The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series heads to Loudon, New Hampshire, this weekend after the action-packed Quaker State 400.
The Crayon 301 is the 20th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and will be held on Sunday (July 16) at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled to kick off at 2:30 pm ET and will be broadcast on USA Network, PRN, and Peacock.
The event will be contested over 301 laps at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It marks the 31st annual Crayon 301 hosted by the 1.058-mile-long speedway in the history of the Cup Series.
The 1.058-mile-long track consists of 2-7 degrees of variable banking in the turns and 1 degree of banking on the frontstretch and backstretch. NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass recently took to Twitter to share an entry list of drivers taking part in the Crayon 301.
A total of 36 Cup cars will take on the green flag this week in New Hampshire. Three drivers have changed on this weekend’s docket: #15 Rick Ware Racing’s Ryan Newman, #51 Rick Ware Racing’s Cole Custer, and #78 Live Fast Motorsports’ BJ McLeod.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell won last year’s Crayon 301 and finished with a total time of three hours, 14 minutes, and 45 seconds.
Here is a list of the 36 NASCAR Cup Series entries for the event at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
Catch NASCAR action-packed racing weekend at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16 at 2:30 pm ET.