Ryan Blaney is advancing to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion captured the victory in Sunday’s Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, holding off his de facto teammate Josh Berry to collect his 16th victory at NASCAR’s top-level.
Blaney was part of a total domination by Team Penske on Sunday, with himself and teammate Joey Logano combining to lead 263 of 301 laps on the afternoon. Logano, who won the pole for Sunday’s event, finished fourth.
William Byron finished in third, collecting his first top-10 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in his eighth start at the racetrack. Byron and Hendrick Motorsports had a lackluster run in the first round of the postseason, but made his job easier going forward with a top-five.
Joey Logano, as previously mentioned, was fourth. Chase Elliott, after starting a disappointing 27th on the afternoon, rebounded to collect another top-five finish — putting him in a healthy position in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs heading to Kansas Speedway.
Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Briscoe completed the top-10 in the running order for the series’ annual trip to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs who finished outside the top-10 include Denny Hamlin (12th), Austin Cindric (17th), Tyler Reddick (21st), and Bubba Wallace (26th).
Mobil 1 301 Race Results:
Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske Menards / Libman Ford | 301 | Running | 57 | |
2 | 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 301 | 0.937 | Running | 43 |
3 | 5 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Coatings Chevrolet | 301 | 3.082 | Running | 50 |
4 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 301 | 5.365 | Running | 52 |
5 | 27 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 301 | 6.838 | Running | 36 |
6 | 19 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 301 | 7.138 | Running | 36 |
7 | 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 301 | 8.745 | Running | 44 |
8 | 11 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 301 | 9.016 | Running | 30 |
9 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 301 | 10.435 | Running | 28 |
10 | 18 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 301 | 11.945 | Running | 29 |
11 | 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 301 | 12.481 | Running | 39 |
12 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | 301 | 12.488 | Running | 28 |
13 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Toys for Tots Chevrolet | 301 | 13.347 | Running | 24 |
14 | 23 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Mohawk Northeast Ford | 301 | 14.154 | Running | 23 |
15 | 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 301 | 15.231 | Running | 25 |
16 | 33 | 4 | * Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Farm Rich Ford | 301 | 15.886 | Running | 21 |
17 | 22 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske AutoTrader Ford | 301 | 16.955 | Running | 20 |
18 | 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger Health / Flublok Ford | 301 | 17.312 | Running | 19 |
19 | 36 | 34 | * Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 301 | 17.658 | Running | 18 |
20 | 12 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 301 | 18.198 | Running | 17 |
21 | 4 | 45 | * Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing SiriusXM Toyota | 301 | 19.652 | Running | 18 |
22 | 25 | 35 | * Riley Herbst # | 23XI Racing BeatBox Toyota | 301 | 23.006 | Running | 15 |
23 | 17 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 301 | 26.316 | Running | 14 |
24 | 31 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 301 | 27.52 | Running | 13 |
25 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | 300 | 1 lap | Running | 12 |
26 | 14 | 23 | * Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 300 | 1 lap | Running | 11 |
27 | 20 | 38 | * Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 300 | 1 lap | Running | 10 |
28 | 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 300 | 1 lap | Running | 9 |
29 | 30 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Sea Best / BJ's Wholesale Club Chevrolet | 300 | 1 lap | Running | 8 |
30 | 24 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet | 297 | 4 laps | Running | 7 |
31 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | 296 | 5 laps | Running | 6 |
32 | 10 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet | 250 | 51 laps | Running | 9 |
33 | 21 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 207 | 94 laps | Running | 4 |
34 | 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 146 | 155 laps | Accident | 3 |
35 | 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 134 | 167 laps | Accident | 2 |
36 | 32 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 117 | 184 laps | Accident | 1 |