RACING AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
In July, a NASCAR Cup Series race is held at the speedway, about a half-hour drive from Weirs Beach. Close to 100,000 people attend the 300-lap race around the 1 mile oval. In 2023, the 31st annual summer NASCAR race will be held Sunday, July 16th.
As sponsors have changed, the name of the race and the NASCAR trophy itself have changed. The 2023 race is called the Crayon 301. Since 2020, there is no longer a title sponsor of the trophy; the trophy is now simply called the NASCAR Cup.
Previously, the track held two NASCAR Cup races every season, one in the summer, and one in the fall. After 21 years, the fall NASCAR Cup race, the New England 300, was discontinued in 2017.
Click here for some great aerial photos of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, taken during the July 1, 2007 race.
Below, photos of the race course, taken on September 24, 2017, on the day of the last New England 300 race. Taken early in the day, before the race crowd filled in.
