From the July, 2006 issue of Stock Car Insider
Upcoming Events in the World of NASCAR
Next week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams head to the largest sporting venue in the Northeast, New Hampshire International Speedway, NIS. As it turns out, the friendly residents of New Hampshire who live by the state creed of "Live Free or Die” are huge NASCAR fans and regularly pack the seats to the tune of 100,000+.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, Ryan Newman, who also holds the track qualifying record with a speed of 133.357mph and who sports an average finish of 8th, leads the pack.
Also expect the following drivers to do well next week:
Other drivers to note:
Jimmie Johnson - Average Finish 9th
Matt Kenseth - Average Finish 11th
Mark Martin - Average Finish 12th
Next Week's Schedule:
Nextel Cup: @ New Hampshire International Speedway
7/15/06 - 10:05pm NASCAR Nextel Cup LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Practice
7/14/06 - 03:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup LENOX Industrial Tools 300 Qualifying
7/16/06 - 02:10pm NASCAR Nextel LENOX Industrial Tools 300
Busch Series: @ New Hampshire International Speedway
7/14/06 - 02:00pm NASCAR Busch Series New England 200 Practice
7/15/06 - 03:10pm NASCAR Busch Series New England 200 Qualifying
7/15/06 - 03:00pm NASCAR Busch Series New England 200
Craftsman Truck Series: @ Memphis Motorsports Park
7/14/06 - 07:45pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 200 Practice
7/15/06 - 05:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 200 Qualifying
7/15/06 - 08:15pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 200
| See complete 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Race Schedule |
