What the drivers are saying after Goodyear's tire take a look at at New Hampshire

This week, three drivers representing every of NASCAR’s producers took half in a Goodyear tire take a look at at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

NHMS holds further significance this yr because it returns to the playoffs for the primary time because the 2016 season. The ‘Magic Mile’ will open the Spherical of 12 this yr.

Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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On the tire take a look at, Christopher Bell was there within the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, as was Ross Chastain within the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Workforce Chevrolet, and reigning sequence champion Joey Logano within the No. 22 Workforce Penske Ford.

“Nicely, I positively prefer it being within the playoffs, for certain,” mentioned Bell, a two-time winner at NHMS. “I really like this racetrack. It is statistically, I feel my greatest observe on the schedule, and with it being in a while within the yr, placing it within the playoffs is de facto, I imply, it is good for me, so I am all for it. Let’s crown a champion right here.”

Ross Chastain

Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Chastain hasn’t loved the identical success as Bell at Loudon, ending as excessive as eighth in his profession there.

“Yeah, it is huge (to check at NHMS),” mentioned Chastain, who received the Coca Cola 600 earlier this yr. “I imply, I obtained to my crew chief now, Phil Surgen, for the 2021 Cup Collection season and advised him forward of the season that New Hampshire was my worst observe. I would had one in every of my greatest crashes so far right here with a popped proper entrance tire a very long time in the past within the Xfinity Collection, and I simply did not really feel ever assured with any of the vehicles.

“I drove right here, and he mentioned he was gonna repair that, and he did, and we have had top-10-esque runs a pair instances, however by no means in competition for a win, so was lucky and glad to attract this take a look at outta the Chevy camp for our staff and get to have two days to simply rip laps and them work on the automotive and them work on me as a result of they’ll get as a lot out of me as they’ll the automotive. So huge precedence on the automotive and me for these two days in addition to simply capturing all the info for all of the engineers to determine.”

Joey Logano

Joey Logano, Workforce Penske Ford

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Logano has a particular historical past at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which is the location of his first ever win within the Cup Collection again in 2009. It is also the closest he has to a house observe within the Cup Collection, as he’s from Middletown, Connecticut.

“Coming right here for a race weekend, I find it irresistible,” mentioned Logano. “I all the time say I really feel like Dale Jr. once I come up right here ‘trigger it is about the one observe I do not get booed, and it is freaking superior. It’s cool to see a number of crimson and yellow on the market. , you have a look at a few of these photographs of a packed home. It is nice to see. I watched my first race right here again in ‘95 or ‘96 as a baby, and that is the place I fell in love with the game. It was proper right here.

“So, as you’ll be able to think about, there’s a number of actually particular reminiscences for me right here, whether or not it is sitting within the grandstand, beginning my first race, profitable my first race, it is all occurred right here in Loudon. I do not suppose there’s any extra core reminiscences of at the very least motorsports to me than what’s right here in New Hampshire. I completely love arising right here for all these causes. I stay up for coming again. Want we had two races up right here.”

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