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Date: Sunday, July 14
Start Time: 1 p.m. ET
Site: New Hampshire Motor Speedway -- Loudon, N.H.
Track: 1.058-mile oval
Laps: 301
Miles: 318.458
Capacity: 93,521 (Grandstand Seating)
Total purse:
Payouts:
Year: 21st
On TV: TNT
Announcers:
On Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio
Race record: Jeff Burton, 1997 (117.134 mph)
Qualifying record: Ryan Newman, 2011 (135.232 mph)
2012 Finish
Defending champion: Kasey Kahne
Runner up: Denny Hamlin
Pole winner: Kyle Busch (133.417 mph)
Top 10:
1. Kasey Kahne (Start: 2)
2. Denny Hamlin (3)
3. Clint Bowyer (5)
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (9)
5. Brad Keselowski (22)
6. Jeff Gordon (8)
7. Jimmie Johnson (7)
8. Kevin Harvick (12)
9. Greg Biffle (11)
10. Ryan Newman (6)
Average speed: 116.226 mph
Time of race: 2 hrs., 44 mins., 24 secs.
Margin of victory: 2.738 secs.
Caution flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lead changes: 16 among 8 drivers
Past winners
2012 Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 116.266 mph
2011 Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 104.100 mph
2010 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 113.308 mph
2009 Joey Logano, Toyota, 97.497 mph
2008 Kurt Busch, Dodge, 106.719 mph
2007 Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 108.215 mph
2006 Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 101.384 mph
2005 Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 102.608 mph
2004 Kurt Busch, Ford, 97.862 mph
2003 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 96.924 mph
2002 Ward Burton, Dodge, 92.342 mph
2001 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 102.131 mph
2000 Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 103.145 mph
1999 Jeff Burton, Ford, 101.876 mph
1998 Jeff Burton, Ford, 102.996 mph
1997 Jeff Burton, Ford, 117.134 mph
1996 Ernie Irvan, Ford, 98.930 mph
1995 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 107.029 mph
1994 Ricky Rudd, Ford, 87.599 mph
1993 Rusty Wallace, Pontiac, 105.947 mph
Last race
Race: Coke Zero 400 (July 6)
Site: Daytona International Speedway -- Daytona Beach, Fla.
Miles: 402.5
Laps: 161
Finish line order: Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip
Time of Race: 2 hrs., 36 mins., 30 secs.
Average speed: 154.313 mph
Margin of victory: 0.107 secs.
Caution flags: 6 for 27 laps
Lead changes: 18 among 11 drivers
Lap leaders: Kyle Busch - pole; M. Kenseth 1; Kyle Busch 2-25; J. Yeley 26; Kyle Busch - pole; M. Kenseth 1; Kyle Busch 2-25; J. Yeley 26; Kyle Busch 27-30; J. Johnson 31; Kyle Busch 32; J. Johnson 33-70; D. Gilliland 71; D. Ragan 72; D. Hamlin 73-92; J. McMurray 93-100; T. Kvapil 101; J. Wise 102; J. McMurray 103-104; J. Johnson 105-128; J. Yeley 129; J. Burton 130; J. Johnson 131-161.
Entry list
#1 Jamie McMurray (Joplin, MO) Chevrolet/McDonald's
#2 Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hills, MI) Ford/Miller Lite
#5 * Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) Chevrolet/Farmers Insurance
#7 Dave Blaney (Hartford, OH) Chevrolet/TBA
#9 Marcos Ambrose (Launceston, Australia) Ford/Stanley
#10 Danica Patrick (Roscoe, IL) Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com
#11 Denny Hamlin (Chesterfield, VA) Toyota/FedEx Freight
#13 Casey Mears (Bakersfield, CA) Ford/Geico
#14 Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) Chevrolet/Mobil 1
#15 Clint Bowyer (Emporia, KS) Toyota/5-Hour Energy
#16 Greg Biffle (Vancouver, WA) Ford/3M/W.B. Mason
#17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Olive Branch, MS) Ford/Best Buy
#18 Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Toyota/Interstate Batteries
#19 Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) Toyota/Plinker Tactical
#20 Matt Kenseth (Cambridge, WI) Toyota/Dollar General
#22 Joey Logano (Middletown, CT) Ford/Shell/Pennzoil
#24 Jeff Gordon (Vallejo, CA) Chevrolet/Drive to End Hunger
#27 Paul Menard (Eau Claire, WI) Chevrolet/Menards/Libman
#29 Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Budweiser
#30 David Stremme (South Bend, IN) Toyota/Lean 1
#31 Jeff Burton (South Boston, VA) Chevrolet/Caterpillar
#32 Ken Schrader (Fenton, MO) Ford/Federated Auto Parts
#33 Landon Cassill (Fairfax, IA) Chevrolet/Little Joe's Auto
#34 David Ragan (Unadilla, GA) Ford/Taco Bell
#35 Josh Wise (Riverside, CA) Ford/MDS Transport
#36 J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) Chevrolet/United Mining Equip.
#38 David Gilliland (Riverside, CA) Ford/Long John Silver's
#39 Ryan Newman (South Bend, IN) Chevrolet/Wix Filters
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya (Bogota, Colombia) Chevrolet/Target
#43 Aric Almirola (Tampa, FL) Ford/Smithfield
#47 Bobby Labonte (Corpus Christi, TX) Toyota/Kingsford Charcoal
#48 Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, CA) Chevrolet/Lowe's
#51 A.J. Allmendinger (Los Gatos, CA) Chevrolet/Phoenix Construction
#52 Morgan Shepherd (Ferguson, NC) Toyota/Support Military
#55 Brian Vickers (Thomasville, NC) Toyota/Aaron's Dream Machine
#56 Martin Truex Jr. (Mayetta, NJ) Toyota/NAPA Batteries
#78 Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Chevrolet/Furniture Row
#83 David Reutimann (Zephyrhills, FL) Toyota/Burger King/Dr. Pepper
#87 Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) Toyota/TBA
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Kannapolis, NC) Chevrolet/National Guard
#93 Travis Kvapil (Janesville, WI) Toyota/Burger King/Dr. Pepper
#98 Michael McDowell (Glendale, AZ) Ford/Phil Parsons Racing
#99 Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO) Ford/Fastenal
Leading contenders
| Name | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasey Kahne | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 36 | 6 | Won |
| Denny Hamlin | 6 | Won | 8 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Clint Bowyer | 27 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Dale Earnhardt Jr | 31 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| Brad Keselowski | 6 | 26 | 35 | 5 | |||||
| Jeff Gordon | 2 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Won | 5 | 7 |
| Kevin Harvick | 13 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 |
| Greg Biffle | 28 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 9 |
| Ryan Newman | 3 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 6 | Won | 10 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 18 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Tony Stewart | 5 | Won | 37 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Matt Kenseth | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 13 |
| Joey Logano | Won | 9 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Kyle Busch | 4 | Won | 11 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 16 | |
| Carl Edwards | 12 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 18 | |
| Kurt Busch | Won | 2 | 38 | 21 | Won | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
Notes
Originally named New Hampshire International Speedway, this racetrack is located on approximately 1,200 acres, making it the largest sports facility in New England. Groundbreaking for this track took place on Aug. 13, 1989. Speedway Motorsports Inc. agreed to purchase New Hampshire International Speedway from Bob and Gary Bahre on Jan. 11, 2008. It was then renamed New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
This 1.058-mile racetrack has banking that ranges from 2 to 7 degrees in all of its turns. There is 1 degree of banking on the straights. The lengths of the frontstretch and backstretch are 1,500 feet.
There have been 36 races in NASCAR's premier series held at New Hampshire, including one event per season from 1993-96 and two each year since then.
Rusty Wallace won the inaugural Cup race at New Hampshire, the Slick 50 300, on July 11, 1993.
Four driver have competed in all 36 races at New Hampshire: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Joe Nemechek.
Jeff Burton leads all drivers with four victories at New Hampshire. Burton has not won a race there since September 2000, when he led all 300 laps in the event.
Rick Hendrick has the most car owner wins at New Hampshire with nine, followed by Jack Roush with seven and Joe Gibbs with five.
Ryan Newman leads all drivers with six poles at New Hampshire. Gordon has the second most poles there with four.
The race winner at New Hampshire has started from the pole five times, which is more than any other starting position there. Newman most recently did it in July 2011.
The closest margin of victory in a Cup race at New Hampshire occurred on July 1, 2007 when Denny Hamlin beat Gordon to the finish line by just 0.068 seconds.
The furthest back a driver has started and won a Cup race at New Hampshire is 38th, accomplished by Burton in July 1999.
Four drivers on the entry list for this weekend's race scored their first career wins in the series at New Hampshire: Joe Nemechek (Sept. 19, 1999), Ryan Newman (Sept. 15, 2002), Clint Bowyer (Sept. 16, 2007) and Joey Logano (June 28, 2009). Robby Gordon's first Cup victory also came at this track on Nov. 23, 2001. The fall 2001 event there was postponed due to the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
Defending Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski claimed his maiden pole at New Hampshire on Sept. 19, 2010.
Three drivers entered in this race made their Cup debuts at New Hampshire: Burton and Nemechek's first starts came there on July 11, 1993. Logano's debut occurred there on Sept. 14, 2008.
When Logano won the June '09 event (rain-shortened) at New Hampshire, he became the youngest driver to win a race in series history at the age of 19 years, 1 month and 4 days old. Mark Martin is the oldest driver to win a race at New Hampshire. Martin took the checkered flag there on Sept. 20, 2009 when he was 50 years, 8 months and 11 days old.
The next race is the July 28 Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson is the defending race winner.
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