Crayon 301: Bell Back on Top with Pole Position
Defending champion Christopher Bell earned the pole position during qualifying for Sunday's Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday.
Defending champion Christopher Bell earned the pole position during qualifying for Sunday's Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell was made available to media after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series event at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday:
Named the Tiffany Gate Grand Prix of Toronto, this event saw three-time NASCAR Canadian Series champion Louis-Philippe Dumoulin in the Top spots in both qualifying session and race.
ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang – “In practice I couldn’t get the car to turn the way I needed it to. We made some adjustments, but the entry in practice was bad into [Turn] 1 and loose into Turn 3."
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 41 Mohawk Northeast Ford Mustang, visited the media to talk about his New England racing roots and retracing them during this weekend’s Cup series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
KYLE BUSCH, NO. 8 LENOVO CAMARO ZL1, met with the media prior to the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Press conference transcript:
NHMS Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath presented the veteran driver with a custom-designed musket handmade by Ed Parry of Black Hart Long Arms in North Stonington, Conn.
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Light Ford Mustang, visited the media ahead of this weekend’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and talked about the race ahead and his future plans.
NBC motorsports analyst and four-time NHMS NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) winner Jeff Burton has been named honorary pace car driver for Sunday’s Crayon 301 and will once again set the pace at “The Magic Mile.”
Leander, Texas’s Logan Bearden will trade in his wrenches for a steering wheel this weekend as the part-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series driver eyes a statement performance in Saturday’s 57th annual Greg Hubler Automotive Group Redbud 400 at the famed Anderson (Ind.) Speedway.
Chandler Smith earned the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole Friday afternoon for the Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in his Kaulig Racing No. 16 Chevrolet with a 126.291 mph lap. It was his second consecutive pole, mirroring his effort at Atlanta Motor Speedway last week and his third Xfinity Series career pole.
Andretti Autosport showed off its street-circuit prowess during practice Friday for the Honda Indy Toronto, as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES team took three of the top four spots on the time sheet, led by Kyle Kirkwood.
Felix Rosenqvist, driver of the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, led Team Chevy in finishing third after the first practice session of the Honda Indy Toronto event with his fastest lap of 1:00.8607.