Fast Facts – New Hampshire 100

Fast Facts
New Hampshire 100

Location
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

Date
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Time
12:45 p.m. (EDT)

Sanctioning Body
NASCAR, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Series
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

Length
100 laps, 105.8 miles

Total Posted Awards
$166,917

2008 Event Winner
Ted Christopher, Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet
Time of Race: 1 hour 29 minutes, 18 seconds
Average Speed: 70.549 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.095 seconds over Jimmy Blewett

2008 Event Pole Sitter
Ryan Newman, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
29.658 seconds
127.453 mpn

Qualifying
Qualifying is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, at 4:40 p.m. (EDT).  The better of two laps will determine a driver’s official qualifying speed for the New Hampshire 100.  Starting positions 1 – 33 will be determined by qualifying speeds, with the top 30 in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour owner standings guaranteed a starting position.  The remainder of the 38-car field will be set as outlined by the event’s official entry blank.

Television
The New Hampshire 100 will be tape delayed on Speed Channel at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, September 19.

Tickets
Tickets for all of the great NASCAR events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are available online at www.nhms.com or by calling the NHMS ticket hotline at (603) 783-4931.

Sources: New Hampshire Motor Speedway PR