New Hampshire is scheduled to host the NASCAR Cup Series race, the USA TODAY 301, on June 23, 2024.
The annual stop on the “Magic Mile” will be the Cup Series’ only New England stop for the 2024 season.
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, won last year’s race on Monday after Sunday’s start was postponed because of rain.
The NASCAR Cup Series has raced 52 times at New Hampshire Motor Speedway since 1993. The inaugural race was won by Rusty Wallace.
Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick are tied for the most wins among active drivers with four wins each, while Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin are tied for the most wins among active drivers with three wins each.
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Here are 15 drivers to watch at the 2024 USA TODAY 301 in New Hampshire.
Drivers to watch at the 2024 New Hampshire USA TODAY 301 NASCAR Cup Series race
Denny Hamlin
Year: 43
team: Joe Gibbs Racing
home town: Chesterfield, Virginia
Crew Chief: Chris Gabehart
Things you need to know: Hamlin has three wins, five top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes in the 2024 season. After the race at Gateway Raceway, Hamlin led 607 laps with an average finishing time of 11.467, which is how he has led the majority of the season. He also has three New Hampshire wins, tying him with Kyle Busch for the most wins among active drivers.
Kyle Busch
Year: 39
team: Richard Childress Racing
home town: Las Vegas, Nevada
Crew Chief: Randall Barnett
Things you need to know: Busch, the 2015 and 2019 Cup Series champion, has struggled this season with an average finishing position of 17.2 and two top-five finishes, but he loves New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and his three Cup Series wins at the track tie him with Denny Hamlin for the most wins at the “Magic Mile.”
Joey Logano
Year: 34
team: Penske Racing
home town: Middletown, Connecticut
Crew Chief: Paul Wolff
Things you need to know: Logano, the 2018 and 2022 Cup Series champion, won the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro this season but hasn’t finished as highly as he usually does. He has fond memories of the track, which is his home track and where he won his first Cup Series race in 2009 as a rookie.
Brad Keselowski
Year: 40
team: RFK Racing
home town: Rochester, Michigan
Crew Chief: Matt McCall
Things you need to know: Keselowski ended a 110-race winless streak last month at Darlington. The 2012 Cup Series champion has seven consecutive top-five finishes, including three consecutive top-three finishes. Keselowski has two wins, 16 top-10 finishes and 10 top-five finishes at New Hampshire.
Ryan Blaney
Year: 30
team: Penske Racing
home town: Hartford, Ohio
Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
Things you need to know: Blaney, the defending Cup Series champion, was one lap away from winning the first race of 2024 before running out of gas before the white flag waved at Gateway. Blaney has four top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes. He also has two top-five and four top-10 finishes in 11 starts at New Hampshire.
Martin Truex Jr.
Year: 43
team: Joe Gibbs Racing
home town: Mayetta, New Jersey
Crew Chief: James Small
Things you need to know: Truex, the defending winner at New Hampshire, has finished at the front in nearly every race. The 2017 Cup Series champion has an average finishing position of 11.867 after racing at Gateway. In 30 starts at New Hampshire, Truex has one win, nine top-five finishes and 15 top-10 finishes.
Christopher Bell
Year: 29
team: Joe Gibbs Racing
home town: Norman, Oklahoma
Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
Things you need to know: Bell has been one of the most consistent drivers on the circuit, with two wins in the 2024 season, including a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He won a race at New Hampshire in 2022 and has two top-five finishes in four starts at Loudon.
Kyle Larson
Year: 31
team: Hendrick Motorsports
home town: Elk Grove, California
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Things you need to know: Larson, the 2021 Cup Series champion, is the driver who attempted to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 races. Weather impacted the attempt as the Indy 500 was rain delayed and the Coca-Cola 600 was also shortened. Larson has two wins in the 2024 season, along with five top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 13 starts at New Hampshire.
Chase Elliott
Year: 28
team: Hendrick Motorsports
home town: Dawsonville, Georgia
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Things you need to know: Elliott has one win this season and is running strong at the top of the leaderboard almost every week. The 2022 Cup Series champion has five top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes this season. At New Hampshire, Elliott has two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes in 10 starts.
Ross Chastain
Year: 31
team: Trackhouse Racing
home town: Alba, Florida
Crew Chief: Phil Sagen
Things you need to know: Chastain always quietly wins on courses where the odds of success are the slimmest. Chastain won two races last season and has five top-10 finishes already this season. Chastain has two top-10 finishes in five starts in New Hampshire.
Austin Cindric
Year: twenty five
team: Penske Racing
home town: Mooresville, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
Things you need to know: Cindric earned his first win of 2024 and his second of his career at Gateway Raceway. A win at Gateway should inspire Cindric heading into the second half of the season.
Daniel Suarez
Year: 32
team: Trackhouse Racing
home town: Monterrey, Mexico
Crew Chief: Matt Swiderski
Things you need to know: Suarez has one win this season, a dramatic three-wide photo finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Suarez has run in the middle of the pack with an average finishing position of 19.933. He has three top-10 finishes in eight starts at New Hampshire.
William Byron
Year: 26
team: Hendrick Motorsports
home town: Charlotte, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugel
Things you need to know: Byron has been one of the most consistent drivers in the field with three wins, five top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes so far in the 2024 season, but Byron has struggled at New Hampshire, with no top-five or top-10 finishes in six starts.
Chris Buescher
Year: 31
team: RFK Racing
home town: Prosper, Texas
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Things you need to know: Buescher has come very close to winning this season, including a late race crash with Tyler Reddick at Darlington. Buescher has averaged 15.4 points and an average starting position of 18.133. Buescher is yet to earn a top-10 finish in 10 races at New Hampshire.
Eric Jones
Year: 28
team: Legacy Motor Club
home town: Byron, Michigan
Crew Chief: Dave Ellens
Things you need to know: Jones missed two races due to injuries sustained following a terrible accident at Talladega in April. Since his return, Jones has steadily climbed the ranks. Jones is one of the more dangerous drivers at tracks like New Hampshire and Darlington.
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