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The New Hampshire Historical thread, post your memories
Yes, your memories are wanted. It can be a year old memory or all the way back to 1993. It can be loosely connected, if the track or area reminds you something than feel free to post it, it’s all good.
It can just be pictures of a driver, or a story from the New England area. This area has a rich racing heritage, so don’t be shy.
I hope my opening post isn’t a downer or kill joy, but there are some sad moments…..
Kenny Irwin Jr
1993 USAC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year
1994 USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year
1996 USAC National Midget Champion
1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
Kenny won two races in the Craftsman Truck Series
Adam Petty was only 20 at the time of his death, far too young to demonstrate his future abilities.
All text in italics form Wikipedia
Kyle Petty, Adam's father, who drove the #44 car at the time of the crash, drove Adam's #45 car in the Busch Series for the remainder of 2000. He then used the #45 in the Sprint Cup series throughout the rest of his driving career. For two years, Kyle did not race at Loudon. He returned in 2002, only to leave again until 2005. His final race at Loudon was in 2007.[1]
In October 2000 five months after Adam's death, his family partnered with Paul Newman and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to begin the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina, as a memorial to Adam. The camp has received support from many NASCAR drivers, teams, and sponsors, including Cup Series sponsor Sprint, which has placed a replica of Adam's 1998 car in the camp. The Victory Junction Gang camp began operation in 2004, and is an official charity of NASCAR. Petty also appears as a special guest driver in the video games NASCAR 2000, NASCAR Rumble , NASCAR 2001 and NASCAR Arcade.
After the two deaths a restrictor plate was used for the September 2000 event, Jeff Burton led wire to wire, the race sucked, and that was the end of that….
Davey Allison only competed in one race at New Hampshire, in July 1993, the following day he suffered fatal injurys in a helicopter crash at Talladega.
In 1996, Ernie Irvan captured the win in the July race, making it one of the more emotional victories in NASCAR history. The win came less than two years after Irvan suffered a near-fatal crash at Michigan International Speedway, where he was given less than a 10% chance of survival.
New Hampshire was the Death of North Wilksboro, but I will have to admit the racing is good at New Hampshire.
Sprint Cup Records
Most Wins 4 Jeff Burton
Most Top 5s 14 Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s 18 Jeff Gordon
Starts 32 4 Drivers
Poles 4 Ryan Newman
Most Laps Completed 9254 Jeff Gordon
Most Laps Led 1207 Jeff Gordon
Avg. Start* 8.9 Ryan Newman
Avg. Finish* 7.6 Denny Hamlin
the photo is Adam Petty
Yes, your memories are wanted. It can be a year old memory or all the way back to 1993. It can be loosely connected, if the track or area reminds you something than feel free to post it, it’s all good.
It can just be pictures of a driver, or a story from the New England area. This area has a rich racing heritage, so don’t be shy.
I hope my opening post isn’t a downer or kill joy, but there are some sad moments…..
Kenny Irwin Jr
1993 USAC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year
1994 USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year
1996 USAC National Midget Champion
1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year
Kenny won two races in the Craftsman Truck Series
Adam Petty was only 20 at the time of his death, far too young to demonstrate his future abilities.
All text in italics form Wikipedia
Kyle Petty, Adam's father, who drove the #44 car at the time of the crash, drove Adam's #45 car in the Busch Series for the remainder of 2000. He then used the #45 in the Sprint Cup series throughout the rest of his driving career. For two years, Kyle did not race at Loudon. He returned in 2002, only to leave again until 2005. His final race at Loudon was in 2007.[1]
In October 2000 five months after Adam's death, his family partnered with Paul Newman and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to begin the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina, as a memorial to Adam. The camp has received support from many NASCAR drivers, teams, and sponsors, including Cup Series sponsor Sprint, which has placed a replica of Adam's 1998 car in the camp. The Victory Junction Gang camp began operation in 2004, and is an official charity of NASCAR. Petty also appears as a special guest driver in the video games NASCAR 2000, NASCAR Rumble , NASCAR 2001 and NASCAR Arcade.
After the two deaths a restrictor plate was used for the September 2000 event, Jeff Burton led wire to wire, the race sucked, and that was the end of that….
Davey Allison only competed in one race at New Hampshire, in July 1993, the following day he suffered fatal injurys in a helicopter crash at Talladega.
In 1996, Ernie Irvan captured the win in the July race, making it one of the more emotional victories in NASCAR history. The win came less than two years after Irvan suffered a near-fatal crash at Michigan International Speedway, where he was given less than a 10% chance of survival.
New Hampshire was the Death of North Wilksboro, but I will have to admit the racing is good at New Hampshire.
Sprint Cup Records
Most Wins 4 Jeff Burton
Most Top 5s 14 Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s 18 Jeff Gordon
Starts 32 4 Drivers
Poles 4 Ryan Newman
Most Laps Completed 9254 Jeff Gordon
Most Laps Led 1207 Jeff Gordon
Avg. Start* 8.9 Ryan Newman
Avg. Finish* 7.6 Denny Hamlin
the photo is Adam Petty
