Ryan Blaney wins New Hampshire, Cindric vs. SVG vs. Preece for final Chase spots at Daytona @NikolaiPCulp

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Ryan Blaney held off Bubba Wallace to win at New Hampshire, a few drivers clinched their Chase spots and the final couple of spots will come down to Austin Cindric, Shane van Gisbergen and Ryan Preece, wet weather racing and weird cautions.

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