"LOUDON, N.H. -- Ryan Blaney opened the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with an emphatic victory for Team Penske, which flaunted its speed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. Blaney, the 2023 Cup champion, led 116 laps, including the final 39, to beat Josh Berry by 0.937 seconds for his third victory of the season. "What a cool day, what a cool weekend, super fast car," Blaney said. "It's great to get a win in the first race of the round.""
"The race turned awkward for Joe Gibbs Racing on Lap 110 when Denny Hamlin spun teammate Ty Gibbs into the Turn 2 wall while racing for 11th. Gibbs, the only JGR driver who failed to qualify for the playoffs, seemed to be impeding the progress of teammates Hamlin and Christopher Bell when the incident happened. "Does Ty know we're running for a championship?" Hamlin said on his team radio shortly before they made contact. "What the f--- is he doing?""
Ryan Blaney dominated at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading 116 laps and holding off Josh Berry by 0.937 seconds to claim his third victory of the season. The win secured Blaney the first advancement into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. Team Penske showed strong speed with Joey Logano leading a race-high 147 laps and finishing fourth; William Byron finished third. Chase Elliott recovered from 27th to finish fifth. Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell was the top JGR finisher in sixth, but the team suffered a Lap 110 incident when Denny Hamlin spun Ty Gibbs into the Turn 2 wall, prompting frustrated radio comments from Hamlin.
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