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

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.

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 Group Chevrolet, and reigning collection champion Joey Logano within the No. 22 Group Penske Ford.

“Nicely, I positively prefer it being within the playoffs, for certain,” stated Bell, a two-time winner at NHMS. “I like this racetrack. It is statistically, I believe my finest observe on the schedule, and with it being afterward within the yr, placing it within the playoffs is basically, 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),” stated Chastain, who received the Coca Cola 600 earlier this yr. “I imply, I received 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 might had certainly one of my greatest crashes to this point 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 automobiles.

“I drove right here, and he stated he was gonna repair that, and he did, and we have had top-10-esque runs a pair occasions, 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 crew and get to have two days to simply rip laps and them work on the automobile and them work on me as a result of they will get as a lot out of me as they will the automobile. So huge precedence on the automobile 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, Group 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,” stated 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 numerous pink and yellow on the market. You already know, you take a look at a few of these images of a packed home. It is nice to see. I watched my first race right here again in ‘95 or ‘96 as a toddler, and that is the place I fell in love with the game. It was proper right here.

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