The NASCAR Cup Series has now had 14 different winners in the first 20 races with Christopher Bell's victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bell out-dueled Chase Elliott in the closing laps while Bubba Wallace turned his recent struggled around with a third-place finish. Tempers also flared between Austin Dillon and Brad Keselowski with the two drivers trading blows under caution. Although all eyes were on the ever-present Denny Hamlin/Ross Chastain rivalry, they raced around each other without any major issues.
Despite sitting third and fourth in the regular season standings, the winless Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. now find themselves 15th and 16th in the playoff field, right on the edge of elimination. It's unlikely either will be ousted by points alone, but another new winner would be enough to end their 2022 title hopes. Kevin Harvick is the most likely candidate to usurp Truex or Blaney, but there are plenty of other drivers down the standings hungry for race wins -- and Daytona still to come.
