Updated
Updated · WMUR Manchester · Aug 22
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Fans Keep Dollar Tree 301 Traditions Alive as Families Return for Decades
Updated
Updated · WMUR Manchester · Aug 22

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Fans Keep Dollar Tree 301 Traditions Alive as Families Return for Decades

3 articles · Updated · WMUR Manchester · Aug 22

Summary

  • Loudon fans gathering for the Dollar Tree 301 said the race weekend remains as much about tradition as NASCAR, with families and friends returning year after year.
  • Decades-long rituals center on campground life: the French family comes back annually with homemade mudslides, while a grandson now adds woodstove pizza, burgers, smoked ribs and mac and cheese.
  • The speedway tram was another fan staple, with attendees calling it a must-do way to tour campsites and soak in the race-weekend atmosphere.
  • Cornhole has become part of that culture too; one family from Nova Scotia said they learned the game at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and took it back to Canada.

Insights

Has the massive camping festival at New Hampshire Motor Speedway become more crucial to its survival than the actual NASCAR race?
Who will conquer the Magic Mile this weekend to claim NASCAR's most bizarre prize, the 20-pound Loudon the Lobster trophy?
Will the weather-altered Dollar Tree 301 derail local hero Ryan Preece's desperate bid to erase a massive playoff deficit?