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Track Facts

Speedway Configurations & Types of Racing
1.058 Mile Oval SuperspeedwayStock Cars, Modifieds, & Trucks
1.6 Mile Road Course (12 Turns)Motorcycles, Sports Cars, & Karts
Speedway Dimensions
Straights65 feet wideBanked at 1 degree1,500 feet long
Turns92 feet wideVariable banking at 2/7 degrees-
Pit Road65 feet wide--
Speedway Facilities
Outfield FacilitiesTotal Seating Capacity of 95,491 (including Suites)
Administration Building
Press Registration Building
Driver & Official Registration Building
Crew Member & Vendor Registration Building
Maintenance & Warehouse Building
Parking & Security Building
Press Box & Control Tower
2 Ticket Booths
First Aid Center
4 Elevators
ATM
26 Concession Stands
30 Restrooms
Northside Heliport (5 Helipads)
Infield FacilitiesJack Ratta Media Center
Infield Care Center
Four 26-Bay Enclosed Garages
Technical Inspection Building
Checkered Flag Restaurant
2 Restrooms
Speedway Heliport (4 Helipads)
Victory Lane
Lincoln Electric Company/Merriam-Graves Welding Shop
TunnelsTwo (20 feet in diameter, 130 feet long) located under Turn Two
Full tractor trailer truck accessibility
PaddockSpectator Restroom & Concession Stand
Speedway Firsts
Ground BreakingAugust 13, 1989
Official Track OpeningJune 5, 1990 as New Hampshire International Speedway
First Professional RaceJune 17, 1990 - 67th Annual Loudon Classic
First NASCAR RaceJuly 15, 1990 - Budweiser 300 (NASCAR Nationwide Series)
First CART RaceJuly 5, 1992 - New England 200
First IRL RaceAugust 18, 1996 - True Value 200
First  NASCAR Sprint Cup RaceJuly 11, 1993 - Slick 50 300
Purchase AgreementNovember 2, 2007 by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Acquisition ClosingJanuary 11, 2008 as New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Speedway Fast Facts
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)
The LENOX Industrial Tools 301 is first race in the “Race to the Chase”
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