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BACK TO GALLERIES

At-track photos: 2026 New Hampshire Motor Speedway weekend

By Staff Report | Published: August 23, 2026 64
Meg Oliphant | Getty Images
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That is one winning mustache. 

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Best friends Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace debrief in Victory Lane as the two finished 1-2 Sunday. 

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Ryan Blaney hoists a lobster.

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Living like Larry! 

Blaney hoists the famed lobster trophy for winning at New Hampshire. 

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Blaney takes the checkered flag for his third Cup win of 2026. 

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Blaney takes the lead late in Sunday's Cup Series race at New Hampshire. 

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A loose wheel causes William Byron to spin and crash late at New Hampshire. 

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Riley Herbst has a hard crash at New Hampshire and is subsequently hit by Connor Zilisch seconds later. 

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Josh Berry had a big day at New Hampshire, finishing third while leading 73 laps Sunday. 

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A very neat angle for photographers to show off. 

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Pit road was chaotic Sunday at New Hampshire! 

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John Hunter Nemechek spins the special Dollar Tree 40th anniversary No. 40. 

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This was not the last time Carson Hocevar spun Sunday at New Hampshire. 

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Crash! Contact between Connor Zilisch and Carson Hocevar ignited a multicar incident that also involved Austin Dillon and most recent Cup winner Joey Logano. 

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Racing hard! Erik Jones (left-front), Carson Hocevar (middle), Joey Logano (right), Ty Dillon (left-back) and Todd Gilliland battling in a hornet's nest into Turn 1. 

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Shane van Gisbergen dominated the opening portion of the Cup race at New Hampshire, leading 30 laps before a competition caution on Lap 40. 

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A visual of the multitude of racing lines available at the flat 1-mile oval in New England. 

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Polesitter Tyler Reddick spins on the opening lap of the Dollar Tree 301 -- a continuation of a miserable summer for the No. 45 23XI Racing driver. 

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Underway in the Cup race at New Hampshire! 

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Carson Hocevar waves to the crowd.

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First, Gene Wilder. Then, Timothée Chalamet. 

And now the latest candidate for the next person to play Willy Wonka. 

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"6-7" still very much a thing these days. 

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"I'm Mary Poppins, y'all" - Ryan Blaney, probably. 

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Denny Hamlin signs autographs for fans in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway infield. 

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Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race began on wet-weather tires. There are four sets available for all teams. 

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Two-time Cup Series winner Steve Park speaks to media during a press conference at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 

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Layne Riggs cheers in Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team after scoring his sixth win of the Craftsman Truck Series season.

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The No. 34 Front Row Motorsports crew applauds Layne Riggs' burnout on the front straightaway at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Layne Riggs smokes his way over the start/finish line after winning the Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Riggs prevailed in double overtime.

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Layne Riggs' No., 34 Ford keeps pace ahead of the No. 71 Chevrolet of Cup Series regular Connor Zilisch during Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series show.

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Tyler Ankrum smiles from pit road after snagging the final championship-eligible spot in the Craftsman Truck Series' Chase postseason.

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Stewart Friesen exhales post-race after exiting his No. 52 Toyota and just missing out on the final berth in the Chase field in the regular-season finale.

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John Hunter Nemechek's No. 5 Toyota crashes and blocks the path of Timmy Hill's No, 56 Toyota after a midrace mishap at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Jake Garcia's No. 98 Ford races to the low side of Chandler Smith's No. 38 through the turns at the 1.058-mile Loudon oval. Smith finished as the runner-up to his teammate Riggs. Garcia came up just short of qualifying for the postseason field.

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Craftsman Truck Series racers flash by the outside retaining wall at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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Craftsman Truck Series racers flash by the outside retaining wall at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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Luke Baldwin's No. 33 skids down the frontstretch after a green-flag jam-up at the start of Saturday's Team EJP 175. Spencer Boyd's No. 76 takes evasive action.

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Landen Lewis' No. 45 Chevrolet crunches the outside wall after an early incident at New Hampshire.

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Connor Mosack's No. 7 Chevy sits at the front of a pack of pit-stop takers during Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series matinee in Loudon, New Hampshire.

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Tricon Garage's Kaden Honeycutt waves to the crowd during Craftsman Truck Series driver introductions.

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Cup Series regular Connor Zilisch acknowledges the fans during the pre-race ceremonies for Truck Series action at New Hampshire.

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Joey Logano loads into the No. 22 Ford for practice and qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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Joey Logano loads into his No. 22 Team Penske Ford before Saturday's on-track sessions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 36-year-old driver heads into Sunday's Dollar General 301 (2 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) having won two of the last four NASCAR Cup Series races, including last weekend's short-track showdown at Richmond Raceway.

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Tyler Reddick has reason to smile from the grid at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He drove his No. 45 Toyota to the first starting spot for Sunday's 301-lapper.

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Josh Berry makes the rounds in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. He'll start a season-best second Sunday at the 1.058-mile New Hampshire oval.

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Kyle Larson looks on from the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team's pit area during NASCAR Cup Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Christopher Bell is belted in for practice in the No. 20 Toyota on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway grid.

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John Hunter Nemechek's Toyota sports a new number this weekend, switching from No. 42 to No. 40 in a nod to sponsor Dollar Tree's 40th anniversary.

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Ryan Blaney checks the numbers from the No. 12 Team Penske pit area during NASCAR Cup Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Cup Series points leader Denny Hamlin watches over the grid at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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The No. 6 RFK Racing Ford of Brad Keselowski threads the needle as the lens focuses through the guard rail at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Ty Gibbs awaits his turn at practice and qualifying runs during Saturday pit-road activity at the Loudon, New Hampshire, track.

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William Byron gets loaded into his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for Saturday's preliminaries at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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23XI Racing teammates Bubba Wallace, left, and Riley Herbst talk shop at the pit wall before NASCAR Cup Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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AJ Allmendinger smiles as he chats with his Kaulig Racing crew before NASCAR Cup Series practice.

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Layne Riggs celebrates after winning the pole at New Hampshire.

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Front Row Motorsports driver Layne Riggs celebrates after winning the pole for Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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John Hunter Nemechek drives the No. 5 Tricon Garage Toyota during Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 

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Michael Christopher Jr. drives at New Hampshire.

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Michael Christopher Jr. drives his No. 72 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Cole Butcher drives at New Hampshire.

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ThorSport Racing driver Cole Butcher navigates his No. 13 Ford around New Hampshire Motor Speedway during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice.

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Gio Ruggiero drives at New Hampshire.

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Tricon Garage's Gio Ruggiero turns a lap in his No. 17 Toyota during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Brenden Queen drives at New Hampshire.

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Kaulig Racing driver Brenden Queen drives his No. 12 Ram during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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John Hunter Nemechek drives at New Hampshire.

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Tricon Garage driver John Hunter Nemechek wheels his No. 5 Toyota during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Ben Rhodes drives at New Hampshire.

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ThorSport Racing's Ben Rhodes turns a lap in his No. 99 Ford during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Grant Enfinger looks on.

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CR7 Motorsports driver Grant Enfinger looks on during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Landen Lewis and Parker Eatmon look on.

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Niece Motorsports teammates Landen Lewis (left) and Parker Eatmon (right) look on during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Gavan Boschele looks on.

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Tricon Garage driver Gavan Boschele looks on during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Mini Tyrrell looks on.

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Kaulig Racing driver Mini Tyrrell looks on during NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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A general view of Spire Motorsports' haulers.

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A general view of Spire Motorsports' NASCAR Cup Series haulers Friday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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