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LOUDON, N.H. -- Carl Edwards had another hard race to the finish against Matt Kenseth. The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had skipped the track for the bike path, and what Edwards thought would be a leisurely ride between colleagues turned into a competitive duel on two wheels.It was a pretty hard ride, said Edwards, laughing.The 44-year-old Kenseth flashed the kind of speed that made Edwards wonder how he continued to turn back the clock on all modes of transport.Hes somehow figured out how to age backward now, said the 37-year-old Edwards. Hes getting faster, hes getting stronger, hes figured something out here for sure and it gives guys like me hope, you know?Kenseth has certainly figured out New Hampshire Motor Speedway since making the move in 2013 to Joe Gibbs Racing. Winless in 26 career starts at the track driving for Jack Roush, Kenseth has three wins at New Hampshire since `13 and has won the last two races here.He had a bit of luck to win the fall 2015 race when leader Kevin Harvicks gamble to stretch his fuel backfired and Kenseth took the lead to clinch his spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. His first New Hampshire win of this season came under similar circumstances. Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch each led more than 120 laps before faltering over the final 75 laps, paving the way for Kenseth to stretch his Magic Mile win streak.I think a lot of it has to do with, obviously the equipment and the people working on it, and all that stuff, but its hard to figure out sometimes, Kenseth said. This used to be probably one of my worst tracks on the circuit, honestly, and now it seems like its been one of our best. That doesnt mean its going to be this week, but it has been in recent past.Edwards joked before Fridays qualifying session that hed like to steal some tips from Kenseth and crew chief Jason Ratcliff and try and earn his own win at the track.I can lean on that and look at that and understand what he does, Edwards said.Edwards then turned the fastest lap and won the pole; Kenseth starts eighth. Edwards won the pole for the third time in the last four New Hampshire races, his sixth pole of the season, but has failed to end the race the same way he started -- in first.Kenseth, the 2003 NASCAR champion, had a season more solid than spectacular with two wins, but just four top-five finishes. He had 12 top-fives and five wins last season. Martin Truex Jr. earned a spot in the next round of the Chase with a win in the playoff opener last week at Chicagoland Speedway.The 16-driver Chase field will be cut to 12 after next weeks race at Dover International Speedway. Kenseth is seventh in the standings after one race and has the kind of resume that would suggest he can survive to the next round even without a victory over the next two races.But last seasons stunning knockout of Jimmie Johnson at Dover is a reminder that win-and-in beats hoping for the best. Johnson entered Dover fifth in the standings and, with 10 career wins at Dover, seemed a lock to advance. His No. 48 Chevrolet was forced off the track for 36 laps with a torn rear axle seal and he was eliminated from contention.Kenseth, with 38 career wins, knows time is of the essence for another title shot. Kenseth said he had no immediate plans to follow fellow 40-something NASCAR champions Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart into retirement.I havent put a ton of thought into it, Kenseth said. I realize there are more years of racing behind me then there are in front of me. But I feel great, I feel like were running good. Im having a lot of fun. I dont have any plans to quit in the near future.Here are other items of note from Saturday at New Hampshire:FAST PRACTICE: Kyle Larson turned the fastest laps in his No. 42 Chevrolet in each of the two Sprint Cup practices. He topped the second session with a lap of 132.577 mph and posted the fastest laps in practice for all sessions heading into Sundays race.Larson topped the morning session with 132.186.Larson should hope that translates into success in Sundays race. He finished 18th in the Chase opener and Chicagoland and is 15th in the standings.Our short run speed is really good, Larson said.Edwards had the best consecutive 10-lap average in the second session, with an average speed of 131.663.Chase drivers took the top seven spots on the speed chart over a 10-lap average and 13 of 15 spots overall. Chevrolet drivers took six of the top 12 spots.Kaleb McGary Falcons Jersey . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. 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Julio Jones Womens Jersey . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action.Heres our guide to the grounds where South Africa and England will face off in their five-match one-day international series...BLOEMFONTEIN (First ODI, February 3)Capacity: 20,000Guide to the ground:Hosted its first one-day international in December 1992 when South Africa cruised to an eight-wicket victory over India. The Proteas have a strong record at the ground, and havent lost there for 14 years, although they have yet to better England in three meetings there. The ground boasts some of the best floodlights in the country and is regularly used for day/night matches, as it will be for Englands latest visit on Wednesday.Highest team ODI total: 351-6 (SOUTH AFRICA v Zimbabwe, Oct 2010)Lowest team ODI total: 90ao (KENYA v India, Oct 2001)Highest individual ODI total: 145no (Brendan Taylor, ZIMBABWE v South Africa, Oct 2010)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 5-42 (Lance Klusener, SOUTH AFRICA v India, Jan 1997)South Africa record: P21 W14 L6 T1Englands record: P3 W2 L0 T1 Kabir Ali celebrates after dismissing Andrew Hall to earn England a tie against South Africa at Bloemfontein Englands memories:Englands last game on the ground was way back in 2005, but what an epic encounter it was, with Kevin Pietersen scoring his first ODI century for England, back in his country of birth. Kabir Ali - remember him? - then earned the team a tie, picking up two wickets and a run out in the final over with South Africa needing only eight to win. England won their first two visits with Sky Sports Dominic Cork (3-44) and Michael Atherton (85) starring in 1996, and Nasser Hussain (85) and Nick Knight (71) in 2000.PORT ELIZABETH (Second ODI, February 6)Capacity: 19,000Guide to the ground:The grounds historic name is St Georges Park and has the nickname The Dragons Lair, based on the famous legend of St George. Despite that, memories of England being slain by the Aussies at the ground to be knocked out of the 2003 World Cup will loom large.Highest team ODI total: 335-6 (PAKISTAN v South Africa, Dec 2002)Lowest team ODI total: 112ao (NEW ZEALAND v Australia, Mar 2003)Highest individual ODI total: 135 (Saleem Elahi, PAKISTAN v South Africa, Dec 2002)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 7-20 (Andy Bichel, AUSTRALIA v England, Mar 2003) Andy Bichel celebrates as another England wicket tumbles in his 7-20 for Australia in Port Elizabeth South Africa record: P29 W18 L10 NR1Englands record: P5 W2 L3Englands memories:Before we mention that loss to Australia in the 2003 World Cup, its worth noting that one of Englands two wins at the ground came earlier in the tournament, albeit a hardly emphatic 55-run win over minnows Namibia. Andy Bichels record figures of 7-20 and a handy cameo with the bat - 34no off 36 balls - plus the standard Michael Bevan (74no) showing against England, saw them lose on their next visit, but on the 2009/10 tour of South Africa, Jimmy Anderson took ODI-best figures of 5-23 as England won convincingly by seven wickets.CENTURION (Third ODI, February 9)Capacity: 21,000Guide to the Ground:England wont relish returning to the scene of their heavy 280-run, fourth-Test defeat to South Africa, but spectators might, as the vast grass embankments which make up most of the stadium are ideal for cricket watching. Kagiso Rabada was the standout performer for SOuth Africa, taking 13 wickets, as England slumped to defeat at Centurion Highest team ODI total: 392-6 (SOUTH AFRICA v Pakistan, Feb 2007)Lowest team ODI total: 119ao (ZIMBABWE v South Africa, Nov 2009)Highest individual ODI total: 169no (Dave Callaghan, SOUTH AFRICA v New Zealand, Dec 1994)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 5-14 (Trent Johnston, IRELAND v Canada, Apr 2009)South Africa record: P33 W21 L11 NR1Englands record: P5 W2 L3Englands memories:England have beaten South Africa on their last two one-day visits to the ground, either side of a semi-final loss to Australia in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. A 22-run win over the Proteas earlier in the tournament helped them reach that stage, before centuries for Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting easily saw off their 258-run target to advance to the final. A mere matter of months later, Paul Collingwood tonked a ton of his own as England beat South Africa by seven wickets on their 2009/10 tour.JOHANNESBURG (Fourth ODI, February 12)Capacity: 34,000Guide to the Ground: Scene of Stuart Broads 6-17 that clinched England the Test series, so England - and Broad in particular, if he plays - will be happy to return to the lofty heights of The Wanderers.dddddddddddd The high-altitude stadium also hosted the 2003 World Cup final, and was the scene of the one of the most extraordinary one-day matches in history in 2006, when the hosts successfully chased Australias record total of 434-4. Then AB de Villiers record 31-ball hundred against the West Indies saw South Africa better both totals early last year. AB de Villiers celebrates his record-fastest ODI hundred for South Africa at The Wanderers in Johannesburg Highest team ODI total: 439-2 (SOUTH AFRICA v West Indies, Jan 2015)Lowest team ODI total: 109ao (PAKISTAN v South Africa, Jan 1995)Highest individual ODI total: 175 (Herschelle Gibbs, SOUTH AFRICA v Australia, Mar 2006)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 5-20 (Shaun Pollock, SOUTH AFRICA v England, Feb 2000)South Africa record: P29 W21 L8Englands record: P5 W2 L3Englands memories:England have not faced South Africa at the ground since their win over their hosts in 2005, as the planned meeting in 2009 was washed out without a ball being bowled, and only a 2009 Champions Trophy win over Sri Lanka, and defeat to New Zealand to their name since. Could this years rematch be another low scorer? As no team has scored more than 213 in any innings in the five England visits to the ground, with Shaun Pollocks 5-20 in South Africas win over the tourists in 2000 the best figures.CAPE TOWN (Fifth ODI, February 14)Capacity: 25,000 Watch Ben Stokes score the second fastest double century in history on day two of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Guide to the Ground:Newlands, described by many as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world, is nestled behind and at the foot of Table Mountain. It hasnt been very pretty for England of late though, yet to win a Test there since South Africas readmission, and with only one ODI win to their name. For South Africa meanwhile, the ground is somewhat of a fortress, only losing five from 30, although two of those defeats have come in their two most recent ODIs. Oh, and Ben Stokes certainly wont mind another bat on the same surface that saw him score a record-breaking 258 off 198 balls in the recent Test there.Highest team ODI total: 354-3 (SOUTH AFRICA v Kenya, Oct 2001)Lowest team ODI total: 43ao (PAKISTAN v West Indies, Feb 1993)Highest individual ODI total: 131no (Neil McKenzie, SOUTH AFRICA v Kenya, Oct 2001)Best bowling in an ODI innings: 6-19 (Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe v England, Jan 2000)South Africa record: P30 W25 L5Englands record: P6 W1 L5 James Anderson celebrates one of his four wickets in Englands 2003 World Cup win over Pakistan in Cape Town Englands memories:Englands record at the ground could be so much better were it not for a couple of agonising near-misses in their first two games. Chasing 212 to win in 1996, England collapsed from 155-3 to a six-run defeat, before suffering a one-run loss in 2000. Henry Olonga - yes, Henry Olonga - then took a record 6-19 on the ground in a tri-series win for Zimbabwe two days later. Herschelle Gibbs hit a hundred in a 2005 win, while AB de Villiers solitary ODI hundred against England saw them off in the last meeting. England have registered one win at the venue though - albeit not against South Africa - and what a win it was, with a young Jimmy Anderson announcing himself on the world stage with 4-29 to rip through Pakistan at the 2003 World Cup.Watch Englands five-match ODI series and two-match T20I series against South Africa live on Sky Sports 2.Also See:Nick Knight series previewSA v ENG rewindEngland fixtures/resultsLive cricket on Sky ' ' '