Pole sitter holds off Jeff Gordon at New Hampshire International Speedway
After making a charge over the last two months just to get into the 12-man field for NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, Busch started third in Sunday’s 43-car field at New Hampshire International Speedway and ran with the leaders in the early going.
NASCARClint Bowyer vowed to use the Chase for the championship to raise his Nextel Cup profile. One race in, and Bowyer is NASCAR’s newest race winner.
Bowyer raced to his first Nextel Cup victory Sunday, starting from the pole and leading all 221 of the 300 laps to win at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Bowyer entered the 12-driver Chase as the only contender without a victory, and had never finished higher than third in his short Cup career.
NASCARTeammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are tied atop the Chase standings, but Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer are closing in.
NASCARClint Bowyer vowed to use the Chase for the championship to raise his Nextel Cup profile. One race in, and Bowyer is NASCAR’s newest race winner.
Bowyer raced to his first Nextel Cup victory Sunday, starting from the pole and leading all 221 of the 300 laps to win at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Bowyer entered the 12-driver Chase as the only contender without a victory, and had never finished higher than third in his short Cup career.
NASCARJimmie Johnson kept the lead in the Chase standings but teammate Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer are closing in.
NASCARClint Bowyer picked the perfect time to win his first career Nextel Cup race, taking the checkered flag in the Sylvania 300.
NASCARCheck out the best images from Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, the first race in the Chase for the Cup.
NASCARWho will leave New Hampshire with the championship lead? Follow along with LIVE standings from Loudon.
NASCARThe Chase for the Nextel Cup goes green at 2:15 p.m. ET. Get LIVE results and in-progress updates from New Hampshire right here.
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