Even after a mid-race pit stop snafu cost him dearly, Ryan Blaney rebounded to earn the NASCAR Cup win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), leading 115 of 301 laps. This is Blaney's 20th career win and his third of the 2026 season. "Yeah, that made it difficult," said Blaney about the two-tire call that put him out front. "No, it was a good call after our issue on pit road. We did two at the end to try to hopefully get the lead, and we did. "It was a long, long run to the end, longest run we had. Just tried to manage my stuff. Knew the four-tire guys would pressure me eventually. Bubba came on hard there. Just tried to manage the lap traffic and manage the tire, not make a mistake. Motorsport photo
"What a cool race. Fun day starting in the rain. Ended up being beautiful day. Everybody came out, thanks for sticking with it. " Ryan Blaney claws to NASCAR Cup New Hampshire victory over Bubba Wallace motorsport_articles_445
Watch: Sun's out: Blaney wins at Loudon, holds off Wallace Bubba Wallace was closing in the end, but couldn't quite get there on his way to finishing second. Josh Berry placed third, Christopher Bell fourth, and Kyle Larson fifth. Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece, and Noah Gragson filled out the remainder of the top ten. Wallace had a big lock-up while closing in on Blaney, and noted that he picked up a vibration after that, which ultimately ended his pursuit. "That's the thing I kind of hate about this place," Wallace said about his run. "Last time we ran good. One of the worst driving cars we ever started. The worst driving car we had this year and I finished second. "Just been saying it all week long, I think I finally know, throw out the field I'm chasing, which is hard to go as a race car driver, searching for the right front, it's not really ever there. "We fought, man. Had a nice day just by myself, regrouping. Got the head right. I knew I had to fight all day. That's what it takes. Where it starts is with this 23 team. Man, they pushed me to be the absolute best. I fail them a lot, but they stick behind me. It's super cool. " Stage 1 Rain hit the track early in the afternoon, and NASCAR instructed teams to bolt on the wet-weather tires. Before the race could even go green, Carson Hocevar spun on his own after gassing it up. NASCAR brought the cars back down pit lane, and tried again later with better conditions, but still a damp track. Pole-sitter Tyler Reddick To read more Motorsport.com articles visit our website.
