Sylvania 300 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	Sylvania 300
Name of Track:	New Hampshire International Speedway
Date:	September 17th

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058 mile oval track which has hosted NASCAR racing since the 1990s. It is commonly referred to by its location, Loudon.

Largest Speedway In New England

The track was opened in June 1990, after 9 months of construction after the Bahre family purchased the Bryar Motorsports Park in the region and redeveloped the popular motorcycle circuit into a multi-purpose track, with NASCAR added to the popular motorcycle and SCCA races on the complex.

It was the largest speedway in New England, and later expansion has made this the largest sports venue of any type in the region. NASCAR made its debut at the track in July 1990, with a Busch Series race won by Tommy Ellis. For 3 years, the Busch Series hosted a pair of races at the track each year.

Loudon Gets NASCAR Cup Races

These races were successful and led to Loudon earning a spot on the NASACR Winston Cup schedule in 1993. Rusty Wallace won the inaugural Slick 50 300 in July of that year.

A second 300 mile race was added to the schedule in 1997, taking one of the spots that North Wilkesboro once had on the schedule after that track was sold in an estate sale. The race is held in the middle of September, and in 2004, Loudon became the first race in NASCAR's Chase for the Cup "playoff" series.

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Sylvania 300 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for Sylvania 300, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Pts	Status	Sponsor
1	Kevin Harvick	29	1	$266,461	300	190	running	Reese's
2	Tony Stewart	20	32	$220,686	300	170	running	The Home Depot
3	Jeff Gordon	24	2	$171,536	300	170	running	DuPont
4	Denny Hamlin	11	5	$113,050	300	165	running	FedEx Express
5	Brian Vickers	25	12	$118,625	300	155	running	GMAC
6	Elliott Sadler	19	14	$125,516	300	150	running	Dodge Dealers/UAW
7	Jeff Burton	31	22	$137,570	300	151	running	Cingular Wireless
8	J.J. Yeley	18	36	$119,050	300	147	running	Interstate Batteries
9	Dave Blaney	22	21	$103,033	300	143	running	Caterpillar
10	Matt Kenseth	17	25	$130,466	300	139	running	DEWALT
11	Mark Martin	6	26	$95,975	300	135	running	AAA
12	Ryan Newman	12	4	$121,583	300	127	running	Mobil 1
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	13	$115,716	300	124	running	Budweiser
14	Greg Biffle	16	8	$93,675	300	121	running	National Guard
15	Robby Gordon	7	9	$77,425	300	123	running	Jim Beam
16	Kasey Kahne	9	33	$109,389	300	115	running	Dodge Dealers/UAW
17	Reed Sorenson	41	31	$83,625	300	112	running	Target
18	Carl Edwards	99	19	$91,525	300	109	running	Office Depot
19	Kurt Busch	2	3	$114,058	300	106	running	Miller Lite
20	David Stremme	40	6	$101,883	300	103	running	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon
21	Casey Mears	42	24	$108,758	300	100	running	Texaco/Havoline
22	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	11	$96,458	300	97	running	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
23	Michael Waltrip	55	35	$86,608	299	94	running	NAPA Auto Parts
24	Clint Bowyer	7	18	$81,700	299	91	running	Jack Daniel's
25	Sterling Marlin	14	30	$83,347	299	93	running	Ginn Clubs & Resorts
26	Tony Raines	96	28	$73,100	299	85	running	DLP HDTV
27	Travis Kvapil	32	34	$72,875	299	82	running	Tide-Downy
28	Dale Jarrett	88	37	$104,250	299	79	running	UPS
29	Jamie McMurray	26	42	$116,225	298	76	running	Crown Royal
30	Kevin Lepage	49	40	$69,650	297	73	running	LoansDepot.com
31	Scott Wimmer	4	39	$68,950	297	70	running	Lucas Oil Products
32	Joe Nemechek	1	17	$95,070	295	67	running	U.S. Army
33	Ken Schrader	21	10	$96,689	295	64	running	Motorcraft Genuine Parts
34	Chad Chaffin	61	38	$68,325	293	61	running	Oak Glove Co.
35	Scott Riggs	10	23	$68,125	291	58	running	Stanley Tools/Valvoline
36	David Gilliland	38	15	$95,808	291	55	running	M&M's
37	Kyle Petty	45	27	$75,700	290	52	engine	Petty Enterprises/Victory Junction
38	Kyle Busch	5	16	$85,500	276	49	running	Kellogg's
39	Jimmie Johnson	48	7	$115,911	233	46	running	Lowe's
40	Bobby Labonte	43	29	$104,161	207	43	Accident	Cheerios/Betty Crocker
41	Ted Christopher	27	43	$67,060	123	40	brakes	Lilly Trucking of Virginia
42	Morgan Shepherd	89	41	$66,935	61	37	Overheating	Victory In Jesus
43	Jeff Green	66	20	$75,139	2	34	Accident	Haas Automation/Best Buy