Speedway Motorsports Purchases New Hampshire International Speedway
The speedway, which opened in 1990 and hosts two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events each year, is located about one hour north of
Located on approximately 1,100 acres, the multi-use complex is the largest sports facility in
The speedway hosts the only NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events held in the six-state
“This is a wonderful opportunity for our company to grow our business as we continue to invest in this sport and the motorsports industry,” said Smith.
Smith added that he has offered Bob Bahre the opportunity to remain associated as a consultant with the track that he built.
In addition to the major NASCAR races, the track hosts several regional professional racing series, including the NASCAR Grand National Division, NASCAR Busch East Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Amateur series events complete the schedule with SCCA sports cars, motorcycles, World Karting Association go-karts and racing schools.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway will join a strong portfolio of SMI facilities. The company also owns and operates Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway in
With this acquisition, the company will own race tracks in the West, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest, including four of the nation’s top-10 metropolitan markets.
The breakdown includes: the sixth-largest market (Infineon/San Francisco); the fifth-largest market (Texas/Dallas-Ft. Worth); the seventh-largest market (New Hampshire/Boston); the ninth-largest market (
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. will promote 13 NASCAR-sanctioned Sprint (formerly NEXTEL) Cup races in 2008 and nine NASCAR-sanctioned Nationwide (formerly Busch) Series events. Combined seating for the seven SMI facilities will exceed 850,000 permanent seats.
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Sources: Jerry Gappens/Speedway Motorsports, Inc.