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New Hampshire 300 preview
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series -- New Hampshire 300 |
| When: Sunday, Sept. 17 -- 12:30 p.m. ET on TNN |
| Where: New Hampshire International Raceway |
| Distance: 300 laps/317.4 miles |
| Posted Awards: $2,934,681 |
| The Field: |
| Field consists of the fastest 36 cars through time trials. Also,
seven provisional starting positions based on 2000 owner points,
for maximum 43-car field. The 43rd position is reserved for a past
NWCS champion, if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible
owner.
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| The Schedule: |
| Friday, Sept. 15 |
| 12:30am Practice until 3pm |
| 5:30pm Qualifying (pos. 1-25, one lap) |
| Saturday, Sept. 16 |
| 11am Qualifying (pos. 26-36, one laps) |
| Sunday, Sept. 17 |
| 12:30pm Start of the New Hampshire 300 |
| Track facts |
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New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile paved
speedway with 12-degree banking in all four turns. The length of
the front straightaway and back straightaways are both 1,500
feet. New Hampshire International Speedway has hosted the
Dura-Lube 300 Sponsored by Kmart since 1997.
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| New Hampshire 300 Notes |
- The NASCAR Winston Cup Series Leader Bonus is worth $20,000
this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway.
- Start sixth and enjoy a win. That's where Tony Stewart and
retired driver Ernie Irvan started when they both got a win at New
Hampshire International Speedway.
- Teams in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series and in the Busch North
Series, NASCAR Touring event will be required to use one-inch
restrictor plates for practice, qualifying and during this weekend's
race at NHIS. Both Series will also take pre-practice laps behind
the pace car to ensure proper brake temperature prior to
full-speed practice runs.
- Jeff Burton's first NASCAR Winston Cup Series start occurred at
NHIS in July, 1993 - he started sixth and finished 37th.
- Steve Grissom's best career finish in the NASCAR Winston Cup
Series happened in July, 1997 - he finished fourth.
- Reigning winner of this race, Joe Nemechek, received his first
start at NHIS in July, 1993, as well as his first NASCAR Winston
Cup Series win (September, 1999).
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| Other Notes |
- The NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 season has had 12
different Bud Pole winners. Five drivers have started from the pole
position more than once this season: Rusty Wallace (eight), Dale
Jarrett (three), Ricky Rudd, Jeremy Mayfield and Dale Earnhardt,
Jr. (two each).
- Bobby Labonte remains the point leader of the NASCAR Winston
Cup Series point standings, extending his margin to 158 points -
the largest point margin of the season.
- Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Dale
Earnhardt moved into second place in the point standings, leading
third place Dale Jarrett by six points.
- With nine races remaining, Labonte's point lead is greater than
the difference between a first and 43rd-place finish.
- The top five in points are separated by 408 points. The
difference between fourth place and second place is only 25
points.
- Ricky Rudd remains seventh in the standings, despite not having
won a race this season.
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