NASCAR: Five Lessons Learned From New Hamsphire

The second race of the round of 16 is over and another Chase driver is moving to the round of 12. Before NASCAR heads to the final race of the Round of 16 at Dover, here are 5 Lessons Learned From New Hampshire.

The race at the track known as the Paper Clip is over, and Kevin Harvick is the second Chase driver moving to the Round of 12.

Harvick won the race with a little help from late cautions, but Toyota drivers dominated the Bad Body Off Road 300, specifically Martin Truex Jr. and Matt Kenseth.

The Round of 16 hasn’t had thrilling moments so far, with Martin Truex Jr. winning the mostly green flag race at Chicagoland last weekend.

New Hampshire this past Sunday looked like it was going to be another long race as the first half was mostly run under green. But as the race started to come to an end, several cautions came out to change up what looked to be another Toyota victory.

Post-race penalties were a big topic heading into New Hampshire after NASCAR took a stand on what it would do to those who failed the LIS inspection, and unlike Chicago it seems as though no Chase drivers were caught failing post-race inspection.

Now, as we get closer to the final race of the Round of 16, several drivers are sitting on the Chase bubble and will need to win if they hope to keep their championship hopes alive. Dover could make drivers desperate enough to try anything to win, and we could see tempers flare next week.

Before we head to the Monster Mile though, here are five lessons learned from New Hampshire.