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Credit: Autostock
By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
September 12, 2003
12:42 PM EDT (1642 GMT)
LOUDON, N.H. -- New Hampshire International Speedway staged its first NASCAR Winston Cup race in July 1993, the Slick 50 300, which was won by Rusty Wallace.
Since then, the track has expanded its Winston Cup schedule to two races a season. Here are some facts about NHIS:
0 -- The number of top-five finishes in 26 races this season by Sterling Marlin and Ward Burton, who at 17th and 19th in the standings are the only drivers in the top-20 without a top-five.
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1 -- The number of top-10 finishes in the last eight races by defending Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart, who has led 315 laps in eight career starts at NHIS.
1.058 -- The length of a lap, in miles, of New Hampshire International Speedway.
2 -- The number of drivers that have won races at NHIS from the pole position, Jeff Gordon (1998 CMT 300) and Ryan Newman (2002 New Hampshire 300).
3 -- The leading number of Bud Pole Awards at NHIS, by Jeff Gordon.
3 -- The number of drivers that have started all 17 Winston Cup races at NHIS without a DNF: Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin.
3.33 -- Ryan Newman's average finish in three starts at NHIS.
4 -- The leading number of career Winston Cup victories at NHIS, by Jeff Burton.
4 -- The leading number of victories by an owner at NHIS, by Jack Roush and Rick Hendrick. Robert Yates and Roger Penske are tied with two NHIS victories apiece.
5 -- The leading number of DNFs in the 17 Winston Cup races at NHIS, by Terry Labonte and John Andretti.
7 -- The number of top-10 finishes by Ryan Newman in his last nine starts.
8 -- Ryan Newman's average starting position at NHIS, the best of all drivers with at least three starts here.
8 -- The number of different winners in the last eight Winston Cup races at NHIS.
9 -- The number of different drivers that have won Bud Poles in the 15 Winston Cup qualifying sessions that have been held at NHIS. Rain twice cancelled qualifying.
9.764 -- Dale Jarrett's average finishing position at NHIS, the best of all drivers with at least five starts here.
11 -- The number of the 17 NHIS Winston Cup races in which Jeff Gordon has led at least one lap. He has led the most laps six times.
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12 -- The number of different race winners in the 17 Winston Cup races at New
Hampshire.
12 -- The degree of banking in the four corners of New Hampshire International Speedway.
13 -- The leading number of top-10 finishes at New Hampshire, by Dale Jarrett.
13.647 -- The average starting position of the 17 Winston Cup race winners at NHIS.
14 -- The number of drivers that have competed in all 17 Winston Cup races at New Hampshire.
14 -- Jeff Gordon's best finish in his last four races at NHIS.
15 -- The record number of leading drivers in a single race at NHIS, during the 1996 Jiffy Lube 300.
20 -- The leading number of top-10 finishes in the first 26 races of 2003, by point leader Matt Kenseth.
23 -- The consecutive number of races after which Matt Kenseth has led the Winston Cup standings.
24 -- The number of top-15 finishes in the first 26 races of the 2003 season by point leader Matt Kenseth.
26 -- The number of races this season in which a Chevrolet has led at least one lap, the only manufacturer in the sport to accomplish the feat.
32 -- The consecutive number of races in which Terry Labonte has been running at the finish, Winston Cup's longest active streak.
38 -- The deepest in the field a NHIS Winston Cup race winner has started, by Jeff Burton in the 1999 Jiffy Lube 300.
54 -- The number of races since Kyle Petty last scored a top-10 finish, since Talladega in April 2002.
55 -- The speed, in miles per hour that the pace car will travel under caution at NHIS. Pit road speed at NHIS is 45 mph.
57 -- The number of races since the Winston Cup point leader last won a race, by Sterling Marlin at Darlington in March 2002.
59 -- The number of races in which Jimmie Johnson has remained in the top-10 in the Winston Cup standings, the longest such streak among active drivers.
88 -- The number of races since Rusty Wallace last won, on April 29, 2001 at California Speedway. Wallace won the inaugural 1993 Winston Cup race at NHIS.
117.134 -- The NHIS race record average speed, set on July 13, 1997 by Jeff Burton, in two hours, 42 minutes and 35 seconds.
132.241 -- The New Hampshire International Speedway Bud Pole Qualifying record, in miles per hour, set by Ryan Newman on Sept. 13, 2002, in 28.802 seconds.
160 -- The number of points second place Dale Earnhardt Jr. has lost to Winston Cup point leader Matt Kenseth in the last four races.
300 -- The number of laps led by Jeff Burton in the 2000 Dura-Lube 300 at NHIS, in only the third time in the modern era that a driver has led all of the laps in a Winston Cup race.
317.40 -- The number of miles covered in 300 laps at New Hampshire International Speedway.
418 -- Matt Kenseth's lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Winston Cup standings, the widest margin between first and second this season.
500 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts by Mark Martin if he starts the Sylvania 300.
706 -- The number of consecutive Winston Cup starts by Ricky Rudd heading to NHIS, the longest current streak.
1,045 -- The number of laps led in 17 Winston Cup races at NHIS by Jeff Gordon, tops by all drivers.
1,500 -- The length, in feet, of the front and backstretches at New Hampshire International Speedway.
1997 -- The first year for twice-a-year Winston Cup races at New Hampshire.
4,719,296 -- The posted awards for the Sylvania 300.
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