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Ron Hornaday won his fifth Truck race on the season while Greg Biffle visited Victory Lane for the first time in '08.

Biffle, Hornaday able to cut deficit with Loudon wins

Impressive victories make them both title contenders

By NASCAR.COM
September 15, 2008
01:27 PM EDT

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A recap of all the weekend action from New Hampshire:

Figuratively speaking

4 -- Number of times in his career Ron Hornaday has won at least two Truck Series races in a row. Hornaday, a three-time series champion, won his CTS-leading 38th race Saturday at New Hampshire to give him back-to-back victories.

Cup Series

Pit Crew of the Week

No 48. Chevrolet: Who else? Crew chief Chad Knaus called for a two-tire stop and air-pressure adjustment on Lap 200 and the 48 car was first out of the pits, marking a 12-spot improvement. Jimmie Johnson led his first laps of the race and from there coasted to the title.

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Race
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• Greg Biffle found Victory Lane for the first time this season and made a giant leap toward the top of the Cup standing when he passed Jimmie Johnson on Lap 289 of Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire and held on for the victory, the 13th of his career and his first since winning at Kansas Speedway in the third race of the Chase last year.
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Qualifying
• Front-row starters Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards loved that rain wiped out Friday's qualifying session for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire. Third-place Jimmie Johnson, on the other hand, would have loved a shot at the pole, but a persistent downpour forced NASCAR to cancel the session and set the field for Sunday's race according to owner points.
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Truck Series

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• It was business as usual for Ron Hornaday. The king of restarts in the Craftsman Truck Series, Hornaday held off Johnny Benson and Travis Kvapil through a series of five late-race cautions Saturday to win the Camping World RV Rental 200 at New Hampshire.
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Qualifying
• Rain washed out most track activity at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, moving the Camping World East race to Saturday and forcing the Truck Series to cancel qualifying and set the grid by owner points. Johnny Benson was given the pole with Ron Hornaday on the outside.

Survey says ...

Before the Chase started at New Hampshire, NASCAR.COM asked: Who do you think is the leading dark horse to win the Chase?

Answer	Votes	Pct.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.	38,745	47%
Kevin Harvick	12,869	16%
Greg Biffle	7,633	9%
Denny Hamlin	6,186	8%
Matt Kenseth	6,056	7%
Jeff Burton	5,741	7%
Clint Bowyer	4,505	6%

Off the Marx

Bill Marx of Sporting News Wire Service weighs in with his top 10:

Pos.	Driver	Need to know ...

1.	Jimmie Johnson	Reggie Jackson was Mr. October. Johnson is Mr. Chase.
2.	Carl Edwards	Third-place finish gives Edwards his Cup-leading 20th top-10.
3.	Greg Biffle	Midseason momentum carries right into the Chase.
4.	Kyle Busch	Chase lesson No. 1: Johnson began the 2006 Chase with a 39th-place finish and still won his first title.
5.	Denny Hamlin	What's wrong with Hamlin? Run of third-place finishes ends with a ninth at Loudon.
6.	Kevin Harvick	Start of the Chase doesn't stop Harvick's top-10 run.
7.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Tires rubbed Junior the wrong way Sunday, but he still pulled out his second consecutive top-five.
8.	Tony Stewart	When things looked bleak Sunday, Stewart told his team not to worry. He was right.
9.	Jeff Burton	Is the "old" Burton back? He moves up the standings with another top-10.
10.	Kurt Busch	With his second consecutive top-10, Busch is our first "Non-Chaser of the Week."