Track Facts: LENOX Industrial Tools 301
Fast Facts
LENOX Industrial Tools 301
Location
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Date
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Time
2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Sanctioning Body
NASCAR, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Length
301 laps, 318.458 miles
Purse
$5,383,710
Event Winner
Denny Hamlin, FedEx Ground Chevrolet
Time of Race: 2 hours, 55 minutes and 59 seconds
Average Speed: 108.215 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.068 seconds over Jeff Gordon
Event Pole Sitter
Dave Blaney, Caterpillar Toyota
129.437 mph, 29.426 seconds
Qualifying
Qualifying is scheduled for Friday, June 27, at 3:10 p.m. (EDT) and will be televised live on SPEED Channel at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). The better of two laps will determine a driver’s official qualifying speed for the LENOX Industrial Tools 301. Starting positions 1-42 will be determined by qualifying speeds with the top 35 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner standings guaranteed a starting position. The remainder of the 43-car field will be set as outlined by the event’s official entry blank.
Radio/Television
Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race live to its affiliate radio stations beginning at 1:15 p.m. (EDT). MRN’s broadcast can also be heard on Sirius NASCAR Radio channel 128. TNT will televise the race live with coverage set to begin at 12:00 p.m. (EDT).
Tickets
Tickets for all of the great NASCAR events on Friday, Saturday, and even Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301 are available online at www.nhms.com or by calling Guest Services at (603) 783-4931.
Sources: Fred Neergaard/NHMS PR