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NASCAR: Winners And Losers From New Hampshire

By Cole Mentzel

Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; A general view of drivers as they go into turn two during the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; A general view of drivers as they go into turn two during the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (20) celebrates winning the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (20) celebrates winning the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Winner: JGR Dominance

Joe Gibbs Racing was back to their old ways at New Hampshire. At one point in the race, all four of their drivers (Busch, Kenseth, Hamlin, Edwards), plus their affiliate (Truex Jr.) owned the top-5 spots.

In the end, Matt Kenseth was able to pull ahead and make it back-to-back wins at the track, after beating out teammates like Busch and Truex Jr. at separate points in the race.

It hadn’t been all successful for Joe Gibbs Racing though. Coming into the weekend, their team hadn’t won a race since Kenseth’s win at Dover.

With seven team wins on the season so far, they are in perfect position to end Chevrolet’s 13-year manufacturers championship win streak and establish Toyota as the dominant manufacturer in the Cup Series.

must read: Matt Kenseth's Car Fails Post-Race Inspection

Though his car failed post-race inspection, that won’t impact the fact that Matt Kenseth won the race. He further solidified JGR as NASCAR’s top team and added to what has been an incredible year for the team already.

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