While the Europeans race in the Northampton shire, the Americans will be racing in the New Hamp one.
Where It Is
New Hampshire. Low banking. Short track. Not sure it’s exciting but maybe the lobster will pee out its face that’s something lobsters do, right?
When It Is
Green flag at 3:18 PM EDT.
How to Watch
NBCSN
Who to Watch
Kyle Larson’s still the favorite, but his odds aren’t what they’ve been (+400, instead of the +250-ish I think we were seeing for a while there). Denny Hamlin’s up there. Kyle Busch is up there. Martin Truex Jr. is up there. Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott are up there.
In the playoff picture, Kurt Busch’s win means that Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon are the last two drivers in, with Reddick eight points behind Dillon and 96 points up on the next guy, Chris Buescher. If someone outside those who’ve already won wins and it isn’t Hamlin or Kevin Harvick, the Reddick/Dillon duel will become bubble-deciding. Unless we then get another new winner, I guess.
How NASCAR Should Script It
I’m not sure you’re getting anything great at New Hampshire, but I might have a flawed perception. One idea would be to have Chase Elliott take the checkered. The schedule really turns in his favor post-Olympics, hitting two straight road courses coming out of that hiatus. After last night’s SRX win, he’s got good vibes, and NASCAR could get a big “the defending champ enters the playoffs hot” storyline going if he were to win three in a row.
SRX, Xfinity
As said, Elliott won the SRX race at Nashville Fairgrounds. Tony Stewart finished second and won the series championship. Bill Elliott finished third. I might get a post up with some thoughts about it, but if it isn’t up in the next hour or two it probably isn’t coming, so that’s the situation—depends how late the dog sleeps in.
Christopher Bell won the Xfinity race. Maybe he’ll be a factor today.
