New Hampshire Int'l Speedway
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NASCAR Tracks
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Speedway Configurations & Types of Racing
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1.058 Mile Oval Superspeedway
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Stock Cars, Modifieds, & Trucks
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1.6 Mile Road Course (12 Turns)
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Motorcycles, Sports Cars, & Karts
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Speedway Dimensions
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Straights
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65 feet wide
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Banked at 1 degree
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1,500 feet long
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Turns
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92 feet wide
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Variable banking at 3/7 degrees
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Pit Road
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65 feet wide
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Speedway Facilities
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Outfield Facilities
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Curved Chairback Grandstand Seating for 92,800
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38 VIP Suites
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Administration Building
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Press Registration Building
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Driver & Official Registration Building
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Crew Member & Vendor Registration Building
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Maintenance & Warehouse Building
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Parking & Security Building
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Press Box & Control Tower
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2 Ticket Booths
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First Aid Center
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4 Elevators
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ATM
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26 Concession Stands
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30 Restrooms
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Northside Heliport (5 Helipads)
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Infield Facilities
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Jack Ratta Media Center
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Infield Care Center
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Four 26-Bay Enclosed Garages
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Technical Inspection Building
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Checkered Flag Restaurant
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2 Restrooms
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Speedway Heliport (4 Helipads)
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Victory Lane
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Lincoln Electric Company/Merriam-Graves Welding Shop
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Tunnels
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Two (20 feet in diameter, 130 feet long) located under Turn Two
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Full tractor trailer truck accessibility
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Paddock
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Spectator Restroom & Concession Stand
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Speedway Firsts
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Ground Breaking
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August 13, 1989
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Official Track Opening
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June 5, 1990 as New Hampshire International Speedway
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First Professional Race
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June 17, 1990 - 67th Annual Loudon Classic
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First NASCAR Race
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July 15, 1990 - Budweiser 300 (NASCAR Nationwide Series)
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First CART Race
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July 5, 1992 - New England 200
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First IRL Race
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August 18, 1996 - True Value 200
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First NASCAR Sprint Cup Race
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July 11, 1993 - Slick 50 300
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Purchase Agreement
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November 2, 2007 by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
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Acquisition Closing
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January 11, 2008 as New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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Speedway Fast Facts
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| The first superspeedway to be constructed in the United States since 1969 |
| Largest Sports Facility in New England in terms of seating capacity |
| Site of the first single day sporting event in New England to draw over 100,000 guests (July 9, 2000, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race) |
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The LENOX Industrial Tools 301 is first race in the “Race to the Chase”
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| The SYLVANIA 300 is first race in the “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” |
| More than 10 million viewers in over 90 countries watch events televised from NHMS |
| More than 500,000 spectators attend NHMS races/events during a season |
| The Speedway provides part-time employment to more than 1,500 workers |
