New Hampshire Motor Speedway qualifying and practice results for the NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are rolling to the track in Loudon, NH. The 1-mile of New Hampshire Motor Speedway is set to host a round of practice and qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s Dollar Tree 301.
View NASCAR qualifying results and race info below.
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Erik Jones is fastest at the conclusion of the 50-minute practice session just before qualifying. He turned a laptime at 29.242 seconds with an average speed of 130.251mph.
Tyler Reddick will start from the pole position in Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He turned a laptime at 29.054 seconds in qualifying.
Purse:
$11,233,037
Stages:
70/185/301
New Hampshire
TV Schedule
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
Sunday
August 23, 2026
2:00pm ET
truTV | PRN
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Race
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
August 23, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Tyler Reddick
29.054
2. Josh Berry
29.069
3. William Byron
29.079
4. Denny Hamlin
29.081
5. Shane van Gisbergen
29.106
6. Christopher Bell
29.174
7. Ty Gibbs
29.187
8. Ryan Blaney
29.198
9. Kyle Larson
29.199
10. Alex Bowman
29.204
11. Erik Jones
29.219
12. Ross Chastain
29.229
13. Todd Gilliland
29.236
14. Zane Smith
29.236
15. Michael McDowell
29.257
16. Chris Buescher
29.269
17. Chase Briscoe
29.270
18. Ryan Preece
29.275
19. Noah Gragson
29.296
20. Connor Zilisch
29.300
21. Joey Logano
29.310
22. Carson Hocevar
29.327
23. Bubba Wallace
29.334
24. AJ Allmendinger
29.346
25. Brad Keselowski
29.370
26. Austin Cindric
29.375
27. Riley Herbst
29.378
28. Austin Hill
29.442
29. Chase Elliott
29.540
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.556
31. John Hunter Nemechek
29.620
32. Cole Custer
29.687
33. Ty Dillon
29.693
34. Austin Dillon
29.702
35. Daniel Suarez
29.816
36. Cody Ware
29.822
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Practice Results
August 23, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Erik Jones
29.242
2. Ty Gibbs
29.263
3. Bubba Wallace
29.277
4. Joey Logano
29.286
5. Austin Cindric
29.297
6. William Byron
29.304
7. John Hunter Nemechek
29.370
8. Chase Elliott
29.370
9. Josh Berry
29.381
10. Christopher Bell
29.383
11. Chris Buescher
29.394
12. Michael McDowell
29.405
13. Kyle Larson
29.406
14. Ross Chastain
29.408
15. AJ Allmendinger
29.410
16. Ryan Blaney
29.426
17. Shane van Gisbergen
29.451
18. Denny Hamlin
29.463
19. Alex Bowman
29.477
20. Connor Zilisch
29.513
21. Noah Gragson
29.523
22. Zane Smith
29.531
23. Chase Briscoe
29.537
24. Cody Ware
29.539
25. Brad Keselowski
29.552
26. Riley Herbst
29.553
27. Carson Hocevar
29.561
28. Ryan Preece
29.580
29. Todd Gilliland
29.582
30. Cole Custer
29.593
31. Tyler Reddick
29.597
32. Daniel Suarez
29.597
33. Austin Dillon
29.602
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.665
35. Austin Hill
29.680
36. Ty Dillon
29.761
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Practice Speeds (10 Lap Avg)
August 23, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Avg Speed (10 Laps)
1. Christopher Bell
128.887
2. William Byron
128.788
3. Ryan Blaney
128.767
4. Kyle Larson
128.508
5. Ross Chastain
128.486
6. Chris Buescher
128.461
7. Josh Berry
128.418
8. Erik Jones
128.408
9. Michael McDowell
128.406
10. Joey Logano
128.325
11. Chase Briscoe
128.291
12. Denny Hamlin
128.265
13. Brad Keselowski
128.260
14. Bubba Wallace
128.176
15. Ty Gibbs
128.116
16. Noah Gragson
128.105
17. Carson Hocevar
128.099
18. Ryan Preece
128.034
19. John Hunter Nemechek
127.995
20. Alex Bowman
127.962
21. Shane van Gisbergen
127.932
22. Austin Cindric
127.927
23. Connor Zilisch
127.838
24. Daniel Suarez
127.794
25. Riley Herbst
127.774
26. Tyler Reddick
127.698
27. Chase Elliott
127.611
28. Zane Smith
127.470
29. Austin Dillon
127.451
30. Todd Gilliland
127.451
31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
127.402
32. Austin Hill
127.167
33. Ty Dillon
127.158
34. AJ Allmendinger
127.119
35. Cole Custer
127.080
36. Cody Ware
125.828
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