NASCAR: Kenseth Third At New Hampshire, Sixth In Playoff Standings

Wisconsin driver Matt Kenseth jumps three spots to sixth in the playoff standings of NASCAR’s top series. That’s after he took third in Sunday’s Monster Energy I-S-M Connect 300 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Beloit born Danica Patrick took 18th and Paul Menard of Eau Claire finished 20th, as both continue to race for points and cash after they failed to make the playoff field of 16. That group will be reduced to 12 after next weekend — and Kenseth is 43 points ahead of 12th place Ricky Stenhouse while he’s 62 points in back of playoff leader Martin Truex, Junior.