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===Background===

[[File:NHIS WikiVue aérienne.jpg|alt=New Hampshire Motor Speedway aerial photo|thumb|left|[[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]], the race track where the race was held]]

[[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]] is one of ten [[Oval track racing#Intermediate tracks|intermediate tracks]] that hold [[NASCAR]] races.<ref name="tacksnascar">{{cite web|title=NASCAR Race Tracks|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/|accessdate=September 15, 2010|work=[[NASCAR]]|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100912133620/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/| archivedate=September 12, 2010}}</ref> The standard track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a four-turn [[Oval track racing|oval track]], {{convert|1.058|mi|km}} long.<ref name="nhmstrack">{{cite web|title=NASCAR Tracks—The New Hampshire Motor Speedway|url=http://www.nhms.com/speedway/about/facts/|work=New Hampshire Motor Speedway|publisher=Speedway Motorsports|accessdate=September 15, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100920004300/http://www.nhms.com/speedway/about/facts/| archivedate=September 20, 2010}}</ref> Its [[Banked turn|banking]] in the turns varies from two to seven degrees, while the [[Straight (racing)|front stretch]], the finish line, and the back stretch are all banked at one degree.<ref name="nhmstrack" />