Sunday, July 18, 2021

The Magic Mile to Host 50th Running of NASCAR Cup Series Race

The Magic Mile to Host 50th Running of NASCAR Cup Series Race

Joe Gibbs Racing Front Row - Kyle Busch on Pole Joined by Teammate Martin Truex Jr

Wet weather is currently not cooperating with #NASCAR

 

  • Next Race: Foxwoods Resort Casino 301  
  • The Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway  
  • The Date: Sunday, July 18  
  • The Time: 3 p.m. ET TV: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. ET  
  • Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio  
  • Distance: 318.46 miles (301 Laps)
  • Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 75)
  • Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 185)
  • Final Stage (Ends on Lap 301)

 

#BuschLightApple Contest

Do you want to help design a sweet paint scheme for Kevin Harvick? Whenever the #4 car is in the last 3 laps of a stage, tweet #BuschLightApple #Sweepstakes. 

 

Every new stage is a chance to enter! #Foxwoods301

 

 

Weather Update

The wet weather is currently not cooperating with NASCAR’s  plans. You can stay up-to-date regarding track conditions by following Brian Neudorff on twitter. Brian is unofficial NASCAR Meteorologist, providing accurate forecasts for Cup/ Xfinity/ Trucks each week via Social Media

 

Five Races To Go

With just five races remaining in the regular season in the NASCAR Cup Series time is running thin for drivers to ensure their spot in the Playoffs. Gazing ahead to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, five drivers have already clinched their spots on wins and points with several others having the opportunity to do the same this weekend.

 

The following five drivers have clinched a spot in the Sixteen (16)-driver postseason field: 

  1. Kyle Larson 
  2. Kyle Busch 
  3. Chase Elliott 
  4. Martin Truex Jr.
  5. Alex Bowman

 

Track History

The NASCAR Cup Series 2021 regular season schedule is winding down with just five races to go and this weekend the best side-by-side racing in sports heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the 50th running of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 on July 18 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

 

Groundbreaking for New Hampshire International Speedway, as New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally named, was August 13, 1989. The 1.058-mile paved oval is located on approximately 1,200 acres; the multi-use complex is the largest sports facility in New England. Speedway Motorsports, Inc. agreed to purchase New Hampshire International Speedway from Bob and Gary Bahre on January 11, 2008, and then renamed the track New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

 

The first NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was on July 11, 1993 and won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace driving a Team Penske Pontiac (105.947 mph, 02:59:45).

 

There have been forty-nine (49) NASCAR Cup Series races held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; one per year from 1993 through 1996 and two per year from 1997-2017. In 2018, the track reverted back to just one event per season. The forty-nine (49) NASCAR Cup Series races at New Hampshire have produced twenty-two (22) different pole winners and (twenty-four) 24 different race winners.

 

Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman leads the series in poles at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with seven (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011 sweep, 2013). This weekend’s starting lineups were determined by Metric Qualifying and as a result Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch will start on the pole. Busch will be joined by JGR teammate Martin Truex Jr. on the front row.

 

 

NBC Sports TV Analyst and former driver Jeff Burton (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick (2006, 2016, 2018, 2019) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with four victories each. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski is the most recent Cup winner at New Hampshire taking home the trophy last season after putting on a dominant performance of leading 184 of the scheduled 301 laps.

 

 

 

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Saturday, July 17, 2021

NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to the Granite State

NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to the Granite State

Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

 

  • The Time: 3 p.m. ET 
  • TV: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. ET  
  • Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio  
  • Distance: 211.6 miles (200 Laps) 
    • Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45) 
    • Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90) 
    • Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)

 

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway today for the Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio the 19th race of the year.

 

With only eight races left in the regular season, time is of the essence for competitors vying for a spot in the 12-driver Playoff field. New Hampshire Motor Speedway will host the 34th NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the 1.058-mile track. The Xfinity Series didn’t visit the Loudon, New Hampshire track last season due to COVID-19 protocols so this will be the first race back since 2019.

 

The previous 33 Xfinity races at New Hampshire have produced 26 different race winners and 19 pole winners.

 

Only nine races have been won from the pole position and that was most recently done by Kyle Busch in 2017.

 

The last time the series competed at New Hampshire in 2019, Christopher Bell won the race from the second starting position. There were five cautions for 28 laps and five lead changes. The average speed was 104.365 and the race was two hours, one minute and 39 seconds long. There were 1,059 green flag passes and the margin of victory was 4.068 seconds.

 

 

The last five Xfinity Series winners at New Hampshire are all from the Joe Gibbs Racing camp and are no longer in the Xfinity Series fulltime. Denny Hamlin won in 2015, Busch won in 2016 and 2017 and Bell won in 2018 and 2019. Bell is the only one of the three that will come back to the series and run this weekend.

 

This weekend’s Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200 will be 211.6 miles and 200 laps. Stage 1 will end on Lap 45 and Stage 2 will end on Lap 90.

 

This weekend, Kaulig Racing teammates Jeb Burton will start on the pole and Justin Haley will join him on the front row. The starting lineup for the weekend was based on metric qualifying from the previous race. Gragson will start third, Cindric fourth and Allgaier will start fifth.

 

There are 40 cars in the field, 28 Chevrolets, three Fords and nine Toyotas.

 

 

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Five Can’t-Miss Things to See and Do at NHMS

Five Can’t-Miss Things to See and Do at NHMS

Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway This Weekend

Five Can’t-Miss Things to See and Do at NHMS


Halfway through the 2021 NASCAR season, there’s no shortage of intriguing storylines to watch heading into this weekend’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), but the fun isn’t limited to the on-track action. From taking in the white-knuckled racing from an all-new viewing area to turning laps on the 1.058-mile track before NASCAR’s best battle for the checkered flag, there’s so much in store for fans returning to “The Magic Mile” to make their weekend an experience to remember.

 

Here are a few of the must-dos to help fans maximize their weekend experience:

 

Get to the Point

NHMS’s newest amenity in the wicked awesome Rock Point. Located outside of turn four and featuring a public bar, lawn games, shaded areas and an up-close view of the race cars as they speed toward the finish line, Rock Point is a general admission, open-air viewing option available to all fans with a race ticket. With temperatures expected in the mid-70s on Sunday, Rock Point will be the place to be as the laps wind down and the excitement ramps up.

 

Setting the Bar

Fans looking to upgrade their race-day experience need look no further than the Track Bar. Situated high atop the Main Grandstand on the suite level right above the start/finish line, the Track Bar provides the best sight lines of the speedway in the comfort of a climate-controlled luxury suite with a full cash bar, private restrooms and closed-circuit televisions. Packages include admission to the luxury suite, catered lunch and non-alcoholic beverages. Sunday, fans with Track Bar access will also be treated to a Q&A with Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman.

 

Cruisin’ for a Cause

Fans in search of the ultimate thrill have the opportunity to experience “The Magic Mile” from the driver’s perspective as part of Speedway Children’s Charities’ (SCC) Laps for Charity event. For just a $40 donation to the New Hampshire Chapter of SCC, fans can drive three laps in their personal vehicle or ride in the NHMS pace car on Thursday, before NASCAR’s best try to tame the track at Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. To learn more about Laps for Charity, or to see more ways fans can support SCC, click here.

 

Asked and Answered

For the first time since the outset of the pandemic, fans will once again have access to some of their favorite drivers during a bevy of question-and-answer sessions through race weekend. Hometown favorites Anthony Alfredo and Ryan Preece are scheduled to join former NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) champion Kevin Harvick and fan-favorite Corey LaJoie for free Q&As on Sunday ahead of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) driver Daniel Hemric will take the stage before Saturday’s Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200.

 

Sneak Peek of What’s in Store

Whether you’re traveling to the Granite State from one of 45 other states represented among ticket holders to take in the fun in-person or staying home to catch the pivotal showdown on NBCSN, fans can preview all of the action and get the latest news and information from “The Magic Mile” with this year’s online Race Week Preview Guide.  Read up on some of the biggest moments form the first 49 NCS races at NHMS, study the on-track storylines that could play out Sunday or learn more about the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 pace car driver Gunner Olszewski. Everything fans need to know is right at their fingertips.

 

The excitement gets underway on Doubleheader Saturday, July 17 with practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT). The green flag drops for the Whelen 100 NWMT race at 12:45 p.m. followed by the Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200 NXS race at 3 p.m. The NCS Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 will run at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 18.

 

For a NASCAR race weekend schedule, visit NHMS.com/Events/Foxwoods-Resort-Casino-301/Schedule *Schedule subject to change. 

 

 

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