This Track in ACT History: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
/Location: Loudon, NH
Track: 1.058-mile oval
Opened: 1990
Also Known As: New Hampshire International Speedway
# of ACT Races Held: 1 point-counting event for ACT Late Model Tour/Serié ACT; 9 invitational events
Most Wins: Eddie MacDonald, 5
A Brief History of New Hampshire Motor Speedway
The story of New Hampshire Motor Speedway begins where the story of Bryar Motorsports Park ends. The latter had been a prominent facility on both the national stock car and motorcycle circuits in the 1960s and 1970s with its 1.63-mile road course and 5/8-mile oval. But by the late 1980s, it had fallen into disrepair and largely been reduced to motorcycle racing. Enter Bob Bahre. With NASCAR looking to expand into the Northeast market, the already-legendary Maine businessman and track promoter saw the potential for the property, which was located just an hour north of Boston. So he bought the facility in 1989 and bulldozed the old tracks, paving the way for a new modern racing facility.
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