New Hampshire Indy 225

New Hampshire Indy 225

IndyCar Series
Venue	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
First race	1992
First ICS race	1996
Last race	2011
Distance	238.05 mi (383.10 km)
Laps	225
Previous names	New England 200 (1992-1993, 1995) Slick-50 200 (1994) True Value 200 (1996) Pennzoil 200 (1997) New England Indy 200 (1998) MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 (2011)
Most wins (driver)	no repeat winners
Most wins (team)	Team Menard (2)

The New Hampshire Indy 225 is an IndyCar race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. It was held as a CART Champ Car event from 1992 until 1995, switching to the Indy Racing League for the 1996–97 season. On June 21, 2010, it was announced that the IndyCar Series would return to New Hampshire for the 2011 season.^[1] When the IndyCar Series returned to New Hampshire Motor Speedway the race was scheduled to be 225 laps. A Firestone Indy Lights and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race accompanied the feature.

Race results

Season	Date	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
						Laps	Miles (km)
CART Champ Car
1992	July 5	Bobby Rahal	Rahal/Hogan Racing	Lola	Chevrolet-Ilmor	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:35:00	133.621
1993	August 8	Nigel Mansell	Newman/Haas Racing	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:37:33	130.148
1994	August 21	Al Unser Jr.	Penske Racing	Penske	Mercedes-Benz-Ilmor	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:43:31	122.635
1995	August 20	André Ribeiro	Tasman Motorsports	Reynard	Honda	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:34:36	134.203
Indy Racing League
1997	Aug 18, 1996	Scott Sharp*	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:36:58	130.934
	Aug 17, 1997	Robbie Buhl	Team Menard	G-Force	Oldsmobile	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:46:51	118.829
1998	June 28	Tony Stewart	Team Menard	Dallara	Oldsmobile	200	211.6 (340.537)	1:51:30	113.861
1999–2010: Not held
Izod IndyCar Series
2011	August 14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Dallara	Honda	215*	227.47 (366.077)	1:58:02	112.03

Race recaps

• 1996: Scott Sharp won his first career Indycar race, and won the first race for owner A. J. Foyt since the 1981 Pocono 500. Tony Stewart had led 165 laps and had a nearly three-lap lead over second place, but coasted into the pits with 18 laps to go. Scott Sharp took over the lead, and stretched his fuel to the finish.
• 2011: Indy style racing returned to New Hampshire after a 13-year sabbatical. The race was scheduled for 225 laps / 238.05 miles. Rain affected the race, bringing out the caution on two lengthy occasions. With 5 laps to go, officials attempted to restart the race and finish under green. The track, however, was too moist for racing and Danica Patrick immediately spun on the frontstrech, which led to a controversial five-car pileup. Officials accepted blame for the decision, and reverted final scoring back to the previous standings prior to the restart attempt. The official race distance was 215 laps / 227.47 miles.

Indy Lights

Season	Date	Winning Driver
CART-sanctioned Lights race winners
1992	July 5	Adrián Fernández
1993	August 8	Steve Robertson
1994	August 21	Greg Moore
1995	August 20	Greg Moore
Izod IndyCar-sanctioned Lights race winners
2011	August 14	Josef Newgarden

Whelen Modified Tour (Indy weekend only)

Since 1994, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has joined the open-wheel card, typically racing as part of the Indy weekend. The series usually participates in all major race weekends at the circuit.

Season	Date	Winning Driver
1994	August 21	Steve Park
1995	August 20	Mike Stefanik
1996	August 18	Tony Hirschman
1997	August 16	Jan Leaty
1998	June 28	Mike Stefanik
2011	August 13	Mike Stefanik

References

External links

• Champ Car Stats: New Hampshire archive
• Ultimate Racing History: New Hampshire archive