Dale Earnhardt Jr. is third in the standings with 119 points; 10 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.
Sprint Cup regular Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Ford Fusion) has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the Happy Hour practice for the Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Sprint Cup regular (No. 27 Chevrolet SS) Paul Menard tops the speed chart in the Happy Hour practice session for the Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Mark Dilley (No. 02 Ford) is at the top of the speed chart in the final practice leading to the Canadian Tire Series Alberta Has Energy 300 at Edmonton International Raceway.
Sprint Cup regular Ryan Newman wins the inaugural NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour non-points All-Star Shootout at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Scott Steckly (No. 22 Dodge) leads the first practice for the Canadian Tire Series Alberta Has Energy 300 at Edmonton International Raceway.
Martin Truex Jr. entered last year’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond with a 10-race streak of sub-10th-place finishes on the short, flat tracks of New Hampshire, Phoenix, Richmond, and Martinsville. Since then, four of his last seven races on this track type ended in top-10s.
For most of his career, Carl Edwards was not at his best on short, flat tracks but he has reversed that trend in the past two years to earn two wins and five more top-10s in his last 11 starts at Phoenix, New Hampshire, Richmond, and Martinsville.
In three starts at Phoenix, Martinsville, and Richmond this year Ryan Truex has been extremely consistent with results ranging from 30th to 35th.
Brian Scott leads the first practice session for the Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Jeff Burton comes to New Hampshire Motor Speedway to start only his second Cup race of 2014. Last year he swept the top 10 with a third in the summer and an eighth in the fall.
Josh Wise has a best short, flat track finish of 35th so far this year; it came in the STP 500 at Martinsville.