Nextel Cup: Lenox Industrial Tools 300

When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Track: New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H., 1.058-mile flat oval.

Field: 43 cars. Set by today's qualifying (Speed, 3 p.m.)

TV: TNT (pre-race, 2 p.m.).

Radio: Motor Racing Network (WPKX-FM 97.9, WCTK-FM 98.1, WZBG-FM 97.3, WINE-AM 940, WPUT-AM 1510, WINY-AM 1350)

Fast laps: The 17th of 36 Nextel Cup events. ... Last year, Kyle Busch held off Carl Edwards in overtime to win for the first time at NHIS in a Nextel Cup event. ... Kevin Harvick won the September race. ... There have been 15 different winners in 24 events at NHIS since 1993. ... Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch are multi-time winners. ... Jeff Burton leads all drivers with four victories at NHIS. Jeff Burton won the July event three consecutive times from 1997-99. His last victory at NHIS came in the 2000 September event. ... Gordon won the July event in 1995 and had consecutive fall victories in '98 and '99. In 24 starts, Jeff Gordon has finished in the top 10 13 times. ... Tony Stewart, who has 10 top-10 finishes in 16 starts, won the July event in 2000 and 2005. He finished 37th last July. ... Jimmie Johnson (2003) and Kurt Busch (2004) are the only drivers to sweep both events in one season. ... Newman set the track record of 133.357 mph in winning the pole for the September event in 2003. He won the pole for this event last year with a lap of 129.683.

Weekend Schedule

Today: Busch East Series New England 125; Nextel Cup Series qualifying. Nextel Cup and Busch Series practice. Gates open 8 a.m., cars on track at 9:40 a.m.

Saturday: Busch Series New England 200; Whelen Modified Tour New England 100; Busch Series qualifying. Nextel Cup Series practice. Gates open 7 a.m., cars on track at 8:30 a.m.

Sunday: Nextel Cup New England 300. Gates open 6 a.m., driver introductions at 2 p.m.

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