FYI WIRZ: NASCAR Headed North to New Hampshire as Playoffs Heat Up

The temperatures in the New England area may be dropping as fall approaches, but when NASCAR drivers and teams arrive for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., this weekend—competition will heat up. The second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship will commence on the 1.058-mile oval with seven-degree banking Sept. 22. Fans without one of the 93,000-plus seats can view the short-track action on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET. The Chase playoffs have already been kind and mean to the top 13 contenders. Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch in Joe Gibbs Racing cars roared to No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the playoffs with their top Chicago finishes. Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. dropped to the bottom of the contender cl...

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