Roush Fenway update

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Two drivers for Roush Fenway Racing are in the top 12 and have a spot in the Chase, the 10-race playoff to determine the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion.
Matt Kenseth is third in points and Carl Edwards is seventh.
The other three drivers for Roush Fenway Racing are in the top 25. Jamie McMurray is 14th, Greg Biffle is 17th and rookie David Ragan is 25th.
Edwards is coming off an 18th-place finish at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma and heading to a track, New Hampshire International Speedway, where he has one top-five finish in six races. He was second in the July race last year.
"I like New Hampshire; it's one of my favorite tracks," said Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. "It's flat and fast and it puts a lot of things in the driver's hands. Unfortunately we didn’t have the best finish last weekend at Sonoma, so it will be really important for us to run well at Loudon. We had a really strong run there last year in the summer, so hopefully we’ll be able to repeat that success."
McMurray is coming off a heartbreaking race in Sonoma. He won the pole for the race, led 30 laps and finished 37th.
In nine races at New Hampshire, McMurray has one top-five and three top-10 finishes. This year's race at New Hampshire is a Car of Tomorrow race. To prepare for it, McMurray tested at The Milwukee Mile on Tuesday and Wednesday with the car he will be driving at New Hampshire.
"I’m looking forward to another run this weekend in Loudon," said McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. "Last year we just weren’t very good up there, but I think with the new car we are taking, it should be a pretty good weekend for us. So far this season we’ve done pretty well with the COT and especially in qualifying."

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