NASCAR at New Hampshire: Preview, Prediction of the New England 300

The Chase for the Sprint Cup is underway and Kevin Harvick leads all drivers, 1-0, in interview refusals. Martin Truex Jr., however, leads all Chasers, 1-0, in what really matters: wins. After muscling his way to the front of the TMNT 400, Truex cemented his place in the Round of 12*, while the 15 other drivers must wrangle their way to the next round any way they can. That brings us to the New England 300 at Loudon, New Hampshire for the first of two one-mile tracks in this Round of 16**. Six, count ’em, six, drivers led laps at Loudon in the spring, a race won by Matt Kenseth, and it was a race dominated by Toyota, the engines of which led 299 of the 301 laps. So that’s where we stand as we hit Race 2 of the 10-race Chase. Rea...

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