NASCAR Results Today: Penske back on top as Blaney locks into playoff Round of 8

Ryan Blaney locked himself into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs Round of 8 on Sunday afternoon with victory at New Hampshire, holding off a brilliant comeback drive from Josh Berry.

Berry is fresh off one of the worst playoff rounds in NASCAR history, finishing last in all three races thanks to some dreadful luck with wrecks and technical issues, and was running well before being spun by Shane van Gisbergen early in Stage 2.

The first round of the playoffs was dominated by Joe Gibbs Racing, with three wins out of three, but Team Penske affirmed their dominance at the track early on on Sunday.

The first two stages went to Blaney and team-mate Joey Logano respectively, with Berry – driving for Penske alliance team Wood Brothers Racing – the other best car on the track throughout.

JGR were unlikely to be happy with their cars' performances throughout the race, but the real Monday meeting talking point came when Denny Hamlin spun out team-mate Ty Gibbs after complaining at length about him on the radio, continuing that rant after the wreck and wondering aloud if team members were afraid to deliver feedback to the team owner's grandson.

Who won the NASCAR New Hampshire race today?

Here are all of the results from New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Race results

Stage 2 results

Stage 1 results

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