Lenox Industrial Tools 301
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| Venue | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Newell Rubbermaid |
| First race | 1993 |
| Distance | 318.5 miles (512.6 km) |
| Number of laps | 301 |
| Previous names | Slick 50 300 (1993-1995)
Jiffy Lube 300 (1996-1999) thatlook.com 300 (2000) New England 300 (2001-2003, 2005) Siemens 300 (2004) Lenox Industrial Tools 300 (2006-2007) |
The Lenox Industrial Tools 301 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Organizers added an extra lap starting in 2008 to represent that the title sponsor, 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 has been dubbed "The Extra Mile at the Magic Mile." (This is technically a misnomer, however, as the distance is measured in laps and not miles.) But it still yet to finish an entire 301 lap event, as the two times it was named, it was shortened by rain.
[edit] Past winners
| Year | Date | Driver | Car Make | Winner's Prize (USD) |
Distance (laps) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Race Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick 50 300 | |||||||
| 1993 | July 11 |  Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac | $77,500 | 300 | 105.947 | 2:59:45 |
| 1994 | July 10 |  Ricky Rudd |
Ford | $91,875 | 300 | 87.599 | 3:37:24 |
| 1995 | July 9 |  Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet | $160,300 | 300 | 107.029 | 2:57:56 |
| Jiffy Lube 300 | |||||||
| 1996 | July 14 | Ernie Irvan |
Ford | $112,625 | 300 | 98.93 | 3:12:30 |
| 1997 | July 13 | Jeff Burton |
Ford | $117,875 | 300 | 117.134 | 2:42:35 |
| 1998 | July 12 | Jeff Burton |
Ford | $131,075 | 300 | 102.996 | 3:04:54 |
| 1999 | July 11 | Jeff Burton |
Ford | $139,490 | 300 | 101.876 | 3:06:56 |
| Thatlook.com 300 | |||||||
| 2000 | July 9 |  Tony Stewart |
Pontiac | $164,800 | 273 | 103.145 | 2:48:01 |
| New England 300 | |||||||
| 2001 | July 22 |  Dale Jarrett |
Ford | $238,027 | 300 | 102.131 | 3:06:28 |
| 2002 | July 21 | Ward Burton |
Dodge | $231,850 | 300 | 92.342 | 3:26:14 |
| 2003 | July 20 | Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet | $200,225 | 300 | 96.924 | 3:16:29 |
| Siemens 300 | |||||||
| 2004 | July 25 |  Kurt Busch |
Ford | $222,225 | 300 | 97.862 | 3:14:36 |
| New England 300 | |||||||
| 2005 | July 17 | Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet | $283,986 | 300 | 102.608 | 3:05:36 |
| Lenox Industrial Tools 300 | |||||||
| 2006 | July 16 | Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet | $242,175 | 308 | 101.384 | 3:12:51 |
| 2007 | July 1 | Denny Hamlin |
Chevrolet | $235,775 | 300 | 108.215 | 2:55:59 |
| Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | |||||||
| 2008 | June 29 | Kurt Busch |
Dodge | $204,950 | 284 | 106.719 | 2:48:56 |
| 2009 | June 28 |  Joey Logano |
Toyota | $276,201 | 273 | 97.497 | 2:57:45 |
- 2000: Race shortened to 273 laps due to rain.
- 2006: Race extended to 308 laps due to Green-white-checker finish.
- 2008: Race shortened to 284 laps due to rain.
- 2009: Race shortened to 273 laps due to rain where Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Sprint Cup Series history.
[edit] Manufacturer wins
| Rank | Manufacturer | Wins |
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| 1 | Ford | 7 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 3 | Pontiac | 2 |
| 3 | Dodge | 2 |
| 5 | Toyota | 1 |
[edit] References
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