On a rainy Sunday in Loudon, New Hampshire, Christopher Bell emerged victorious at the NASCAR Cup Series Today 301 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race was delayed due to rain but eventually resumed with the entire field using rain tires. Bell clinched the win ahead of Chase Briscoe and Josh Berry as the race extended to a total of 305 laps, lasting over six hours.
The final segment of the race saw Bell take the lead on lap 242 of the scheduled 301-lap race. He held onto the lead for the final 64 laps, despite two cautions for spins in the closing laps of the race. This was only the second time this season that part of a Cup Series race had been run with rain tires, with the race at Richmond earlier in the season being the first.
NASCAR implemented strict management of rain tires during the race, allowing teams to change sets of rain tires only when permitted. Tyler Reddick was poised to win if the race had been called at lap 219, as he had stayed out to inherit the lead after a pit stop. However, Bell’s performance in
