New Hampshire 301

The New Hampshire 301 is a 301 lap, 318.458-mile (512.508 km) annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.
In 2018, the New Hampshire 301 will become the 20th race of the season, replacing the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the crown jewel race at Indianapolis will become the 26th race of the season.
==History==
The race has been traditionally run in July, but from 2007 to 2010 it was run in late June or early July as the race preceding the Coke Zero 400 in order to allow that race to run as close to the 4th of July as possible. In 2011, the race returned to its traditional mid-July date. From its inaugural running in 1993 through 2007 the race was 300 laps, but after O. Bruton Smith and his company SMI bought the track their first date was given the moniker of the extra mile and was increased to 301 laps. In 2008, Kurt Busch won the race after it was called due to rain after 284 laps. One year later, Joey Logano became the youngest winner in NASCAR Cup Series history after the race was also shortened because of rain after 273 laps, at the age of 19 years, 1 month, and 4 days. Starting in 2018, it will be the only event at the track because their fall race would be moved to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 
===Race sponsorship===
Newell Rubbermaid, through its Lenox Industrial Tools subsidiary, was the title sponsor of the race from 2006 to 2012. Organizers added an extra lap from 2008 to 2012 to represent that Lenox Industrial Tools" is looking for users and suppliers of industrial tools that go the extra mile, whose jobs are physically demanding, day after day, and still find time to contribute to their communities in a meaningful way." The race was dubbed "The Extra Mile at the Magic Mile." for seven years, The title was a misnomer, however, as races at New Hampshire are not run by miles but instead by laps. Under the Lenox Industrial Tools sponsorship, the race was 318.5 miles (512.6 km) in length while the fall race, the Sylvania 300, is 317.4 miles (510.8 km). After Lenox Industrial Tools left as title sponsor, Camping World picked up the sponsorship of the event through its RV Sales department for 2013 and 2014, and since the 301 moniker became popular with the fans, NHMS decided to keep their July event 301 laps long. In fact, the first two races with the 301 lap distance did not go the whole distance.
In 2017, the race (along with Saturday's Xfinity Series race) received sponsorship from water sports store Overton's, branding it the Overton's 301.
==Trophy==
Unlike other races, the trophy is in the form of an American lobster provided by Makris Lobster and Steak House. After the winning driver poses with the lobster on victory lane, Makris pressure cooks it and sends the meat to the winning pit crew while a taxidermist reassembles the shell and mounts it on a trophy for the driver.
==Past winners==
Year	Date 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Race Distance	Race Distance 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
Year	Date 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Laps 	Miles (km) 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
1993	July 11	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Pontiac 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	2:59:45 	105.947 	Report
1994	July 10	10 	Ricky Rudd 	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:37:24 	87.599 	Report
1995	July 9 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	2:57:56 	107.029 	Report
1996	July 14	28 	Ernie Irvan 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:12:30 	98.93 	Report
1997	July 13	99 	Jeff Burton 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	2:42:35 	117.134 	Report
1998	July 12	99 	Jeff Burton (2) 	Roush Racing (2) 	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:04:54 	102.996 	Report
1999	July 11	99 	Jeff Burton (3) 	Roush Racing (3) 	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:06:56 	101.876 	Report
2000	July 9 	20 	Tony Stewart 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Pontiac 	273* 	288.834 (464.833)	2:48:01 	103.145 	Report
2001	July 22	88 	Dale Jarrett 	Robert Yates Racing (2) 	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:06:28 	102.131 	Report
2002	July 21	22 	Ward Burton 	Bill Davis Racing 	Dodge 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:26:14 	92.342 	Report
2003	July 20	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports (2) 	Chevrolet 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:16:29 	96.924 	Report
2004	July 25	97 	Kurt Busch 	Roush Racing (4) 	Ford 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:14:36 	97.862 	Report
2005	July 17	20 	Tony Stewart (2) 	Joe Gibbs Racing (2) 	Chevrolet 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	3:05:36 	102.608 	Report
2006	July 16	5 	Kyle Busch 	Hendrick Motorsports (3) 	Chevrolet 	308* 	325.864 (524.427)	3:12:51 	101.384 	Report
2007	July 1 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing (3) 	Chevrolet 	300 	317.4 (510.805) 	2:55:59 	108.215 	Report
2008	June 29	2 	Kurt Busch (2) 	Penske Racing (2) 	Dodge 	284* 	300.472 (483.562)	2:48:56 	106.719 	Report
2009	June 28	20 	Joey Logano 	Joe Gibbs Racing (4) 	Toyota 	273* 	288.834 (464.833)	2:57:45 	97.497 	Report
2010	June 27	48 	Jimmie Johnson (2)	Hendrick Motorsports (4) 	Chevrolet 	301 	318.458 (512.508)	2:48:38 	113.308 	Report
2011	July 17	39 	Ryan Newman 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Chevrolet 	301 	318.458 (512.508)	3:03:33 	104.1 	Report
2012	July 15	5 	Kasey Kahne 	Hendrick Motorsports (5) 	Chevrolet 	301 	318.458 (512.508)	2:44:24 	116.226 	Report
2013	July 14	55 	Brian Vickers 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	Toyota 	302* 	319.516 (514.211)	3:14:10 	98.735 	Report
2014	July 13	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske (3) 	Ford 	305* 	322.69 (519.319) 	2:58:03 	108.741 	Report
2015	July 19	18 	Kyle Busch (2) 	Joe Gibbs Racing (5) 	Toyota 	301 	318.458 (512.508)	2:56:06 	108.504 	Report
2016	July 17	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing (6) 	Toyota 	301 	318.458 (512.508)	2:57:53 	107.416 	Report
2017	July 16	11 	Denny Hamlin (2) 	Joe Gibbs Racing (7) 	Toyota 	301 	318.458 (512.508)	3:00:36 	105.8 	Report
===Notes===
*2000, 2008, and 2009: Race shortened due to rain.
*2006, 2013, and 2014: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
===Multiple winners (drivers)===
Wins	Driver 	Years Won
3 	Jeff Burton 	1997, 1998, 1999
2 	Tony Stewart 	2000, 2005
2 	Kurt Busch 	2004, 2008
2 	Jimmie Johnson	2003, 2010
2 	Kyle Busch 	2006, 2015
2 	Denny Hamlin 	2007, 2017
===Multiple winners (teams)===
Wins	Team 	Years Won
7 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017
5 	Hendrick Motorsports	1995, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012
4 	Roush Racing 	1997, 1998, 1999, 2004
3 	Team Penske 	1993, 2008, 2014
2 	Robert Yates Racing 	1996, 2001
===Manufacturer wins===
Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
8 	Chevrolet 	1995, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
8 	Ford 	1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2014
5 	Toyota 	2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
2 	 	
2 	Pontiac 	1993, 2000
2 	Dodge 	2002, 2008
2 	 	
==Television broadcasters==
Year	Network	Lap-by-lap 	Color commentator(s)
1993	TNN 	Mike Joy 	Buddy BakerNeil Bonnett
1994	TNN 	Mike Joy 	Buddy BakerKenny Wallace
1995	TNN 	Mike Joy 	Buddy BakerDick Berggren
1996	TNN 	Eli Gold 	Buddy BakerChad Little
1997	TNN 	Eli Gold 	Buddy BakerDick Berggren
1998	TNN 	Eli Gold 	Buddy BakerDick Berggren
1999	TNN 	Eli Gold 	Buddy BakerDick Berggren
2000	TNN 	Eli Gold 	Buddy BakerDick Berggren
2001	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2002	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2003	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2004	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2005	TNT 	Bill Weber 	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2006	TNT 	Bill Weber 	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2007	TNT 	Bill Weber 	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2008	TNT 	Bill Weber 	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2009	TNT 	Ralph Sheheen 	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2010	TNT 	Adam Alexander	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2011	TNT 	Adam Alexander	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2012	TNT 	Adam Alexander	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2013	TNT 	Adam Alexander	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2014	TNT 	Adam Alexander	Wally DallenbachKyle Petty
2015	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
2016	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
2017	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
2018	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve LetarteDale Earnhardt Jr.
==References==
==External links==
*Racing-Reference.info - New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Results
*NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks
* Camping World RV Sales 301