After a nonchalant opening round, the Team Penske Fords dominated at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with Ryan Blaney taking the checkered flag. The race mirrored past championship races at Phoenix Raceway with fast Fords and Blaney moving to the front on the long run.
Caleb Barnes and Luken Glover discuss if today’s action will repeat again in the Arizona desert during the championship race, or if the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets may be able to further close the gap.
A big moment occurred in the second stage when playoff drivers Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell had a tough time passing teammate Ty Gibbs. The heated battle involved some frustrated radio from Hamlin, who eventually spun Gibbs out. Should Gibbs have let his teammates past, or was he justified in battling it out on the track?
Before the timer rings, Glover also notes the drivers who face the biggest uphill battle after the race at The Magic Mile.
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Caleb began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where he officially covered his first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, Caleb met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and he joined the video editing team after graduating from Liberty University with degrees in Strategic Communications and Sports Journalism. Caleb currently work full-time as a Multi-Media Journalist with LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky and contributes to Frontstretch with writing and video editing. He's also behind-the-scenes or on camera for the Happy Hour Podcast, live every Tuesday night at 7:30!
Entering his fifth year with Frontstretch, Luken Glover is the author of The Underdog House, shedding light on the motivation and performance of NASCAR's dark horse teams as they strive to fight to the top. Additionally, Glover reports for the site at various events, and he contributes in the video editing department.
A 2023 graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, Glover is a middle school math and PE teacher, as well as a basketball coach. He is passionate about serving in his church, playing/coaching a wide variety of sports, and researching motorsports history.