RYAN BLANE GOES BACK TO BACK IN LOUDON; WINS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang Dark Horse team scored their second consecutive victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon, marking Blaney's third win of the season and the 20th of his NASCAR Cup Series career. After starting eighth on wet weather tires following an inclement-weather delay, Blaney steadily worked his way forward and was running sixth when the field transitioned to slick tires under the Lap 40 competition caution. He maintained his position through the remainder of the opening segment to finish Stage 1 in sixth before pitting for right-side tires and fuel. Blaney continued his charge toward the front in Stage 2 and was running second shortly after Lap 100 before taking the lead from Ford Racing teammate Josh Berry on Lap 148. He went on to claim the Stage 2 victory and remained a fixture at the front of the field throughout the final stage. A two-tire call under caution with 77 laps remaining helped the No. 12 team regain valuable track position for the closing run, and Blaney capitalized to secure his second-straight victory at the "Magic Mile." Blaney led a race-high 115 of 301 laps en route to the win, which extended his hold on second in the championship standings with one race remaining before the start of the 10-race Chase.