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  1.   Cooper posted:
  03.14.2010 - 3:41 pm
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway
located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually
since the early 1990s, as well as open wheel racing during the 1990s.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being
purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently owned and
operated by Speedway Motorsports.

In 2000, the track was the site of a pair of fatal accidents which took
the lives of promising young drivers. In May, while practicing for a
Busch Series race, Adam Petty perished when his throttle stuck exiting
the second turn, resulting in a full speed crash head-on in the middle
of the third and fourth turns. When the Winston Cup Series made their
first appearance of the season, a similar fate befell 1998 Rookie of the
Year Kenny Irwin, Jr. For safety reasons, track owners decided to run
restrictor plates on the cars during their return trip to the speedway
in September 2000, making it the first track in recent history outside
of Daytona and Talladega to use them. It would be the last one as well;
an uneventful race won by Jeff Burton, which had no lead changes, was
the result of the experiment. It was the first wire-to-wire race since
the 1970s.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.03.2010 - 12:19 pm
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Played host to one of the most unusual Cup races in the Modern Era when
the track hosted a 300-mile event on a cold Friday, November 23, 2001-
the day after Thanksgiving. The race had been scheduled in September but
delayed due to the September 11 attacks the Tuesday before the planned
race. Qualifying was cancelled and the field set by points as they were
at that time. When the Cup series returned in November the Eel River #27
team had gone out of business and their spot in the field was not filled
producing a 42-car field, the last Cup race without 43 cars starting the
race. The race also ran on a practice and race one-day format more
common in NASCAR's lower levels. The race itself was even unusual as
Robby Gordon won after a little controversy involving Jeff Gordon.


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.03.2010 - 12:21 pm
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*Actually that Friday wasn't too cold but it was a very unusual race.


  4.   Anonymous posted:
  05.24.2010 - 4:47 pm
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23 Busch/Nationwide races at Loudon and there still hasn't been a repeat
winner.


  5.   Talladega87 posted:
  06.09.2010 - 1:51 pm
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Also, they still yet to complete 301 laps since it was called by rain on
both occaisions.


  6.   Neal posted:
  06.19.2010 - 10:01 pm
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Terrible venue for stock cars. Flat, wide track that produces mostly
single-file racing. Why it has two races is beyond me.


  7.   AutoRockinRacing94 posted:
  06.28.2010 - 10:17 pm
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This track may lose a date in favor for Kentucky Speedway and IndyCars
are comming back next year.


  8.   Dodge posted:
  08.09.2010 - 4:59 pm
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Terrible venue for stock cars. Flat, wide track that produces mostly
single-file racing. Why it has two races is beyond me.

It's cause they sell most if not all their seats every year, including
while the econmy is bad. Not every track is going to produce Daytona ir
Bristol-type racing.

This track may lose a date in favor for Kentucky Speedway.

Nope, Atlanta will lose the date. Good thing or us New Englanders woulda
been livid as we deserve 2 dates since our track has a great track
record when it comes to attendance.


  9.   Neal posted:
  09.01.2010 - 2:14 am
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"It's cause they sell most if not all their seats every year, including
while the econmy is bad. Not every track is going to produce Daytona ir
Bristol-type racing."

Bristol doesn't even produce Bristol-type racing anymore. New Hampshire
produces coma-inducing Fontana-type racing.


  10.   Kneel posted:
  09.13.2010 - 12:34 am
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You're a genius. Whine that NHMS produces single file racing, and then
whine that Bristol doesn't.


  11.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.29.2011 - 3:05 pm
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This track is probably the premiere racing facility in the North Eastern
United States.

In the fall of 2000 owing to nervousness after Adam Petty and Kenny
Irwin's fatal crashes earlier in the year the Cup series ran a
restricted plate race for the first and only time at the track, making
it the only track outside of Daytona and Talladega where they have done
so. The race was a notable one as Jeff Burton pulled ahead and led every
lap, the last time to date that has happen in Cup.

NHIS is like several NASCAR track a roval, the track includes a road
course layout that takes a few cues from the old Bryar course (which the
NASCAR North Tour ran on twice). It's mostly been used for motorcycle
racing.

The NHIS road course oddly popped up in an episode of the children's
game show "Fetch with Ruff Ruffman" when one of the kids had to come to
the track to learn about go-kart racing.


  12.   Rusty posted:
  05.12.2011 - 7:48 am
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The racing sucks, but its' NASCAR's biggest ticket to the New England
market, which is a HUGE sports market. I'm suprised NASCAR hasn't looked
at building a track near the Boston area.


  13.   Beau posted:
  07.01.2011 - 8:29 pm
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Sucks as a stock car track, but has produced good open-wheel races.


  14.   Birddog posted:
  07.12.2013 - 6:38 pm
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Nobody else can sell out 2 dates like NH. Don't expect them to lose a date.


  15.   anonymous posted:
  02.16.2014 - 1:29 pm
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a pretty boring track.

It has 2 Sprint Cup races, which should be reduced to 1. I say give it's
Chase race to either Kentucky or Las Vegas.

It's Nationwide race, like all other Nationwide races, is won by a Cup
driver. I say get rid of this race.

It doesn't deserve getting its Truck race back this year. I think they
should've returned to Atlanta instead.

It produces good Modified racing, but that's about it.


  16.   Shadow posted:
  07.13.2014 - 3:23 pm
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Why is Morgan still given rides? Guy is a walking corpse. Get the F out
of there dude.


  17.   DH101 posted:
  08.31.2014 - 11:20 pm
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and you had to comment on this page about that why?


  18.   joey2448 posted:
  07.17.2015 - 4:53 pm
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Just noticed while watching Sprint Cup qualifying that the backstretch
has been modified. Looks like most, if not all, the grass along the
inside of the backstretch has been paved over, and the inside SAFER
barrier wall has been moved up closer to the track, similar to what
Pocono did.


  19.   Chives5150 posted:
  07.17.2015 - 5:22 pm
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"The NHMS road course oddly popped up in an episode of the children's
game show "Fetch with Ruff Ruffman" when one of the kids had to come to
the track to learn about go-kart racing."

I remember watching that episode when I was younger! That show was
actually pretty awesome, and "Arthur" would come on right after on my
PBS station, so I always watched both.

The NHMS road course utilizes some of the access roads on the
backstretch, turns 3 and 4 near pit entrance and at turns 1 and 2 near
pit exit. The course would use a chicane/hairpin on the backstretch
where most of the grass used to be. The course would then exit through
an opening on the outside wall and climb uphill and to the right for
another hairpin loop where most of the RVs and motorhomes are usually
parked. Then the course would come downhill and re-enter the oval,
followed by the the small road course addition inside of turns 3 and 4,
and then the lap is finished on the frontstretch.


  20.   Doug posted:
  07.19.2015 - 5:50 pm
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I went to New Hampshire back when Stewart won and I think Newman
finished second. It was hot that day, my wife complained the whole time.
We enjoyed traveling up into Maine, it's a very beautiful state, really
nice up in Kennebunkport area. I plan on going back there and spend a
week, it was really nice around the coast. We stayed near the Nubble
light house in York Maine. Portsmouth NH was a nice town to visit, we
walked the down town area over. Up the road we went to a Gander mountain
type store, the kittery trading post was the name of it and it was a
outdoorsman's dream store. We also visited the LL bean stores in
Freeport Maine, really enjoyed walking to all the stores there, was a
full day and it was a very enjoyable day. It was the best race getaway
we have ever done and we have traveled to 10 different nascar race track
events. New hamshire, Watkins glen, Bristol, Richmond, Indianapolis,
Charlotte, Darlington, Daytona, Atlanta, and martinsville. Richmond and
Darlington have the best racing but Indi by far is the most prestigious.
I've been to 4 brickyard 400's and it's something none of the other
tracks can come close too.


  21.   Anthony posted:
  09.24.2016 - 8:55 pm
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Easily the hardest track to pass on of all the top 3 series tracks.


  22.   Anthony posted:
  02.05.2017 - 7:19 am
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This track needs to be demolished


  23.   chevyfan98 posted:
  02.05.2017 - 12:50 pm
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So we can have another 1.5 mile snoozefest? Great idea.


  24.   52 posted:
  02.05.2017 - 1:23 pm
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I can understand the sentiment though. Frustrated that this was one of
dates that was taken from wilkesboro. NASCAR tried to expand viewership
at the expense of long time loyal fans. The more appropriate response
would have been keeping one date at wilkesboro, Rockingham, Loudon, and
Phoenix. But the boat has sailed and a lot of loyal passengers have
abandoned ship.


  25.   Blue Palaski posted:
  02.05.2017 - 3:16 pm
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"This track needs to be demolished"

That's either an overreaction or someone just stirring the pot out of
sheer boredom. In my opinion, New Hampshire does need to add a little
banking as flat surfaces really don't suit stock cars that well, but it
does produce some good racing with what it has.


  26.   Anthony posted:
  03.07.2017 - 9:34 pm
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Seems to be losing its second date to Las Vegas for 2018, making it 6
1.5 mile tracks in the last 10 races


  27.   Motorsports Man posted:
  03.08.2017 - 5:53 pm
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There might be 6 post season races at 1.5 mile tracks, but Charlotte is
most likely going to use the infield road course in addition to the oval
next year according to several reports. I would have rather had New
Hampshire lose the date than Charlotte.


  28.   most1305 posted:
  03.09.2017 - 8:11 am
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Flash Back to 1996, The Bahre Family and Bruton Smith go 50/50 on North
Wilksboro and strip the track of both race dates, one for the new Texas
spring race and one for Loudon to get a fall race. 20 years later,
Bruton owns Loudon and strips the fall race away for another tracks.
Weird how things come full circle, in this case for Bruton Smith.


  29.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.20.2017 - 10:36 pm
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When New Hampshire was built in 1990 it became the first superspeedway
to built in the United States since Pocono all the way back in 1971
(although Australia's Calder Park Thunderdome was built in the late
1980s). There was a dearth of new race track construction in the United
States during the 1980s but this new track was a sign of the expansion
to come through the 1990s.


  30.   Jet posted:
  09.23.2017 - 4:13 pm
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Will host the Pinty's series in 2018 for their first ever U.S. race.


  31.   rw posted:
  09.24.2017 - 12:37 am
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Next year the Modified race here will run 250 Laps! Wowza!


  32.   Seibaru (Tylor Thaber) posted:
  09.24.2017 - 11:00 am
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I thought the 250 lapper was a typo or something, or that maybe they
were using the quarter mile in between turns one and two. But nope,
according to Speed51, it will indeed be 250 laps of the big oval.


  33.   Corey posted:
  09.24.2017 - 11:52 am
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When you consider that the Xfinity races are usually 200 lap affairs.
That's a lot.


  34.   Seibaru posted:
  06.16.2018 - 5:23 pm
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This track was apparently supposed to be built to 12 degrees in the
turns. However, the blueprints didn't specify what the 12 near the turns
meant, and the construction crew instead built it to 12%, 8 degrees.


  35.   MenardFan posted:
  06.16.2018 - 5:53 pm
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I know, NASCAR doesn't have money just ready for this, but, this track
needs lights. It could be cool for a night race, and, it's only about
one mile, they could put up lights and make a night race their. Who
knows if the racing is better?


  36.   Corey posted:
  06.16.2018 - 6:25 pm
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I believe local noise oridances prevent night racing. Also, SMI would
pay, not NASCAR.


  37.   RaceFanX posted:
  06.16.2018 - 6:52 pm
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I've heard the original track owners actually specifically promised
local residents no night racing when the track was built.


  38.   Anthony posted:
  07.17.2018 - 9:36 am
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Wait, they actually built the wrong banking angle in the corners? Just
another thing that makes this track one of the worst ever built.


  39.   Anonymous posted:
  07.17.2018 - 10:21 am
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Why the hate on this track?


  40.   Wot posted:
  07.17.2018 - 10:21 am
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'Worst'


  41.   Corey posted:
  07.17.2018 - 1:54 pm
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I love this track. Of course that might be due to the fact that it's
only 50 miles from my house. Just wished they kept September and took July.


  42.   John posted:
  08.09.2018 - 12:19 am
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@35 According to the Sporting News, France and Bruton Smith made
combined 6 billion dollars based on the most recent TV deal.

@34 If that is true that is hilarious lol.


  43.   German500 posted:
  07.20.2019 - 10:33 pm
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@ #6 & #22
Maybe the track should be revamped to a 0.8 mile short track like Iowa
Speedway.

@ #29
You forgot the Nazareth Speedway, which was reconstructed and paved in
1986, some years before New Hampshire Speedway was built.

Even the revamping of Richmond Raceway from 0.54 to 0.75 miles was in
the 1980th.


  44.   RaceFanX posted:
  07.20.2019 - 10:55 pm
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@44
There was some new construction in the 1980s, most famously Heartland
Park Topeka's combination drag strip/road course, but there were no new
superspeedways built from scratch. Richmond wasn't a superspeedway and
Nazareth turned out not to be after a 1997 remeasuring BUT it was
thought to be one at the time.


  45.   Corey posted:
  07.21.2019 - 12:03 am
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@44 I don't think anything between 1-2 Miles is a superspeedway. I think
that term should be reserved for tracks 2 miles and over.


  46.   German500 posted:
  07.21.2019 - 1:34 am
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Superspeedway is not a well-defined term.

NASCAR understands high-speed ovals like Daytona or Talladega as a real
"Superspeedway". Michigan and Fontana operates more as intermediates,
with racing like 1.5-milers.

IndyCar defines all tracks from 2 miles in length as a superspeedway,
regardless of banking or speed.

Originally every oval track was called from a length of one mile as
"Superspeedway". This term comes from a time when there were very few
paved ovals. Superspeedway has always been considered the fastest race
track in a series.

When the Darlington Raceway was built in the 1950s, it was also a
"superspeedway." It was one of the fastest tracks in the calendar.


  47.   RaceFanX posted:
  07.23.2019 - 9:22 am
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The winner of the Cup races here famously gets a giant lobster as their
trophy. The crustacean gets cooked and served to the driver and their
crew after the race with the remains of its shell then being taxidermied
back together into a very unique trophy. Humorously Cup driver Denny
Hamlin has joked the big lobsters creep him out...but that didn't stop
him being a multi-time winner here.


  48.   JSPorts posted:
  04.20.2020 - 1:02 pm
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Top 10 drivers since 2017:

1st: Kyle Busch
2nd: Martin Truex, Jr.
3rd: Denny Hamlin
4th: Kevin Harvick
5th: Ryan Blaney
6th: Kyle Larson
7th: Chase Elliott
8th: Brad Keselowski
9th: Erik Jones
10th: Aric Almirola


  49.   Canadianfan posted:
  06.25.2020 - 2:22 pm
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From Jayski:

New Hampshire announces that it will be allowed to host fans for the
August 2 Cup race.


  50.   Canadianfan posted:
  06.25.2020 - 3:49 pm
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Also to add.

From Bob Pockrass:

The New Hampshire race can have fans up to 35% seating capacity.


  51.   TheDewCrew posted:
  06.25.2020 - 4:14 pm
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The track has 88,000 seats I believe, and 35% of that is 30,800, so
about as many will be allowed as at Bristol


  52.   Anthony posted:
  06.25.2020 - 5:09 pm
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The track said they will sell 19,000 tickets. Turn 4 stands are gone.


  53.   Mortarboard posted:
  07.24.2020 - 11:53 am
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Per Ricky Craven's Twitter, Bob Bahre, the original developer of NHIS,
has passed away.


  54.   TheDewCrew posted:
  08.01.2020 - 2:21 pm
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This track puts on some criminally underrated races. Can't wait for
tomorrow's race


  55.   DeeganFan posted:
  08.01.2020 - 2:27 pm
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@54 I agree.


  56.   QFH-BOBO83329521 posted:
  08.01.2020 - 8:13 pm
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@54

The last year that at least one of the 2 races at New Hampshire didn't
do at least one of the following was 2012:

-An overtime finish
-A late race pass for the win
-A finish with a gap less than a second.


  57.   RaceFanX posted:
  08.02.2020 - 5:48 pm
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This track has the long-standing official nickname of being the "Magic
Mile."

While the track has seen a number of magic moments through the years the
origin of the name is an off-track pun related to track operations. For
years Bob Bahre sent the track's staff to train at the Disney Institute
in Florida, where the Walt Disney Company offers classes to various
businesses to teach their employees Disney's unique customer service
approach. The nickname "Magic Mile" is a pun on Disney's Magic Kingdom
theme park that grew out of those classes.


  58.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.14.2020 - 12:59 pm
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The winner of the Musket 250/200 Modified Tour races here receives a
handmade flintlock musket and a tri-corner hat as their prize alongside
a more traditional trophy portraying a American Revolution "Minute Man."
The rifle is a replica of those used during the revolution.


  59.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.17.2020 - 9:57 am
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New Hampshire is known as The Granite State so it is fitting that the
start-finish line at this track is "The Granite Stripe," a six-inch
thick and two-foot wide strip of real New Hampshire granite. The Stripe,
deliberately intended to be a tribute to the famous "Yard of Bricks" at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was installed on the frontstretch
during the lead up to the track's September 2010 NASCAR weekend.

Merrimack Valley High School is located in Penacook, New Hampshire,
close to this race track, and used that to a unique effect in June 2020.
With the Covid-19 pandemic making a traditional graduation ceremony
impossible the school teamed up with the giant race track to give the
students an outdoor ceremony here instead. Each of the students rode in
a vehicle and got to drive or ride across the start-finish line wearing
their cap and gown as their name was called to receive their diploma. A
podium and victory-lane style stage were set up on the front stretch for
the event with families watching from the pit lane.
The speedway said of the ceremony that the students got to "literally
and figuratively cross the finish line of their high school careers" on
their track.


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