Patriots wide receiver Gunner Olszewski drives pace car at NHMS Share Updated: 7:06 PM EDT Jul 18, 2021 Share Updated: 7:06 PM EDT Jul 18, 2021
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Show Transcript A SHESKEY. HE GOT TO DRIVE THE PACE CAR, LEADING NASCAR’SUP C DRIVERS TO THE GREEN FLAG. GUNNER GREW UP IN TEXAS AND SAYS HE IS STILL THE HUGE FAN. HE WL BEIL THE SIXTH NEW ENGLAND PATRIOT TO DRIVE THE CARD TO NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY. I CAN’T LET NOBO PDYASS ME. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GET FRISKY, I MAY HAVE TO SPEED IT UP. I TOLD THEM IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR ME TO PULL OFF THE TRACK WHAT I’M IN FIRST PLACE. WHY GIVE UP NOW?
How did it happen?
Pole sitter Kyle Busch jumped to the lead ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Chase Elliott through the first corner as misty conditions surrounded the track. Busch led the first six laps but the asphalt got increasingly wet as drivers complained about moisture on the speedway. On lap 7, Busch couldn’t find any grip, sending him spinning into the outside wall in turn 2. Truex followed suit as several others (Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain) either spun or slid into other cars, suffering damage. Elliott slowed way down and avoided the two leaders in one of the more bizarre situations in recent NASCAR history.
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Fan favorite Matt DiBenedetto not sure what his NASCAR future is
Matt DiBenedetto is outside the playoffs heading to Loudon, New Hampshire, and is looking for a job next season.
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Matt DiBenedetto knows he is without a ride for next season and is trying to earn his way into the playoffs at Loudon, New Hampshire.
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LOUDON, N.H. Always a popular driver, Matt DiBenedetto won a fan vote this season that earned him the final spot in NASCAR’s All-Star race. As for the rest of his racing career? Well, wins haven’t come at all.
What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for New Hampshire race Tom Gatto
For anyone who s asking What time is the NASCAR race today? the answer is that it s in NASCAR s preferred window for races.
The Cup Series is in New Hampshire this weekend for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. The event is scheduled for a mid-afternoon start.
NASCAR is holding the majority of its 2021 Cup Series races in the daytime; the next night race will be Aug. 28, for the regular-season finale at Daytona.
Below is all you need to know about the schedule for Sunday s race at New Hampshire: