. Still, he will start from P2, with Martin Truex Jr. starting from the first position.

The experts said Kyle Busch is the favorite to win this race, with Ryan Blaney close behind. Let's see what will happen in Loudon.
Live updates (ended):

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22:55 UTC  The top ten at the end of the race:

  • 1 - #20 - Christopher Bell
  • 2 - #9 - Chase Elliott
  • 3 - #23 - Bubba Wallace
  • 4 - #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
  • 5 - #4 - Kevin Harvick
  • 6 - #11 - Denny Hamlin
  • 7 - #6 - Brad Keselowski
  • 8 - #1 - Ross Chastain
  • 9 - #99 - Daniel Suarez
  • 10 - #45 - Kurt Busch

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22:53 UTC  Final lap and Bell has a five second lead.

22:52 UTC  Joey Logano has come to pit road with four to go with a dry fuel tank.

22:51 UTC  With five laps to go, Christopher Bell lead is almost four seconds. Incredible driving from Bell.

22:48 UTC  11 Laps to go and Bell has two seconds over Elliott.


22:44 UTC  Christopher Bell has opened up a 1.5 second lead on Chase Elliott.

22:43 UTC 

22:43 UTC  Kurt Busch has come to pit road from third for fuel and four tires.

22:37 UTC  Bell is getting away from Chase Elliott, the difference being now a full second.

22:34 UTC  After a intense battle, Bell cleares Elliott with 42 laps to go.


22:30 UTC  Elliott is now almost a full second ahead of Christopher Bell.

22:28 UTC 

22:28 UTC  Chase Elliott completes the pass on Kurt Busch. Now, Christopher Bell passes Busch and goes after Elliott. What a race finale we will have. 

22:27 UTC  Christopher Bell uses the lapped car of Cody Ware as a pick to take third from Logano.

22:26 UTC  Chase Elliott is trying to overtake Logano, but at the same time he has Bell right behind him, waiting for any mistakes.

22:15 UTC  For the lead is a three car battle. Logano and Elliott are getting really close to Kurt Busch.

22:14 UTC 

22:13 UTC  Martin Truex loses two spots in Turns 3 and 4 and is complaining about the handling of his car. He's now fallen outside of the top ten.

22:13 UTC  Truex hit the front bumper of Harvick car.

22:07 UTC  With 93 laps to go the green flag is back. Busch leads Logano and Custer among the cars who did not stop.

22:06 UTC 

22:06 UTC  Penalty for Harrison Burton. Equipment interference will cost Burton his track position.

22:02 UTC  Caution is out for a spin by Todd Gilliland.

22:01 UTC  Elliott passed Briscoe for second. Chase is going slower than the others around him.

22:00 UTC  Denny Hamlin got into the rear bumper of Chastain and sent him up the hill in Turn 3.

22:00 UTC  Martin Truex Jr. overtook Briscoe for the lead.

21:59 UTC  That's a problem for Kevin Harvick, as he's stuck in sixth behind Burton, Elliott, and Kyle Busch.

21:56 UTC  On Lap 192 the green flag is back out.

21:55 UTC  Three drivers stayed out under this caution: Harrison Burton, Chase Briscoe, and Kyle Busch. They'll be the top three when we go back to green.

21:54 UTC  Austin Cindric has problems. The left front wheel fell off as he pulled out of his stall.

21:53 UTC  Kevin Harvick lost one place to Elliott. Truex Jr. wins the race off pit road.

21:48 UTC  The top ten after Stage 2:

  • 1 - #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
  • 2 - #4 - Kevin Harvick
  • 3 - #9 - Chase Elliott
  • 4 - #22 - Joey Logano
  • 5 - #5 - Kyle Larson
  • 6 - #45 - Kurt Busch
  • 7 - #1 - Ross Chastain
  • 8 - #24 - William Byron
  • 9 - #20 - Christopher Bell
  • 10 - #23 - Bubba Wallace

21:47 UTC  Amazing performance by Truex Jr.


21:46 UTC 

21:46 UTC  Harvick cut the gap, but with only two laps to go, Martin is set for the win.

21:43 UTC  Almirola returned to the track after the crew repaired his transmission, but he is many laps down.

21:42 UTC  Elliott is now in third place after getting around Joey Logano. Meanwhile, Truex is unchallenged at the lead.

21:41 UTC  Bell and Byron are racing hard for P8. A little paint was traded between them.

21:40 UTC  Elliott is now in third place after getting around Joey Logano. Meanwhile, Truex is unchallenged at the lead.

21:37 UTC  Crazy fight between Brad Keselowski and Austin Dillon. [

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21:29 UTC  Restart with 28 laps to go in Stage 2. Almirola went to the garage, where his crew will work on the transmission.

21:27 UTC  Aric Almirola has big transmission issues and for the moment he only has third gear.

21:27 UTC  On Lap 152 we have green flags again. But after a few moments, the caution is back for a spin by Briscoe.

21:26 UTC  Caution is out for Ryan Blaney. He's spun in Turn 4 and looks to have some damage to the left rear panel.

21:25 UTC  After the overtake, Martin Truex opened up a three second lead on Joey Logano. Nobody can match his pace.

21:25 UTC  Watch Truex Jr. passing Logano for the race lead.



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21:23 UTC  Chase Elliott completes the pass on Christopher Bell for 10th. After that miscue on pit road, Elliott is now back up in the Top 10 with still 65 laps to go in Stage 2.

21:02 UTC  Martin Truex made the pass on Chris Buescher for second place. Chase Elliott is chasing Bell for P10.

20:56 UTC  Elliott is a man on a mission. He gained nine spots since the restart and now he is in P13.

20:55 UTC  Chase Elliott had to come to the pits because a wheel had to be tighten on his car.

20:54 UTC  On Lap 101, the green flag is back out with Joey Logano as the new leader.

20:54 UTC  Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, and Chris Buescher did not pit under this caution. They'll move to the front of the field for this restart.

20:49 UTC  Martin Truex Jr. edges out Kevin Harvick to win the race off pit road. Meanwhile, defending race winner Aric Almirola gains three spots thanks to his crew.

20:48 UTC  Leaders come to pit road under caution. Lots of fuel only stops.

20:42 UTC  The suspension on Corey's car is destroyed.

20:41 UTC  Another caution in New Hampshire. A three-car crash in Turn 2. Harrison Burton and Michael McDowell have spun, but Corey LaJoie caught the worst of it.

20:38 UTC  In Lap 84, Larson is again in second place. Meanwhile, Bubba fights with Harvick.

20:37 UTC  The green flag is once again back out.

20:34 UTC  The reason for the last caution:


20:32 UTC  A spin by Kyle Busch in Turn 2. The third caution is out for the third time today.

20:28 UTC  Harvick's crew had a fantastic stop and picked up three positions. Check out here:



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20:27 UTC  Martin Truex Jr. wins the race off pit road, but now he's got company from Kevin Harvick.

20:25 UTC  Martin Truex Jr. wins Stage 1. Check out the top ten:

  • 1 - #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
  • 2 - #23 - Bubba Wallace
  • 3 - #5 - Kyle Larson
  • 4 - #9 - Chase Elliott
  • 5 - #4 - Kevin Harvick
  • 6 - #20 - Christopher Bell
  • 7 - #45 - Kurt Busch
  • 8 - #10 - Aric Almirola
  • 9 - #24 - William Byron
  • 10 - #11 - Denny Hamlin

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20:20 UTC  Less than 10 to go in Stage 1. The battle for second is starting to heat up with Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace getting into a fight.

20:16 UTC  Kevin Harvick makes the pass for fifth place on Kurt Busch.

20:15 UTC  At the same time, Austin Cindric and Cole Custer touched a little. Meanwhile, Martin Truex is extending his lead.

20:13 UTC  Denny Hamlin moved Brad Keselowski out of the way to complete the pass for 11th.

20:06 UTC 

20:05 UTC  This is what Denny Hamlin was just told:


20:05 UTC  Running order has been pretty stable through these first 32 laps.

20:04 UTC  Kyle Larson makes the pass on Chase Elliott for P3.

20:01 UTC  Meanwhile, Truex now leads Bubba by a full second.

20:00 UTC  Hard racing between recent race winner Daniel Suarez and Ricky Stenhouse for 21st.

19:59 UTC  The first 20 laps have taken place in overcast conditions. Maybe we will have rain later in the race.


19:58 UTC 

19:57 UTC  On Lap 13 the green flag is back out. Martin Truex Jr. leads Bubba Wallace by a carlength.

19:52 UTC  Ty Dillon, Alex Bowman, Josh Bilicki, and BJ McLeod are all done for the day after that hard crash.

19:46 UTC  Huge crash on the backstretch. Ty Dillon and Alex Bowman have crashed heavily and Josh Bilicki is also involved. First caution of the day is out on Lap 6. Fortunately, everyone is ok.

19:44 UTC 

19:43 UTC  Chase lost second place to Bubba Wallace.

19:43 UTC  Martin Truex Jr. had a nice launch, allowing him to create some distance between him and Chase Elliott.

19:42 UTC  The green flag is out and we are racing at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

19:39 UTC 

19:38 UTC  Top 10 starters and the full starting lineup:

  • 1 - #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
  • 2 - #9 - Chase Elliott
  • 3 - #45 - Kurt Busch
  • 4 - #23 - Bubba Wallace
  • 5 - #20 - Christopher Bell
  • 6 - #24 - William Byron
  • 7 - #10 - Aric Almirola
  • 8 - #5 - Kyle Larson
  • 9 - #6 - Brad Keselowski
  • 10 - #4 - Kevin Harvick

19:34 UTC  All the cars' engines are fired! We are getting closer and closer to the race start.

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