Assuming the trend holds, keep an eye on Mark Martin, who won on the one-mile oval at Phoenix earlier this year and brings the same car to New Hampshire.

“This is a tough race track,” said Martin, who has never won at NHMS. “It’s kind of tough to pass on and it’s tight quarters and it’s like an expanded version of Martinsville in some ways. So it can be fun if your car is really good. But, if your car is not really good, it can sure be a challenge racing around the middle of the pack.”

Hamlin’s car was really good when he won at New Hampshire in July 2007 and he’s among several drivers hoping to end the streak of different winners on Sunday.

“I know we’ve had a lot of success here each time we’ve been here, but we’ve been here with a different setup every single time,” Hamlin said. “It’s just a real hard track to kind of perfect and get right.

“I think the drivers can make up for a little bit, but ... I don’t think we’ve got it figured out on the car side yet. I don’t think anyone has.”