From the June, 2007 issue of Stock Car Insider
Next stop on the Nextel Cup Schedule is New Hampshire International Raceway
Next week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams head to the largest sporting venue in the Northeast, New Hampshire International Speedway, NIS. NHIS is a challenging, flat 1.058 mile oval track that annually packs 100,000 fans in the seats. The friendly residents of New Hampshire, who live by the state creed of "Live Free or Die” are huge NASCAR fans and turn out in droves to watch their favorite drivers cheat death.The mile long oval with its low-banked turns can be considered a close relative to Martinsville Speedway. Just like at Martinsville, the racing at NIS offers hard-braking & nail-biting passing in the turns but with the added benefit of a second grove. Drivers push their cars and each other to the limits as they jockey for position and sometimes "lean" on each other for support.
Of all current drivers with 2 or more career starts at New Hampshire, Denny Hamlin sports an average finish of 5th, leads the pack.
Other drivers to note:
Jeff Burton - Average finish of 10th
Jeff Gordon - Average finish of 11th
Matt Kenseth - Average finish of 11th
Ryan Newman - Average finish of 12th
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