NASCAR takes aim at struggling Hendrick in N.H.

	With his future employer uncertain, Kyle Busch has been driving to impress since being cut loose by Hendrick Motorsports. Jeff Gross/Getty Images for NASCAR

Here are five things to keep on eye this weekend in New Hampshire, where the Cup boys will be racing on the Magic Mile on Sunday.

1. The Roush Fords

Though Chevys have won three of the last four races in New Hampshire, I've got a hunch that the Ford fleet of Roush Racing will be extremely quick on Sunday. Matt Kenseth has finished in the top 10 at Loudon in eight of his last nine starts and Carl Edwards, who won two weeks ago in Michigan, finished second in this race last year.

But what really makes me believe that Roush will be strong in the Granite State is the fact that he now considers Loudon to be one of his home tracks. At Daytona in February Roush announced an ownership alliance with the Fenway Sports Group, which is based in Boston -- the closest metropolitan area to the Magic Mile.

The past has taught us that Roush pours as many resources as possible into preparing race cars to win at tracks that are in his backyard. Take Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., which isn't far from where Roush lives in Livonia, Mich. How many times has a Roush car won at MIS since 2003? Five, including the last two races.

So expect Roush to flex some muscle on Sunday, especially the duo of Kenseth, who's third in the standings but hasn't won since the second race of the season in California, and Edwards, who will be piloting a Ford with a Boston Red Sox paint scheme.

2. Tony Stewart

No Cup driver is more overdue for a win than Stewart. By my rough count, Stewart has had one of the top two cars in the field in no fewer than six of the 16 events this season. What does he have to show for it? Mostly crashes, mechanical failures, and an embarrassment of bad luck. Yes, he's finished in the top 10 in seven of the last eight races and climbed to sixth in the standings, but Stewart still hasn't won a race yet. This could change at Loudon, however, where Stewart has finished either first or second in two of his last three starts at the one-mile flat track.