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Speedway : Track Facts
Track Facts
| Speedway Configurations & Types of Racing |
| 1.058 Mile Oval Superspeedway |
Stock Cars, Modifieds, & Trucks |
| 1.6 Mile Road Course (12 Turns) |
Motorcycles, Sports Cars, & Karts |
| Speedway Dimensions |
| Straights |
65 feet wide |
Banked at 1 degree |
1,500 feet long |
| Turns |
92 feet wide |
Variable banking at 2/7 degrees |
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| Pit Road |
65 feet wide |
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| Speedway Facilities |
| Outfield Facilities |
Total Seating Capacity of 95,491 (including Suites)
38 VIP Suites
Administration Building
Press Registration Building
Driver & Official Registration Building
Crew Member & Vendor Registration Building
Maintenance & Warehouse Building
Parking & Security Building
Grandstand Security Building
Press Box & Control Tower
2 Ticket Booths
First Aid Center
4 Elevators
6 ATM's
26 Concession Stands
30 Restrooms
6 16-Unit Showers
Northside Heliport (5 Helipads)
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| Infield Facilities |
Jack Ratta Media Center
Infield Care Center
Four 26-Bay Enclosed Garages
Technical Inspection Building
ATM
Checkered Flag Restaurant
2 Restrooms
Speedway Heliport (4 Helipads)
Victory Lane
Lincoln Electric Company/Airgas Welding Shop
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| Tunnels |
Two (20 feet in diameter, 130 feet long) located under Turn Two
Full tractor trailer truck accessibility |
| Speedway Firsts |
| Ground Breaking |
August 13, 1989 |
| Official Track Opening |
June 5, 1990 as New Hampshire International Speedway |
| First Professional Race |
June 17, 1990 - 67th Annual Loudon Classic |
| First NASCAR Race |
July 15, 1990 - Budweiser 300 (NASCAR Nationwide Series) |
| First CART Race |
July 5, 1992 - New England 200 |
| First IRL Race |
August 18, 1996 - True Value 200 |
| First NASCAR Sprint Cup Race |
July 11, 1993 - Slick 50 300 |
| Purchase Agreement |
November 2, 2007 by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |
| Acquisition Closing |
January 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 the speedway in 2007 |
| More than 500,000 spectators attend NHMS races/events during a season |
| The Speedway provides part-time employment to more than 1,500 workers |