Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Nbcwashington · Aug 23, 2026 · 382 words · By The Associated Press

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What to know about Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Ryan Blaney overcame a major fumble by his pit crew and charged from 17th to first for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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What happened

Ryan Blaney overcame a major fumble by his pit crew and charged from 17th to first for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Why it matters

The Team Penske driver led a race-high 115 of 301 laps Sunday and fended off Bubba Wallace by 0.586 seconds.

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Claim 1: “a lug nut fell off the left-front tire of his No. 12 Ford during a pit stop under caution with 111 laps remaining.”

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Claim 2: “Josh Berry, who is trying to find a ride for the 2027 season, finished a season-best third, the fourth consecutive top 10 for the Wood Brothers Racing driver.”

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Web search results confirm Josh Berry finished third at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 23, 2026, and mention his pursuit of a 2027 ride (later confirmed as Legacy Motor Club).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 79th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 56th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The preseason will feature the Wheat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua William Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood B…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joshua Henry Hyde Berry (born 5 July 1996 in Crewe, England) is a British comedian, writer and celebrity impressionist.
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Claim 3: “It’s the 20th career victory and third this season for Blaney”

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One web search result ('Ryan Blaney ices Cup Series win at New Hampshire | NASCAR') confirms this was his 20th career win and third of the season. No other independent sources provided this specific stat.

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Claim 4: “The NASCAR Cup Series will conclude its regular season at Daytona International Speedway with a 160-lap race on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the 2.5-mile oval”

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Claim 5: “Crew chief Jonathan Hassler made an aggressive strategy call for two right-side tires, and Blaney gained six spots in the pits to retake first place.”

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Claim 6: “The 2023 Cup Series champion picked his way through traffic and was back up to seventh when the yellow flag flew on the 226th lap for a three-car crash.”

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The provided evidence consists of information about the DuckDuckGo search engine and is completely irrelevant to the claim about Ryan Blaney's race position.

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Claim 7: “Ryan Blaney overcame a major fumble by his pit crew and charged from 17th to first for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Ryan Blaney overcame a pit crew fumble, charged from 17th to first, and won his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series is the 78th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 55th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The preseason featured the Cook Out Clash…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Louis Blaney (born October 24, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver. Blaney was a successful sprint car driver before he started racing in NASCAR, competing in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Michael Blaney (born December 31, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 12 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Pe…
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Claim 8: “The Team Penske driver led a race-high 115 of 301 laps Sunday and fended off Bubba Wallace by 0.586 seconds.”

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Three independent sources confirm Blaney led 115 of 301 laps and won by 0.586 seconds over Bubba Wallace.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Mobil 1 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 21, 2025, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway. It was the 30th race of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Dollar Tree 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 23, 2026, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) o…
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Claim 9: “NASCAR started the race on wet-weather tires after a midafternoon rain shower, but the track dried quickly, and drivers switched back to slick tires after 40 laps.”

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Claim 10: “The top five was rounded out by Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher David Bell (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and p…
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Claim 11: “Ryan Preece finished ninth and kept his Chase hopes alive by gaining 19 points on Shane van Gisbergen, who finished 20th and remains in the 16th and final spot for the 10-race title run.”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant adult content and general driver bios, but no specific race results or points standings for Ryan Preece or Shane van Gisbergen for this event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series was the 77th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season of the modern-era Cup Series. Joey Logano of Team Penske entered the sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Jeffrey Preece (born October 25, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Raci…
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Claim 12: “A last-place finish extinguished the dim Chase hopes for Ross Chastain, whose No. 1 Chevrolet suffered a mechanical problem after only 40 laps.”

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Claim 13: “He led the final 74 laps on the 1.058-mile oval”

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