New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Location:

1122 Route 106 N.

Loudon, NH 03307

Ticket Information:

Speedway ticket office (603) 783-4931

Buy online from TicketsNow (direct link)

Track Layout:

1.058 Mile true oval

12 degrees of banking in the corners

2 degrees of banking on the matching 1,500 foot straights

Important Track Dates:

1989: Construction begins

1990: First NASCAR Nationwide Series Race

1993: First NASCAR Sprint Cup Race

2000: Adam Petty tragedy (May)

2000: Kenny Irwin tragedy (July)

2000: Restrictor plates used (September)

2007: Track sold by Bahre family to Bruton Smith

Owner:

Speedway Motorsports Inc. (Bruton Smith)

First NASCAR Winner:

Nationwide Series: Tommy Ellis - 1990

Sprint Cup: Rusty Wallace - 1993

The Magic Mile:

This relatively flat one mile oval hosts one of the final ten Chase for the Sprint Cup races. The racing is tight and fast as the flat corners force drivers to make their cars work on the bottom to be fast.

Loudon, NH has also seen its share of NASCAR tragedy. In 2000 both Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin were killed at the speedway. In response to these terrible accidents NASCAR officials decided to use restrictor plates when the Sprint Cup series returned there in September. That race went off without a hitch with Jeff Burton leading every single lap.

The SAFER barrier system was installed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the 2003 race.