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The Sylvania 300 is also the "kick off" race for the "Chase for the Sprint Cup," which consists of the final ten races of the NASCAR season in which the top ten drivers are given different points
considerations.
Held annually at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, this region of the U.S. is no stranger to championships, and twelve of NASCAR's best of the best will be trying to get a jump on the rest of the field in this opening showdown of The Chase for the Cup.
Besides being the first race in The Chase, the Sylvania 300 also has the distinction of being the only Sprint Cup restrictor plate race, other than races at Daytona and Talladega, since the adoption of the current 358 cubic inch formula. Following Adam Petty's fatal crash in the Busch Series practice in May, and Kenny Irwin, Jr.'s fatal crash in the Cup Series practice in July, NASCAR made the decision that it would be safer to run restrictor plates at this track. While adding the plates did serve the purpose of slowing the cars down, it also restricted passing so much, that Jeff Burton led all 300 laps. This lack of passing was judged to be so uncompetitive that, for Cup cars only, the restrictor plates were gone for the very next race, the 2001 New England 300.
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Sylvania 300 Winners
2011 Sylvania 300 Winner
Tony Stewart won the first Chase for the Cup race of 2011. Tony brings a ton of momentum into New Hampshire where he finished second earlier this year behind his teammate Ryan Newman. Stewart could make a strong statement with another top finish in this week's 2011 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
2010 Sylvania 300 Winner
Clint Bowyer wins 2010 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bowyer No. 12 seed, celebrating his victory in the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship by parking his No. 33 Chevrolet near the frontstretch of the 1.058-mile oval and doing a burnout that shrouded the grandstands in a cloud of white smoke. Rounding out the top 5: 1. Bowyer, 2. Hamlin, 3. Jamie McMurray, 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 5. Kevin Harvick.
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