18th race of the season at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway

RACE CENTER: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The next NASCAR race (CEST):

Timeline Race 18/36 (Regular Season)
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Saturday, June 22:
from 18:35: Final Practice I
then: Qualifying, Round 1 (Group A & B)
afterwards: Qualifying, Round 2 (Top 10 for Pole Award)
Sunday, June 23:
from 8:00 p.m.: Pay-TV LIVE on Sport1+
from 20:49: 32nd USA Today 301
301 (70/115/116) rounds

Race Facts: Preview Race 18

The 18th stop of the regular season on the 2024 NASCAR calendar is the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is the 53rd edition since 1993 on the intermediate track. In the first four years, the race was on the calendar once and since the 1997 season there have been two races per season. Since 2018, the drivers have only competed in one event over 301 laps.

The 1.058-mile oval in Loudon, New Hampshire, is known as ‘The Magic Mile’. The winner also receives a giant lobster as a bonus. The race covers a distance of 318.458 miles and is divided into three stages of 70, 115 and a final 116 laps. The corners are banked at seven degrees and only two degrees on the straights.

Fuel window: 85-90 rounds
Goodyear Tire Notes: 7 sets of tyres (+1 set/qualifying)

Victory Lane: The last polesetters, winners & record winners at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Only seven active drivers are on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway winners list. Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are the record winners with three victories each. The last time both drivers won was in the 2017 season. Last season, Martin Truex Junior was successful for the first time. He shared the pole award and the win with his Gibbs Toyota teammate Christopher Bell in the last two years.

18th race of the season (Regular Season)
32nd USA Today 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
1.058 mile oval, intermediate
301 laps (stages: 70/115/116), 318,458 miles

All active winners at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway

3 wins: Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin
2 wins: Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski
1 win: Aric Almirola, Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr.
All-time record winners: Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick (4 wins)

Iowa: The last winners (pole setters)

23.06.2024: ? (Pole Award: ?)
16.07.2023: Martin Truex Jr. (Pole Award: Christopher Bell)
07/17/2022: Christopher Bell (Pole Award: Martin Truex Jr.)
18.07.2021: Aric Almirola (Metric Pole: Kyle Busch)
07/23/2020: Brad Keselowski (Draw Pole: Aric Almirola)
21.07.2019: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Brad Keselowski)
22.07.2018: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Kurt Busch)
24.09.2017: Kyle Busch (Pole Award: Kyle Busch)
16.07.2017: Denny Hamlin (Pole Award: Martin Truex Jr.)
25.09.2016: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Carl Edwards)
17.07.2016: Matt Kenseth (Pole Award: Jimmie Johnson)
(US data)

Starting list with driver change for the 18th race of the season in Loudon

For the 18th race of the season at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 36 drivers have been registered by the teams. This means that for the 16th time this season there will not be a full starting field of 40 drivers. No open team will be at the start.

There was a driver change among the 36 charter teams. Ty Dillon drives the #16 for AJ Allmendinger at Kaulig Racing. It is his fourth outing this season, three of which are for Kaulig Racing.

18th race of the season: 36 charter teams, 1 driver change (DC),
no open team (OT) / 4 rookies (R)

Charter teams:
1. #1 Ross Chastain (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing
2. #2 Austin Cindric (Ford) Team Penske
3. #3 Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
4. #4 (R) Joss Berry (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
5. #5 Kyle Larson (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
6. #6 Brad Keselowski (Ford) RFK Racing
7. #7 Corey LaJoie (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
8. #8 Kyle Busch (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
9. #9 Chase Elliott (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
10. #10 Noah Gragson (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
11. #11 Denny Hamlin (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
12. #12 Ryan Blaney (Ford) Team Penske
13. #14 Chase Briscoe (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
14. #15 (R) Kaz Grala (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
15. #16 (DC) Ty Dillon (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
16. #17 Chris Buescher (Ford) RFK Racing
17. #19 Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
18. #20 Christopher Bell (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
19. #21 Harrison Burton (Ford) Wood Brothers Racing
20. #22 Joey Logano (Ford) Team Penske
21. #23 Bubba Wallace (Toyota) 23XI Racing
22. #24 William Byron (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
23. #31 Daniel Hemric (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
24. #34 Michael McDowell (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
25. #38 Todd Gilliland (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
26. #41 Ryan Preece (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
27. #42 John Hunter Nemechek (Toyota) Legacy Motor Club
28. #43 Erik Jones (Toyota) Legacy Motor Club
29. #45 Tyler Reddick (Toyota) 23XI Racing
30. #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Chevrolet) JTG Daugherty Racing
31. #48 Alex Bowman (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
32. #51 Justin Haley (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
33. #54 Ty Gibbs (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
34. #71 (R) Zane Smith (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
35. #77 (R) Carson Hocevar (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
36. #99 Daniel Suarez (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing

Open teams:
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14 Chevrolet / 14 Ford / 8 Toyota

Driver Ranking 16/2024

Top 20 after the 17th race of the 2024 season at Iowa Speedway

Motorsport-Magazin.com After each race, the current form of all NASCAR drivers is determined based on the results of the last six races.

Christopher Bell remains the leader in our rankings with a narrow lead. Brad Keselowski is also again ahead of Chase Elliott. After the unchanged top three, William Byron gained six positions and is now fourth. Iowa winner Ryan Blaney even jumped up eight positions. The defending champion is now fifth.

Ross Chastain worked his way up to sixth place. Joey Logano was also one of the winners in Iowa. Losers of the week were Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Junior.

New in the top 20 are Josh Berry and Daniel Suarez, who made a comeback. With Berry and Carson Hocevar, two rookies are in the top 20 for the first time. Austin Cindric and Kyle Busch were once again dropped from the rankings.

Birthdays and anniversaries in June/July

07.06.1992: Daniel Suárez
24.06.1999: Riley Autumn
25.06.1993: Timmy Hill
27.06.1993: Ty Dillon

15.07.1098: Noah Gragson

07.07. Kyle Larson (350th race in Chicago)
21.07. Kyle Busch (700th race in Indianapolis)

The next NASCAR race (CEST):

Timeline Race 19/36 (Regular Season)
Nashville Superspeedway
Saturday, June 29:
from 20:05: Final Practice I
then: Qualifying, Round 1 (Group A & B)
afterwards: Qualifying, Round 2 (Top 10 for Pole Award)
Sunday, June 30th:
from 9:00 p.m.: Pay-TV LIVE on Sport1+
from 21:49: Ally 400
300 (90/95/115) rounds

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