Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire in 2026

The NASCAR Cup Series competed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and it was a unique event. The 36 drivers were forced to start on wet-weather tires following a short delay, leading to Kyle Larson winning Stage 1 and Ryan Blaney winning Stage 2. However, which driver was able to hoist the lobster in victory lane?

Blaney and the No. 12 team for Team Penske won the Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire on Sunday, earning their third victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. The Team Penske driver was forced to hold off a hard-charging Bubba Wallace, while Josh Berry had the fastest car in the closing stages of the race.

Ultimately, Blaney was able to hold on despite having the slowest of the three cars. The driver of the No. 12 car did lead 115 laps and

used his two-tire strategy to build a big lead on the final green-flag run. It was an unconventional race, but Blaney went back-to-back in similar fashion at New Hampshire.

NASCAR results: Cup Series race at New Hampshire (August 2026)

1. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
2. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
3. No. 21 Josh Berry
4. No. 20 Christopher Bell
5. No. 5 Kyle Larson
6. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
7. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
8. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
9. No. 60 Ryan Preece
10. No. 4 Noah Gragson
11. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
12. No. 2 Austin Cindric
13. No. 38 Zane Smith
14. No. 22 Joey Logano
15. No. 48 Alex Bowman
16. No. 71 Michael McDowell
17. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
18. No. 17 Chris Buescher
19. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
20. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
21. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
22. No. 41 Cole Custer
23. No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
24. No. 33 Austin Hill
25. No. 9 Chase Elliott
26. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
27. No. 10 Ty Dillon
28. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29. No. 51 Cody Ware
30. No. 24 William Byron
31. No. 40 John Hunter Nemechek
32. No. 3 Austin Dillon
33. No. 43 Erik Jones
34. No. 35 Riley Herbst
35. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
36. No. 1 Ross Chastain

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