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Eric Wood wins his second Middleweight Grand Prix "Dash for Cash" of 2013.

The snow is gone, the track is dry and that means it’s time to heat up the Magic Mile for another season of motorcycles, legends and bandoleros. Oh, my!

New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials are happy to see the snow melting and the track drying in time for a unique event that will drop the green flag on the 2013 season at the Magic Mile.

With wet conditions affecting the track conditions Saturday afternoon, Scott Greenwood seized the opportunity to win the Middleweight GrandPrix for the first time in 2012.

A study to examine the cost and economic impact of adding two more lanes to sections of Route 106 will begin early next year, according to the state Department of Transportation. The study, which is being funded in part by the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, will also look at traffic volume to see if the widening is necessary.

"The track is definitely interested in Route 106, and we are interested in it because it continues to grow as a commuter corridor," said Bill Cass, director of project development for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

TUMS nation was up bright and early this morning taste-testing a New England favorite Clam Chowder. Debbie and Wayne Wentworth of Pepperelle, Mass. have been coming to the speedway since the first Sprint Cup race in 1993, now have the proud title of the “Chowdah” kings of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 

Their chowder was voted the best homemade clam chowder, at “The Magic Mile” during the live cook off judged by NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, former driver and current SPEED analyst Jimmy Spencer, Chef Sam Carlsen of Levy Restaurants, SPEED Racing Chef Nicky Morse, and David Reutimann driver of the No. 00 TUMS Toyota was on hand serving the chowder.

Inspired by the famous “Yard of Bricks” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a new start/finish line was unveiled at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway Thursday, September 16.

The “Granite Stripe” is a six-inch thick, two-foot-wide strip of New Hampshire granite that stretches across the 65-foot wide NHMS front straightaway at the start/finish line. New Hampshire is known as the Granite State.

NASCAR points leader Denny Hamlin dueled and dined in Boston iRacing style, throwing down fast times and nasty wrecks against local media this afternoon.

NASCAR's most recent winner showed his iRacing skills by racing "The Magic Mile," from the comfort of a racing simulator setting the record of the day with a lap of 30.3 seconds. Coming in a close second was radio host Bill Thomas of WPKZ 105.3 FM and 1280 AM out of Fitchburg, Mass. with a lap of 31.31 seconds.

The American Canadian Tour (ACT) has announced another round of invited teams who have been invited to participate in the second ACT Invitational to be held at the regions largest sporting complex, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The event will be held as one of three preliminary events leading to the Sunday, September 19th first 'Chase' for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. The ACT teams will join the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the Camping World Truck Series in a spectacular triple-header event on Saturday, September 18.

Preparation for next year's return of the IZOD IndyCar Series begins in earnest tomorrow as two top teams and drivers participate in a Firestone Tire Test Session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Popular IZOD IndyCar Series driver Tony Kanaan will be driving his Andretti Autosport No. 11 7-Eleven Slurpee Honda. Kanaan has a total of 13 career IndyCar Series wins and 10 IndyCar Series poles. He also was the 2004 IZOD IndyCar Series champion.

A NASCAR fan’s dream could come true during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 19 by winning the SYLVANIA Ultimate VIP Experience.

For the true NASCAR fan, this opportunity is a once in a lifetime chance to experience exclusive access and the glamour of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunday morning. One lucky fan will   spend the day like a NASCAR star, arriving at the Speedway in a helicopter landing feet from “The Magic Mile.” 

The cars and stars of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) are back in action at “The Magic Mile” today for round two of testing for the upcoming ACT Invitational in September. 

Thirty-three teams are expected to take on the 1.058-mile oval throughout the day hoping to grab a spot in the ACT Invitational on September 18. Drivers on track include last September’s ACT Invitational and K&N Pro Series East winner Eddie MacDonald, and New Hampshire’s own Brad Leighton, who has an astounding eight top-five’s and 27 top-10’s at NHMS.  

The American Canadian Tour (ACT) prepares to become “Supersized” this week at “The Magic Mile” with test and tune sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, as teams get ready for the upcoming ACT Invitational during the SYLVANIA 300 weekend. 

Indianapolis Motor Speedway has the “Yard of Bricks,” Augusta has the “Amen Corner,” and of course, Boston’s own Fenway Park has the mighty “Green Monster.”  Now, New Hampshire Motor Speedway will have the same iconic item that every fan will remember. 

This September, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars will have to pass “The Granite Stripe” at the start-finish line. 

NASCAR fans have the opportunity to experience the excitement behind the wheel or riding shotgun in a NASCAR-style stock car during the Richard Petty Driving Experience at “The Magic Mile” this weekend, running today through Sunday, August 1. 

Take control of the wheel and experience the same thrill that Jimmie Johnson felt driving to the checkered flag in June.  There are still a few spots available for the Rookie Experience that allows you to get behind the wheel for an eight-lap dash to the finish, and for the Kings Experience, a three hour 18-lap driving program for those with the need for speed. 

Who will take home the first IZOD IndyCar checkered flag when the open-wheel phenoms return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway next July? 

Danica Patrick may have the inside track on racing here; but remember she was behind the wheel of a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car.  Indianapolis 500 winners Dario Franchitti, and Helio Castroneves will be among the many stars who will race at “The Magic Mile” looking to visit the first IZOD IndyCar Series victory lane in 13 years.

With speeds reaching up to 200 mph New Hampshire Motor Speedway will see the fastest racing in 13 years on July 31, 2011.

Officials at the speedway announced on June 27, 2010, that the IZOD IndyCar Series will return to “The Magic Mile” next year. Fans of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series were treated to a glimpse into the “New Breed of Speed,” when Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti zoomed around the 1.058-mile oval in his No.  10 Target Honda with speeds averaging 143 mph in 26.6 seconds, prior to the start of the LENOX Industrial Tools 301.

Tickets for the IZOD IndyCar race are on sale now with prices ranging from $35 - $75. Please call the NHMS ticket hotline at (603) 783-4931.

It will be an exciting day full of racing as the 87^th Annual Loudon Classic brings together riders from around the nation to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

To kick off the day the Sidecar Racers Association (SRA) will take to the 1.6-mile road course for their final eight lap shoot out of the weekend.

The longest running motorcycle event in North America  returns to Loudon for its 87^th year beginning today through Sunday, June 13. 

Some of the world’s fiercest competitors will take to the tricky 1.6- mile road course for 27 intense races, over a period of three exciting days. 

The Loudon Road Race Series (LRRS) will launch a three day non-stop schedule of events starting today. The America Sportsbike Racing Association (ASRA) will be featured on Sunday along with the LRRS for an exciting day of motorcycle racing.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is inviting all race fans to take a lap around the track with their favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to support children’s programs throughout the region, with the help of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) this weekend.

A lucky race fan will get the opportunity to take the “Ride of a Lifetime” around the “Magic Mile” before the start of the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 on Sunday, June 27. 

New Hampshire Motor Speedway would like to thank all of the participants and fans who came out to support the 20^th Annual Vintage Racing Celebration.

Oval Days brought some of the most renowned Midgets, Sprint Cars, Champ Cars, and NASCAR Stock Cars to the "Magic Mile," for bragging rights.

Tommy Ellis was the first to hoist a NASCAR trophy in 1990 and Rusty Wallace was the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to celebrate in victory lane that hot July day in 1993. From green flag to checkered drivers, crews, and fans have enjoyed a “magical” partnership between New Hampshire Motor Speedway and NASCAR.

This year the speedway will celebrate “20 Years of Motorsports Magic,” with some of racing’s most recognized figures, as drivers past and present celebrate the milestone and take a look back at just how far NHMS has come in such a short period of time. They joined dozens of race fans in Loudon today to celebrate the 20th Anniversary.

Hundreds of legendary race cars will make their way to New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s Twentieth Annual Vintage Racing Celebration from Tuesday, May 18 through Sunday, May 23.

This year legendary NASCAR personality Bobby Allison, of the infamous “Alabama Gang,” will serve as the Grand Marshal for Oval Days. 

David Hobbs, a distinguished Formula One competitor in the late sixties through the mid-seventies and currently one of racing’s most popular commentators on the SPEED channel, will serve as the Grand Marshal for Road Course Days.

Students from all over the globe will bring together their engineering skills at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in order to pave the way for a greener environment.

The Formula Hybrid International Competition, organized by Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, unites undergraduate and graduate students majoring in electrical, mechanical, or computer engineering. 

Students representing 30 schools from five different countries including Russia, Italy, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States will present their innovative racecar designs during the Fourth Annual Formula Hybrid Competition at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Monday, May 3 through Thursday, May 6.

Hosted by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, the Formula Hybrid event challenges university students to design, build, and race high performance, plug-in hybrid vehicles for review by an elite panel of judges.

Sam Rogers, X Game star, threw down the gauntlet on Sunday with more than eight perfect backflips at the Rave X ramp.

The daSilva Motorsports Radar Runs gave hundreds of local enthusiasts the chance to finally run their finely tuned snow machines at full throttle.

Early major event announcements point to a festive twentieth anniversary season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2010.

NASCAR recently announced that the two most pivotal races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule will once again be held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

For the second year in a row, I'm extremely disappointed for our fans who continue to hope for the return of IndyCar racing to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Our discussions with series officials explored an early August date, but according to them, that turned out to be logistically challenging with the schedule commitments they had in place.  Then, I offered to run on the traditional Milwaukee date if they decided not to return to that venue.  

As a part of the 86th Annual Loudon Classic, New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host the Second Annual State of New Hampshire Legislators Parade Lap.  Many prominent state political figures will take to the track for a ceremonial pace lap on Sunday, June 14, at 12 p.m.

The 2009 Laconia Bike Week celebration will open with the 86th Annual Loudon Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14.

The Loudon RoadRace Series (LRRS) starts a non-stop, three-day schedule of racing beginning on Friday, June 12.  The professionals from the America Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) will join the stars of the LRRS on Sunday, June 14, for an action-packed afternoon of racing.

Hundreds of vintage race cars and motorcycles, along with a classic car show and an automotive flea market and car corral, highlight the 19th Annual Vintage Racing Celebration and Classic Car Show at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from Tuesday, May 12 through Sunday, May 17.

Regarded as one of the top vintage racing events in the country, the celebration features three days of oval racing on the 1.058-mile speedway, and three days of road racing on the historic 1.6-mile road course.

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth will host the third-annual Formula Hybrid International Competition - a collegiate engineering contest that embraces clean technologies and design in automotive racing.  Thirty teams representing 5 countries will convene at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. on Monday, May 4 through Wednesday, May 6 to see who has designed the best high performance hybrid-powered formula-style racecar.

A different form of racing will take place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on today as the New Hampshire State Police host the Eighteenth Annual D.A.R.E. 5K Classic.  This event consists of a one-mile Fun Run/Walk and a 5-kilometer road race.  The run/walk course uses the road circuit, pit road, and portions of the speedway oval.

Race day registration will begin at 4:00 p.m. speedway's infield.  Race activities will start at 6:00 p.m.  Event day registration costs $15.