NASCAR At New Hampshire: 2011 Start Time, Starting Lineup, TV/Radio Listings And More

It’s NASCAR race day at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and we’ve got the actual race start time, the starting lineup and some other facts about the Sylvania 300 for you below.

Start time: The command to start engines will be given by a representative from NAFTA at 2:10 p.m. Eastern time. After a few pace laps, the green flag will wave at 2:18 p.m. Eastern. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, flip on your TV set at 2:10.

Race name/distance: You’d think the Sylvania 300 would be pretty straightforward – 300 laps around the 1-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway for a total of 300 miles. But that’s not quite the case. Impress your friends by telling them the “Magic Mile” is actually 1.058 miles in length, which means today’s race is 317.4 miles – not 300.

TV and radio: ESPN is your place to find the race today and throughout most of the Chase. If you aren’t near a TV or can’t watch, the radio broadcast can be found on your local Performance Racing Network (PRN) affiliate. Click here to see a list of PRN stations where you can listen.

National anthem: We don’t know if this is a good thing or not, but someone named Natalie from the Loudon-based “Natalie Turgeon Band” is singing the national anthem today. Does that sound promising?

Tickets: There are tickets still available for today’s race if you want to make a last-minute trip.

Weather: Better than last week – we hope. The unofficial NASCAR weatherman calls the forecast “promising” and says temperatures should be around 81 degrees – and dry! – at the green flag.

Last time: Ryan Newman won the July race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway ahead of team owner Tony Stewart, providing a 1-2 finish for Stewart-Haas Racing. One year ago, Clint Bowyer infamously won the race but was then penalized in the days following.

Starting lineup for today’s NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: