Ambetter 301

The Ambetter 301 is an annual 301-lap (318.458-mile (512.508 km) NASCAR Cup Series race, which is held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

From its inaugural running in 1993 to 2007 the race was 300 laps long, but after O. Bruton Smith and his company SMI bought the track, they added the moniker for extra mileage and increased it to 301 laps.

History
The race is traditionally contested in mid-July but from 2007 to 2010 it takes place at the end of June or at the very beginning of July. It had to be organized before the Coke Zero Sugar 400 which had to take place as close as possible to the date of the.

In 2011, the race resumes its place in the calendar in mid-July.

Between 1993 and 2007, it was contested over 300 laps but after the takeover of the circuit by O. Bruton Smith and his company SMI, the distance was increased by one mile, the race therefore being disputed over 301 laps and de facto modifying its name.

through its subsidiary, was the name sponsor of the race from 2006 to 2012. It is under this sponsorship that the race is extended from one mile from the 2008 season. In 2013 and 2014, the company Camping World took over the sponsorship. The 301 laps are maintained, the name having become popular with fans. It should be noted that the first two editions which were to be run in 301 laps will not reach this number of laps, the two races having been shortened because of the rain.

Indeed, in 2008, Kurt Busch won the race which ended after 284 laps because of the rain. A year later, Joey Logano, then 19 years, 1 month and 4 days old, became the youngest driver to win a race in the NASCAR Cup Series. This race is also stopped after 273 laps due to rain.

In 2017, the race (as well as the NASCAR Xfinity Series contested on Saturday evening) was sponsored by the company Overton's (a chain of stores specializing in water sports) again changing the name of the race. . The name changes again for 2018 since on May 31, 2018, the company Foxwoods Resort Casino located in Ledyard, Connecticut becomes the new sponsor for several years

As of the 2018 season, the race is the only NASCAR Cup Series to be organized at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, because of the fall race having been moved to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.